OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Ethel Horvath

Ethel Horvath

Oct 18, 2012

Ethel Horvath, 74, of Bethlehem; died on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA; the daughter of the late Stanley and Verna (Frankenfield) Vincent. She was the loving wife of John Horvath They celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary last December. Ethel worked at SureFit, Inc. as an examiner for...

Shirley Rose Andrayko

Shirley Rose Andrayko

Oct 18, 2012

Shirley Rose Andrayko, 71, of Whitehall; died on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lehighton, PA; the daughter of the late Charles and Jessica (Zellner) Holecz. She was the wife of Frederick H. Andrayko, they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this past November....

Helen Skulteti

Helen Skulteti

Oct 17, 2012

Helen Skulteti, 95, of Bethlehem; died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Ivan and Anna (Felker) Huesz. Helen was the loving wife of John Skulteti who died in 1992. In the 1960's, Helen and her husband, John, owned and operated the Colonial Bar and...

Joseph Senick

Joseph Senick

Oct 16, 2012

Joseph Senick , 84, of Bethlehem Twp.; died on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. He was born in Bethlehem; the oldest son of 15 children, to the late Joseph, Sr. and Anna (Zurko) Senick. He was the loving husband of Pauline (Keretz) Senick they celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary this past...

Mary Scheck

Mary Scheck

Oct 15, 2012

Mary Scheck, 96, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 15, 2012. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anastasia Dacetski. She was the wife of the late Frank Scheck. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Frank J. and wife, Judith and Donald M. and wife, Dianne all of Bethlehem; sister, Ann Teleky of...

Johanna M. Kocsis

Johanna M. Kocsis

Oct 12, 2012

Johanna M. (Mondschein) Kocsis, 78, of Bethlehem; died Friday, October 12, 2012 in her home, surrounded by her three sons. Born April 11, 1934 in Bath, PA; she was the daughter of the late Alois and Hattie (Karner) Mondschein. She was married to Alex J. Kocsis with whom she celebrated 53 years of marriage until his passing on December 7,...

Darren E. Mason

Darren E. Mason

Oct 11, 2012

Darren E. "Mann" Mason, Jr., 30, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, October 11, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem; son of Darren E. Mason, Sr. and Joyce Christine Mason. Darren was a graduate of Liberty High School and excelled as a running back on the Hurricanes football team. He was currently giving back to his alma mater as an assistant...

Irene Nemeth

Irene Nemeth

Oct 9, 2012

Irene K. Nemeth born November 14, 1925 in Pringle, Pennsylvania died peacefully at St. Luke's Hospice on October 9, 2012 after a long illness. She was predeceased by her parents Bruce S. Kovaleski, Sr. and Katherine (Garbush) Kovaleski, her husband William Nemeth, and brother Bruce S. Kovaleski, Jr. At age 11, she moved to Bethlehem Township (Miller Heights) with her...

Mary E. Csicsek

Mary E. Csicsek

Oct 9, 2012

Mary E. (Lawrence) Csicsek, 96, of Bethlehem passed on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in her home in her son's arms. Born November 13, 1915 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Biro) Lawrence. She was married to Charles "Chickie" M. Csicisek who passed away on August 14, 1990. Mary worked for Laros Printery for 11...

Dolores A. Sopko

Dolores A. Sopko

Oct 4, 2012

Dolores A. Sopko, 75, of Bethlehem Township, died Thursday October 4, 2012 at the St. Luke's Hospice House. She was born on February 26, 1937 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Petanovics) Durner. She was the wife of John R. Sopko. They were married for 39 years. Dolores was an elementary school teacher in the Bethlehem Area...

Caroline Willis Richardson Mead

Caroline Willis Richardson Mead

Oct 4, 2012

Caroline Willis "Poppy" Richardson Mead, 67, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Muhlenberg Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born on December 28, 1944 in Passaic, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Wallace James and Caroline (Willis) Richardson. After an early childhood spent in Maryland and Indiana, her family and she settled in the Lehigh Valley...

Dorothy Ann Senick

Dorothy Ann Senick

Oct 3, 2012

Dorothy Ann Senick, 80, of Bethlehem Twp.; died on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. She was born January 29, 1932 in Northampton; daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Litchauer) Frisch. She was the devoted wife of John J. Senick of Bethlehem Twp. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past May. Dorothy dedicated her life to her family and will...

Gerald A. Busch

Gerald A. Busch

Oct 3, 2012

Gerald A. "Gerry" Busch, 80, of Hellertown, died on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Leonard and Myrle (Schlegle) Busch. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Selena M. (Benny) Busch. Gerry was an accomplished architect who designed numerous schools and medical facilities throughout the Lehigh Valley and New...

Margaret W. Evans

Margaret W. Evans

Oct 2, 2012

Margaret W. Evans, 90, of Camp Hill, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Manor Care, Bethlehem, PA. Born in Wales, she was the daughter of the late David and Esther (Davies) Williams. She was the wife of the late Daniel R. Evans. She was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Camp Hill. She will be lovingly remembered by her...

Gary K. Wert

Gary K. Wert

Oct 1, 2012

Gary K. Wert, 55, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 1, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born in Easton, he was the son of the late Robert and Betty (Fritz) Wert. He will be lovingly remembered by his son, Joshua Wert and fianc, Seun Lawal; brother, Robert Wert and wife, Ann; and sister, Joanne, wife of Denny Vernon....

Robert W. Panick

Robert W. Panick

Oct 1, 2012

Robert W. Panick, 55, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Monday, October 1, 2012. He was born April 28, 1957; son of Donald and Julia (Menio) Panick of Hellertown. Bob was the devoted husband of 23 years to the late Donna (Mingora) Panick. He will be dearly missed by his sons, Nicholas and Lucas; his sisters, Julia Garvin and her husband...

Josefina Santiago

Josefina Santiago

Oct 1, 2012

Josefina Santiago, 84, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2012. Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Asuncion (Delgado) Diaz. She was the wife of the late Felipe Santiago who passed away in 2010. They were married 47 years. She was predeceased by her brothers Antonio, Encarnacion, Lauriano and sisters Sofia...

Dolores Ackerman Kuplen

Dolores Ackerman Kuplen

Sep 30, 2012

Dolores (Ackerman) Kuplen, 85 of Bethlehem, formerly of Fountain Hill, died Sunday morning in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. She and her husband, Frank W. Kuplen would have celebrated their 62nd anniversary this coming November. Born in Fountain Hill she is the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Yonik) Ackerman Dolores was member of St. Ursula's Catholic Church in...

Donald R. Byington

Donald R. Byington

Sep 28, 2012

Donald R. Byington, Sr., 88, of Bethlehem, PA died Friday, September 28, 2012 at the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born June 26, 1924 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Rollin and Elizabeth J. (Knipe) Byington. He was married to Dorothy M. Brobst for 65 years until her death in March of...

Ann Kushinka

Ann Kushinka

Sep 26, 2012

Ann Kushinka, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. She was born one of six children to the late Frank and Anna (Penyak) Swadeba. Ann was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Charles Kushinka, Jr. Ann is survived by her daughters, Sharonann Kushinka, wife of Michael Underhill of San Francisco, CA and Charlene Fisher, wife...

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