OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

James Duff

James Duff

Sep 19, 2012

James A. Duff, 86, of Bethlehem died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Alexandria Manor in Bath. Born July 31, 1926 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary (Devold) Duff. James was married to Norma Miriam (Hall) Duff for 54 years before her passing on October 18, 2004. James worked and retired from Bethlehem Steel. He...

Michael Anthony Ruggiero

Michael Anthony Ruggiero

Sep 18, 2012

Michael Anthony Ruggiero, 58, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at his residence. He was born September 2, 1954; son of the late Pasquale D. and Sophie B. (Holva) Ruggiero. . Michael began working for his father at Ruggiero Trucking at the age of 16. He worked with Ruggiero Trucking until he became Vice President of Ruggiero Excavators...

Geraldine M. Smith

Geraldine M. Smith

Sep 18, 2012

Geraldine M. "Jerry" Smith, 79, of Bethlehem passed away September 18, 2012 after a short illness. She was born in Shenandoah, PA to the late Daniel and Winifred McCole and a loving wife to the late James "J.J." Smith, Jr., who passed away in 2005. Jerry worked at Elaine's Hair World at the front desk for many years. She enjoyed...

Gerald J. Horvath

Gerald J. Horvath

Sep 17, 2012

Gerald J. "Jerry" Horvath, 68, of Schnecksville, died on Monday September 17, 2012. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen (Unger) Horvath. Jerry was a resident at a LifePath group home in Schnecksville where he will be lovingly remembered for his joyful spirit and positive outlook. He is survived by his brother, Ronald and...

Charles R. Baron

Charles R. Baron

Sep 16, 2012

Charles R. Baron, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Bartos) Baron. He was the loving husband of the late Helen (Ackerman) Daniels Baron who passed away in 2001. Charles was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Company for...

Edward Jospeh Harobin

Edward Jospeh Harobin

Sep 13, 2012

Edward J. Harobin, 76, of Hellertown; died on Thursday, September 13, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem; the son of the late Michael and Mary Harobin. He was the loving husband of Margaret (Pinter) Harobin. They celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary this past April. Edward retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp., where he was a Crane Operator. He also operated...

Kenneth J. Brouse

Kenneth J. Brouse

Sep 11, 2012

Kenneth J. Brouse, 46, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Ralph and Helen (Pukavage) Brouse of Bethlehem. He was employed by Trans-Bridge where he worked as a mechanic for 25 years. He was a veteran of the Army. He will be lovingly remembered by...

Anna Zabrecky

Anna Zabrecky

Sep 11, 2012

Anna B. Zabrecky, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Holy Family Manor. She was born April 12, 1918 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Estock) Pavlo. Anna was preceded in death by her husband Francis Zabrecky. She was a parishioner of Incarnation of our Lord Parish and was a member of the former...

Theresa Fartel

Theresa Fartel

Sep 10, 2012

Theresa Fartel, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, September 10, 2012. She was born August 3, 1920 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Frank and Kristina (Duh) Gombocz. Theresa was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Fartel. They were married on October 17, 1941. She was very active at St. John's Windish Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she was a...

Helen D. Sipes

Helen D. Sipes

Sep 8, 2012

Helen (Daday) Sipes, RN, 92, of Allentown, PA died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Mosser Nursing Home in Trexlertown, PA. Born August 30, 1920 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Farris) Daday. She was married to the late Dr. Earl K. Sipes. Helen was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School, Sacred Heart School...

Rose Mary Young

Rose Mary Young

Sep 8, 2012

Rose Mary (Boyle) Young, 87, of Bethlehem, PA died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Gracedale in Nazareth. Born October 12, 1924 in Sugar Notch, PA she was the daughter of the late James and Rose (Watters) Boyle. Rose was married to Daniel Joseph Young with whom she celebrated 64 years of marriage until his death on April 14, 2011. Rose...

John S. Nowakowski

John S. Nowakowski

Sep 8, 2012

John S. Nowakowski, 64 of Bethlehem died Saturday morning at his home. Born in Bulter, PA he was the son of the late Stanley and Helene (Savacky) Nowakowski. John and his wife Diane (Schaible) celebrated their 26th anniversary Dec. 27th 2011. John was a technical salesman dealing with metal finishing for Uyemura International Corp. John graduate from Thiel College of...

Virginia M. Uhl

Virginia M. Uhl

Sep 8, 2012

Virginia M. Uhl, 67, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at her residence. She was born March 9, 1945 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Gustave J. and Margaret E. (Hanus) Uhl. Virginia was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and later earned her associates degree from Northampton County Community College. She worked as a secretary for...

Margaret Raykos

Margaret Raykos

Sep 7, 2012

Margaret "Marge" (Dobay) Raykos of Country Meadows of Bethlehem, PA died Friday Sept. 7, 2012 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. Born in Coral, PA May 16, 1921 she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Sopko) Dobay Marge attended schools in Coral, worked in Homer City Defense Plant assembling hand grenades during WW II, and moved to Bethlehem,...

John A. Carchio

John A. Carchio

Sep 7, 2012

John A. Carchio, 88, of Bethlehem, worked his last crossword puzzle on September 7, 2012. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Rocco and Antoinette (Marinaccio) Carchio. He was the loving husband of the late Teresa (Gianguzi) Carchio who died in 2010. John was employed by the Bethlehem Steel and after retirement worked as a TSA for...

Edward V. Zablocki

Edward V. Zablocki

Sep 6, 2012

Edward V. Zablocki, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, September 06, 2012 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. Born in West Hazleton, he was the son of the late Peter and Julia (Taluskie) Zablocki. Ed was the branch manager at Lehigh Valley Bank, retiring in 1986. He was veteran of the Army, serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He was...

Curtis W. Richter

Curtis W. Richter

Sep 5, 2012

Curtis W. Richter, 42, of Allentown, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Born in Bethlehem on January 27, 1970; he was the son of Joseph R. and Diane M. (Narolesky) Richter of Bethlehem. Curtis was an artist, tattooist, and animal lover; he was the owner and operator of Art N Soul Studios in Allentown. Prior to Art N Soul,...

Clifford J. Babin

Clifford J. Babin

Sep 5, 2012

Clifford J. "Old Man" Babin, Jr. died on Wednesday, September 05, 2012 after a motor vehicle accident. He was born in Bethlehem; the son of the late Clifford J. Babin, Sr. and Gertrude M. (Wetzel) Babin. He was the loving husband to Meredith H. (Heller) Babin of Bethlehem. Clifford retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corporation as a crane operator. He...

Gertrude M. Babin

Gertrude M. Babin

Sep 5, 2012

Gertrude M. "Grammy" Babin, 88, of Bethlehem; died on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 with her son Clifford J. "Old Man" Babin, Jr. after a motor vehicle accident. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late George and Helen (Lynch) Wetzel. She was the loving wife of the late Clifford J. Babin, Sr. Gertrude worked as a seamstress for...

Helen G. Beck

Helen G. Beck

Sep 5, 2012

Mrs. Helen G. Beck, 93 of Bethlehem died Wednesday at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem, PA She was the wife of the late Herman W. Beck who died in 2010 Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Steven and Rose (Moyzan) Reszek. Helen had been a long time member of SS. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Bethlehem....

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