OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas

Joseph E. Bartos

Joseph E. Bartos

Feb 15, 2013

Dr. Joseph E. Bartos, M.D., 89 of Bethlehem passed away on Friday February 15, 2013 at home. He was born on March 18, 1923 in Bethlehem, son of the late John and Anna (Demyan) Bartos. He was the husband of Ethel (Daday) Bartos. They were married for 64 years in June of 2012. Dr. Bartos was a family physician in...

Michele A. Golazeski

Michele A. Golazeski

Feb 14, 2013

Michele A. Golazeski, 54, of Allentown, died on Thursday, February 14, 2013 after a brave and unwavering battle with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of Alice Sablich Garcia, of Bethlehem, and the late Anthony J. Sablich. Michele dedicated her life to her husband, Barry Golazeski. The two have been committed to each other for...

Thomas J. Deangelis

Thomas J. Deangelis

Feb 12, 2013

Thomas J. DeAngelis, 94, of Bethlehem, departed this world on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Cedarbrook, Fountain Hill Annex. Born March 7, 1918 in Ambridge, Beaver County, PA he was the son of the late Frank J. and Rosa (Martellucci) DeAngelis. Mr. DeAngelis, known to his family and friends as "Joe", was a longtime member of St. Anne's Catholic Church...

Elizabeth Hegyi

Elizabeth Hegyi

Feb 11, 2013

Elizabeth (Remenar) Hegyi , 90, of Bethlehem Township, PA died Monday, February 11, 2013 at Manor Care Health Services I in Bethlehem. Born January 18, 1923 in Troope, PA she was the daughter of the late Amelia (Varady) and Andrew Remenar. She was married to her late husband Frank Hegyi. Elizabeth retired from Two Guys and Easton Hospital. She was...

Arnold Michael Schiavone

Arnold Michael Schiavone

Feb 10, 2013

Arnold Michael Schiavone August 19, 1922 - February 10, 2013 Arnold Michael Schiavone, a lifelong resident of Allentown, PA, died peacefully at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem, PA on a sunny Sunday morning, February 10, at age 90 after a 15-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, an avid sports fan, an eager...

Vincent Joseph Koprivsek

Vincent Joseph Koprivsek

Feb 10, 2013

Vincent Joseph Koprivsek, 96, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania passed away on Sunday February 10, 2013 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, West Virginia. He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing. He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on January 18, 1917, son of the late Jerry and Mary (Zust) Koprivsek. He was raised and lived in Bethlehem for...

William F. Phillip

William F. Phillip

Feb 10, 2013

William F. Phillip, Sr., 86, of Allentown, died on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Frank and Mary Phillip. He was the loving husband of Lucille C. (Shive) Phillip who died in 2008. William retired as a saw operator from Bethlehem Fabricators. He proudly served his country during WWII...

George K. Wysong

George K. Wysong

Feb 9, 2013

George K. "Buck" Wysong Jr., 87, of Bethlehem, PA and formerly of Miami, FL passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Born in Charles Town, WV on January 13, 1926, he was the son of the late George Kearsley, Sr. and Judith Ball Thomas Wysong. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marianne Dozer Wysong. George was...

Charles "Smokey" Gower

Charles "Smokey" Gower

Feb 9, 2013

Charles M. "Smokey" Gower,77, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Lower Saucon with his loving family by his side. He and his wife Florence (Bendus) Gower had been married for 54 years. Born in Allentown, Charles was the son of the late Melvin and Millie (Unger) Gower. He had been employed at the former...

Mildred B. Davis

Mildred B. Davis

Feb 8, 2013

Mildred B. Davis, 85, of Harrisburg, formerly of Bethlehem, PA, entered eternal life on Friday, February 8, 2013 in The Homeland Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 20, 1927 in Northampton, PA; she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Bessie (Reppert) Correll Sr.; she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond J....

Alice M. Lopez

Alice M. Lopez

Feb 8, 2013

Alice M. Lopez, 96, formerly of Bethlehem and Florida, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 at Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Columbia, PA. She was the wife of the late Victor S. Lopez. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late John and Rosalie (Viouga) Nemeth. Alice was a very outgoing and social person. She and her...

George R. Check

George R. Check

Feb 7, 2013

George R. Check, 90, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. He was the loving husband of the late Frances S. (Wlodarcik) Check. George was a Millwright in the Blast Furnace Division of Bethlehem Steel Corporation for 38 years before retiring in 1983. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the...

Margarida De Carvalho Melo

Margarida De Carvalho Melo

Feb 7, 2013

Margarida de Carvalho Melo, died on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at her daughter's home in Bethlehem Twp. She was born the 2nd of seven children, September 8, 1922 in Branca, Portugal; daughter of the late Manuel Carvalho and the late Rosa Jesus Fonseca. Margarida was preceded in death by her husband, Jose Marques Melo. She will be dearly missed by...

Helen A. Rohal

Helen A. Rohal

Feb 7, 2013

Helen A. Rohal, 88, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday February 7, 2013 at the Old Orchard Health Center. She was born on February 16, 1924 in Berlinsville, Pa. daughter of the late Constantine and Catherine (Volvo) Gerkovich. She was the wife of Francis A. Rohal. They were married for 68 years this past November. Helen was a member of...

Carmen D. Barletta

Carmen D. Barletta

Feb 7, 2013

Carmen D. Barletta, 89, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Lower Saucon. He was born in Atlas, PA; son of the late Thomas and Mary (Fabrizio) Barletta. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Bernice (Shuck) Barletta. Carmen was employed by the Bethlehem Steel where he was a crane operator...

Helen E. Vargo

Helen E. Vargo

Feb 7, 2013

Helen E. Vargo, 82, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday February 7, 2013 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Fountain Hill, Pa. She was born on May 21,1930 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Kondor) Korpics. She was the wife of the late Joseph W. Vargo. Helen worked as a secretary at Bethlehem Steel for 10 years and...

Marjorie A. Stefanik

Marjorie A. Stefanik

Feb 5, 2013

Marjorie A. Stefanik, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in Easton, PA. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Abner and Marion (Allam) Still. She was the loving wife of Thomas Stefanik. They were married 43 years before his death in 1990. Marjorie dedicated her life to her family. She will be lovingly remembered...

William R. Ballek

William R. Ballek

Feb 2, 2013

William R. Ballek, 79 of East Allen Township died suddenly on Saturday in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. Bill and his wife Joan (Fehr) celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last April. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Joseph and Fani (Zsisko) Ballek. He was the youngest of 8 children. Bill proudly served with the U. S....

Frances M. Covino

Frances M. Covino

Feb 2, 2013

Frances M. Covino, 86, of Bethlehem died peacefully Saturday, February 2, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem, Pa. Frances was the wife of the late Peter Covino, who died in 1994. Born in Bethlehem, Pa. she was the daughter of the late John Demyan and Veronica (Gasdaska) Demyan. She was a member of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish...

James T. Shak

James T. Shak

Feb 2, 2013

James T. Shak, 68, passed away on Saturday February 2, 2013 at his residence. He was born on June 26, 1944 in Bethlehem, son of the late Peter and Margaret (Angerman) Shak. He was a salesman for Bethlehem Steel and later worked in energy management until his retirement in 2001.He was a veteran of the US Army and served during...

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