OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Debbie J. Louie
Apr 18, 2013
Debbie J. Louie, 57, of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday April 18, 2013 at her residence. She was born on April 24, 1955 in Charleston, SC, daughter of Dorothy (Arnold) Schleicher of Bethlehem. She was the wife of William Louie. They would have celebrated 35 years of marriage on June 2, 2013. Debbie worked in customer service for Weiss Markets...
Carl J. Sewald
Apr 15, 2013
Carl "E-Pop" J. Sewald, 77, of Bethlehem, PA died on Monday, April 15, 2013 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born December 10, 1935 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Joseph and Stella (Kuprian) Sewald. He was married to Dorothea (Deegan) Sewald with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage this past October....
Rita R. Potocky
Apr 14, 2013
Rita R. Potocky, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at ManorCare surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 7, 1924 in Wilkes-Barre, PA; daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Cronauer) Flasser. Rita was the devoted wife of 57 years to the late George J. Potocky. Rita graduated from St. Nicholas High School in 1942...
Anna M. Nemeth
Apr 12, 2013
Anna M. Nemeth, 85, of Bethlehem, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, April 12, 2013. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Szvetecz) Csuk and wife of the late Ernest E. Nemeth. Anna devoted her life to her family; she was an avid gardener and enjoyed her puzzles. She...
George J. Anthony
Apr 11, 2013
George J. Anthony, 88, of Bethlehem died on Thursday April 11, 2013 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. He was the son of the late George and Mary (Bruno) Anthony. He was the husband of the late Anna M. (Velas) Anthony. George worked for the city of Bethlehem. He served his country in the US Army during WWII in the...
Jeffrey L. Bream
Apr 11, 2013
Jeffrey L. Bream, 56, of Bethlehem, PA and formerly of Dundalk, MD died on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Gettysburg, the son of Lillie T. (Sites) Bream of Dundalk; and the late Stanley C. Bream. He was the loving husband of Connie (Cabral) Bream. They celebrated their 36th wedding...
Stephen J. Posavek
Apr 11, 2013
Stephen John Posavek, Jr., 70, of Branford, CT died on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Connecticut Hospice after a courageous battle. He was born January 29, 1943, in Bethlehem, the son of the late Stephen J. Posavek, Sr. and the late Helen M. (Barback) Posavek. Stephen was a 1961 graduate of Liberty High School and proudly served his country as...
Victor Diaz-Valdez
Apr 10, 2013
Victor Diaz-Valdez, 51, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 10, 2013. He will be dearly missed by his loving family and all of his friends at LifePath. Victor moved to LifePath in 2005, and in the seven years he was there managed to touch so many lives. He enjoyed doing crafts, collecting toys and dancing to...
Elizabeth T. Pepas
Apr 9, 2013
Elizabeth T. Pepas, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, April 09, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospice in Allentown. She was born in Beaver Brook, PA the daughter of the late Stephen and Catherine (Michaels) Harris. She was the loving wife of the late, John S. Pepas. They were married 50 years before his death in 2002. Elizabeth worked as a...
Richard Stephen Mugione
Apr 9, 2013
Richard Stephen Mugione, 79, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. He was born July 25, 1933 in Manhattan, NY; son of the late Bartholomew F. and Mary (Korosecz) Mugione. Richard is survived by his devoted wife of 57 years, Dolores Angela (Orban) Mugione. Richard served his country in the US army during the Korean War. He was a graduate...
Marie Sheets
Apr 9, 2013
Marie D. (Martino) Sheets, 96, of Bethlehem died on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Easton Nursing Center. She was born September 5, 1916; daughter of the late Michael and Antoinette (Narducci) Martino. Marie was a former member of Central Assembly of God, Bethlehem. She is survived by her son, Michael A. Sheets, husband of Marion Munson; sister, Elizabeth Daluisio; brother,...
Ceinwen Gorman
Apr 8, 2013
Ceinwen (Nicholas) Gorman, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, April, 8, 2013. She was born March 14, 1928 in Wales; daughter of the late, George I. and Hilda (Lewis) Nicholas. Ceinwen was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, William H. Gorman, Sr. on January 5, 2013. Earlier in life, Ceinwen worked for Almart until its closing. She...
Sophie A. Krise
Apr 6, 2013
Sophie (Yurasek) Krise, 96, of Bethlehem died Saturday, April 6, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Born July 31, 1916 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Fecko) and Andrew Yurasek. Sophie was predeceased by her husband, William Krise in 1987. Sophie was the treasurer for her Senior Citizens Club at the Greenleaf Ct. Condos in...
Anna E. Walker
Apr 4, 2013
Anna E. Walker, 93, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 04, 2013. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Nazzio and Maria (Mazolino) Cetta and wife of the late Harold Walker who died in 1970. She was employed by Just Born, retiring in the late 70s. She will be lovingly remembered by her son,...
William F. Gray
Apr 4, 2013
William F. Gray, Jr., 58, formerly of Bethlehem, PA, passed away April 4, 2013 in Mount Dora, FL. Bill was born April 1, 1955 in Neptune, NJ to William F. Gray, Sr. and Dorothy (VanCleaf) Gray. A graduate of Moravian College, Bill's work life included retail sales as well as teaching in the Lake County Florida school system. Bill loved...
Michael J. Lagoey
Apr 3, 2013
Michael J. Lagoey, 68, of Bethlehem, PA died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Born in Hazleton, PA, he was the son of the late Wassil Lagoey, Sr. and is survived by his mother, Agnes (Sundra) Lagoey. Survivors: mother, Agnes of Hazleton, PA; brother, Thomas of Lake Ariel, PA; companion, Mary Ann Thear of Bethlehem, PA; two daughters, a step-daughter; and...
Charles Hrichak
Apr 3, 2013
Charles "Chuck" Hrichak, 87, of Freemansburg, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013. He was born October 9, 1925; son of the late John and Helena (Sorich) Hrichak. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Margaret (Marcincin) Hrichak in 1981. Chuck worked as a photographer in the advertising department at the Bethlehem Steel Corp. for 28 years, retiring in 1982. After his...
Steven P Lockard
Apr 3, 2013
Steven P. Lockard, 38 of Allentown passed away Wednesday April 3rd in Hellertown. Born in Easton, PA he is the son of Paul and Sheila (Yankowy) Lockard of Laureldale, PA. Steven is a graduate of Saucon Valley High School. He, a self proclaimed artist, was a wonderful and loving young man who impressed the many men and women he met...
Martin Stephen Weinstein
Apr 3, 2013
Martin Stephen Weinstein, 71, of Allentown, PA formerly of New Jersey and Arizona died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Old Orchard Health Services in Easton, PA. Born March 25, 1942 in New Brunswick, NJ he was the son of the late Sylvia (Cheiten) and Raymond Weinstein. Martin was a proud graduate of Rutgers University, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree...
Marianne Goodwin
Apr 3, 2013
Marianne Goodwin, 80, of Allentown and formerly of Coopersburg died at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. She was born June 7, 1932 in Philadelphia. Marianne was raised in Easton; the daughter of the late John Anthony and Mary Ruppert. She was the devoted wife of58 years, to Dr. John J. Goodwin, Jr., MD. Marianne...