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Charles H. Schuler
May 11, 2013
Charles H. Schuler, 91, of Lower Saucon Twp., died on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born October 5, 1921; son of the late Harry and Lena Schuler. Charles was married to Josephine J. (DelRe) Schuler for 58 years. Charles proudly served in the US Navy during WWII. He retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. as...
Anna T. Blanar
May 11, 2013
Anna T. Blanar, 90 of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna (Sikora) Bucko and wife of the late Francis Blanar who died in 2005. They were married 57 years. She was a member of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish, formerly Ss....
Mary A. Brenneman
May 9, 2013
Mary A. Brenneman, 91, of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, MD. Born August 30, 1921 in Coledale, PA she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Kuruc) Harvilla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Brenneman, Sr. Mary was a Nurse Anesthetist in Reading, PA before dedicating...
Theresa Sobota
May 7, 2013
Theresa "Tessie" Sobota, 82, of Bethlehem died on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth. She was born March 3, 1931 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late John and Eva (Bednarik) Sobota. Tessie was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School. She worked briefly at the Bethlehem Steel Corp. prior to dedicating her life to God. Theresa...
Timothy Branscom
May 6, 2013
Timothy Stephen Branscom of Bethlehem passed away May 6, 2013. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Russell and Ruth (Pazzetti) Branscom. He was the husband of Kelly Jo (Stauffer) Branscom. They celebrated 29 years of marriage on March 4th. Timothy worked as a brakeman for PBNE for 23 years. He graduated from Ss. Simon & Jude School,...
Catherine J. Posivak
May 6, 2013
Catherine J. Posivak, 95, of Fountain Hill died Monday morning in Cedarbrook Fountain Hill Annex. Catherine was the wife of the late Joseph F. Posivak. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Anna (Tonscola) Horninger. Catherine was an excellent sewing machine operator working for the former Bethlehem Garment Factory and Baba Garment Factory retiring in...
William Cusatis
May 1, 2013
William Cusatis, 86, died on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at his residence in Bethlehem. He was born February 1, 1927 in Hazelton, PA; son of the late James and Marie (Potts) Cusatis. Bill was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 52 years, Evelyn Betty (McMurtrie) Cusatis. Bill was a 1945 graduate of Bethlehem Technical High School. He proudly...
William "Buzz" Sawyer
Apr 30, 2013
William G. "Buzz" Sawyer, 58, of Allentown, died on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Margaret (Ortwein) Sawyer and the late Thomas Sawyer, Jr. He was the owner and operator of the former Buzz's Caf and Sports Bar, Fountain Hill, and was currently employed by the PA Liquor Control Board and Steel Stacks, Bethlehem....
Rita M. Garbarini
Apr 30, 2013
Rita M. Garbarini, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born February 5, 1926 in the Bronx, New York; daughter of the late Ernest R. and Mary (Pestone) Menniti. Rita is survived by her devoted husband of nearly 65 years, Victor C. Garbarini. Rita was a graduate of Hunter...
William Daniel Reisteter
Apr 29, 2013
Father William "Bill" Daniel Reisteter, a resident of Sacred Heart Senior Living in Saucon Valley, died on Monday, April 29, 2013 after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Father Bill was the son of the late Joseph and Suzanna Reisteter of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Bethlehem Technical High School, he received his B.S. in industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State...
Olga A. Aksu
Apr 28, 2013
Olga A. Aksu, 83, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, April 28, 2013. She was born in Czechoslovakia, the daughter of the late Mikal and Teresa Drencko. Olga was the loving wife of the late Dr. Ahmet Aksu. They were married 50 years at the time of his death in 2007. Olga dedicated her life to her family. "Baba" will be...
Elsie M. Morgan
Apr 27, 2013
Elsie M. Morgan, 87, of Bethlehem died Saturday evening, April 27, 2013 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem, PA. Beloved wife of the late Russell J. Morgan. Elsie was born April 10, 1926 in Bethlehem, Pa. She was the youngest sibling of seventeen brothers and sisters. One sister, Grace Kozak still remains. Elsie was the daughter of the late Frank and...
Thomas G. Mahoney
Apr 27, 2013
Thomas G. Mahoney, 66, of Hanover Township, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013. Born July 16, 1946 in Allentown he was the son of the late Thomas and Jane (O'Brien) Mahoney. Thomas was married to Mary (Tocci) Swoyer Mahoney with whom he would have celebrated ten years of marriage this coming September 26th. He was preceded in death by his...
Kathryn A. Szabo
Apr 25, 2013
Kathryn A. (Sabol) Szabo , 98, of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Manor Care in Sinking Spring, PA. Born March 22, 1915 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Doddy) Sabol. She was married to the late Michael M. Szabo who passed away on October 25, 2000. She was a member of...
Jeano M. Demartin
Apr 25, 2013
Dr. Jeano M. DeMartin, 88, of Center Valley passed away on Thursday April 25, 2013 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born on October 5, 1924 in Treviso, Italy, son of the late Joseph and Felicita (Mattiuz) DeMartin. He was the husband of Lucille (Wagner) DeMartin. They would have celebrated 55 years of marriage on May 17th...
Christine T. Mckelvey
Apr 25, 2013
Christine T. McKelvey, 57, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, April 25, 2013. Born in Shenandoah, PA; she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Regina (Kurncavage) Oncidi. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Dennis G. McKelvey, with who she owned and operated AA Temporary Services, Inc., Allentown. Chris was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time...
Ellen D. Miller
Apr 24, 2013
Ellen D. Miller, 65, of Ruchsville, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in her home. She was the loving wife of Robert N. Miller; they would have celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on April 26th. Ellen was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late George D. and Stella (Lopert) Russ. She graduated from Liberty High School and earned...
Dorothy Ann Deangelo
Apr 19, 2013
Dorothy Ann (O'Shaughnessy) DeAngelo, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born November 21, 1924 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late John Burt and Katherine T. (Charney) O'Shaughnessy. Dorothy was a 1942 graduate of Liberty high School. She retired in 1986 as an instructor at Kurtz Training Center after...
Elizabeth M. Zeitner
Apr 19, 2013
Elizabeth M. Zeitner, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, April 19, 2013 at LV Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born in Lower Saucon; daughter of the late Peter and Mary Unangst. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard w. Zeitner, Sr. Betty retired from Sure Fit Textile Co. She will be dearly missed by her stepchildren, Donald W. Zeitner, Sr.;...
Rose Marie Boerner
Apr 18, 2013
Rose Marie Boerner (Horan), 85, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Moravian Village. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Joseph and Katharina (Boden) Hollshwandner. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Boerner who died in 1990. Rose Marie graduated from Sacred Heart School of Nursing. She earned a Bachelor of Science...
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