OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Louis Mollo
Jun 1, 2013
Louis Mollo, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. Born December 8, 1919 in Roseto; he was the son of the late Anthony and Anna (Realo) Mollo. Louis is survived by his devoted wife, Madelyn (Colletta) Mollo. Louis proudly served in the US Army during WWII. He was involved in the...
John F. Lehman
May 31, 2013
John F. Lehman, 95, of Bethlehem passed away Friday May 31, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on August 16, 1917 in Bethlehem, son of the late George and Margaret (Balik) Lehman. He was the husband of the late Anna (Ivankovits) Lehman. John worked as a millwright at the Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces for 40...
Michael Baron
May 31, 2013
Michael R. Baron, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, May 31, 2013. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Bartos) Baron. Michael was the husband of the late Elizabeth (Demko) Baron who passed away in 1980 and also Kathryn (Goida) Baron who passed away in 2010. Michael dedicated his early life to the US Army...
Elvira Mingora
May 31, 2013
Elvira Eva Mingora, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, May 31, 2013 at Holy Family Manor. She was born November 2, 1930 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Rudolph and Julia (Aguilar) Amelio. Vera was preceded in death by her husband Edward Mingora. Vera worked as a floor lady for South Manufacturing. She was a member of Incarnation of Our...
Joyce M. Humma
May 29, 2013
Joyce M. Humma, 80, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Gracedale Nursing Home. She was born May 24, 1933 in East Orange, NJ; daughter of the late Stanley Phelix and Catherine Marie (Beers) Miller. Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Little Flower Catholic High School and later graduated from Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing in...
Helen Majczan
May 29, 2013
Helen (Obal) Majczan, 90, formerly of Bethlehem and a life long resident of the Lehigh Valley, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. She was born August 14, 1922 in Sobota, Hungary while her mother was visiting relatives. She was the daughter of the late Stephen and Maria (Zelko) Obal and was predeceased by her sister, Margaret (Obal) Polaha of Bethlehem....
Margaret "Peggy" Butz
May 29, 2013
Margaret "Peggy" (Unger) Butz, 98, of Bethlehem, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 with her family at her side. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Wendell and Katherine (Nemeth) Unger. She was the loving wife of the late Horace Butz. They were married 63 years before his death in 2001. She worked...
Steven Anthony Siderias
May 23, 2013
Steven Anthony Siderias, 47, formerly of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, May 26, 2013. He was born July 9, 1965, son of Frances (Walakovits) Siderias of Bethlehem, and the grandson of the late Charles A. and Helen E. Walakovits. Steve was a 1983 graduate of Liberty High School, where he excelled on the Hurricane baseball team. He also played Junior Legion...
Richard P. Rohrbach
May 22, 2013
Richard P. Rohrbach, 82, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013. He was born in Bethlehem the son of the late Elizabeth Pollinger. He was married for 49 years to the late Agnes Hydro. He worked for over 21 years for the former Retail Credit Co. and later worked for PNQ Wholesale. He served during the Korean War with the...
Marjorie M. Nemes
May 22, 2013
Marjorie M. Nemes, 91, of Wyndmoor, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in her home. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Evan and Ilona A. John. Marjorie (John) Nemes grew up in Fountain Hill and graduated from Liberty High School in 1939. She received her diploma in nursing from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing...
Jeffrey B. Michur
May 22, 2013
Jeffrey B. Michur, 62, of Bath, Pa. passed away at his residence. He was born on May 5, 1951 in Northampton, Pa., son of the late Joseph J. and Helen ( Shelak) Michur. Jeffrey was a production line worker for Amazon. He will be lovingly remembered by his son, Joseph S. Michur of Bethlehem, and brother, Adrian Michur of Silver...
Mary Morganello
May 20, 2013
Mary Morganello, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born October 10, 1919, in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Domenico and Angela (Ummarino) Morano. Mary was the devoted wife of over 60 years to the late Matthew Michael Morganello. Mary worked as a teller for First National Bank....
Martin Ramirez
May 18, 2013
Martin Ramirez, 78, of Bethlehem, PA died Saturday, May 18, 2013 surrounded by his family in his daughter's home. Born January 30, 1935 in Caguas, Puerto Rico he was the son of the late, Narciso and Eugenia (Mejias) Ramirez. He was married to Lucia (Benitez) Ramirez for 47 years until her death on March 5, 2007. Martin worked as a...
Joanne Del Prado
May 17, 2013
Joanne (Pope) Del Prado, 63, of Easton, PA died Friday, May 17, 2013 in her home surrounded by her family. Born April 17, 1950 in Silver Springs, MD she was the daughter of Margaret Pope and the late Joseph Richard Pope, Sr. Joanne worked as a nurse for 30 years and spending 21 years at St. Luke's in Bethlehem. She...
Helen A. Zavecz
May 15, 2013
Helen A. Zavecz, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Blough Healthcare. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Julius and Clara Fabian Szarka Nagy. She was the devoted wife of the late William Zavecz who died in 1996. They were married for 50 years. Helen was a homemaker. She was a parishioner of the...
Julia Zelasko
May 14, 2013
Julia (Bolash) Zelasko, 98, of Nazareth, formerly of Bethlehem Township, PA died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth. Born November 9, 1914 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lydia (Zamolyi) Bolash. She was married to the late Joseph B. Zelasko. Julia worked for the former Laros Printing in the shipping department...
Dorothy A. Rush
May 13, 2013
Dorothy A. Rush, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at Gracedale Nursing Home. Born in Easton, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Alice (Labor) Beers. She was a 1936 graduate of Easton High School and was employed by the Easton Express during the 1950's and 1960's. She was active with various Easton area charities...
Louis Sinicz
May 13, 2013
Louis Sinicz, 99, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, May 13, 2013. He was born January 16, 1914 in Bethlehem, son of the late Frank and Katie (Horwath) Sinicz. Louis is survived by his devoted wife of 72 years, Theresa E. (Ruggiero) Sinicz. Louis joined the Civilian Conservation Corps for two years prior to proudly serving in the US Navy from...
Samuel J. Sims
May 13, 2013
Samuel J. Sims, 79, died May 13, 2013 at home. Prior to his treatment for soft tissue sarcoma, which began in December 2012, Sam was actively engaged in his geology consulting, playing tennis at SVCC, and traveling regularly with Myrna to the west coast and to Europe. Sam was born February 20, 1934 in Los Angeles, the son of Roxey...
Luis A. Rivera
May 12, 2013
Luis A. Rivera, 58, of Fountain Hill, PA passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Easton Hospital. He was born August 9, 1954 in Patillas, Puerto Rico, son of the late Octavio Rivera and Carmen (DeAlba) of Puerto Rico. He will be lovingly remembered by his fiance, Crystal Heckman, of Fountain Hill; daughters, Jessica Rivera, wife of Luis Ortiz...