OBITUARIES

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

Mabel M. Frantz

Mabel M. Frantz

Aug 5, 2012

Mabel M. Frantz, 83, formerly of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Sunday, August 5, 2012. She was born April 26, 1929 in Nazareth; daughter of the late Burton Engler and Mamie (Houser) Gower. Mabel was preceded in death by her husband, Russell D. Frantz. She worked in the kitchen at Walp's Restaurant and was a seamstress for Jody fashions for several...

Gladys F. Cope

Gladys F. Cope

Aug 4, 2012

Gladys F. Cope, 77, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, August 4, 2012. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Bright) Hafler. She was the wife of the late George E. Cope, Sr., they were married 51 years. Gladys was a member of the former Grace Lutheran Church of Bethlehem. She was a seamstress for Sure...

Elmer A. Parton

Elmer A. Parton

Jul 31, 2012

Elmer A. Parton, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. He was born in Allentown, son of the late Elmer and Florence (Ziegler) Parton. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Lorraine (Pfeffer) Reiser Parton. Elmer worked as a carpenter for the Bethlehem Steel for many years, retiring in 1986. He was a veteran of the...

James Lamarr Kelshaw

James Lamarr Kelshaw

Jul 31, 2012

James Lamarr Kelshaw,Sr., 65, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. He was born in Hazleton, PA; son of the late Lionel and Grace (Munro) Kelshaw. James is survived by his devoted wife of 42 years, Kathleen (McCarthy)Kelshaw. He retired from the Mack Printing Group after 22 years of service as a bindery worker. Earlier, James worked for the...

Wallace F. Karp

Wallace F. Karp

Jul 30, 2012

Wallace F. Karp, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, July 30, 2012 in his residence at Traditions of Hanover. He was born January 3, 1926 in Newark, NJ; son of the late Wallace J. and Mary (Kniffin) Karp. Wallace is survived by his devoted wife of 60 years, Doris (Collins) Karp. He proudly served his country in the US Navy...

John Samuel Coleman

John Samuel Coleman

Jul 30, 2012

John Samuel Coleman, Sr., 87, of Bethlehem, PA died Monday, July 30, 2012 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Born December 6, 1924 in Mountain Top, PA he was the son of the late Albert and Ruth Coleman. He was married to Ethel (Brown) Coleman with whom he celebrated 66 years of marriage this past November. John worked as an...

Stanley Gowarty

Stanley Gowarty

Jul 27, 2012

Stanley J. Gowarty, 79, of Bethlehem Township, PA passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012 at St. Lukes Anderson Campus. Born on March 2, 1933 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Edith and Joseph Gowarty. He was a devoted husband to Dorothy (Krukowski) Gowarty with whom he celebrated 56 years of marriage on June 30, 2012....

Mary P. Weida

Mary P. Weida

Jul 26, 2012

Mary P. Weida, 85, of Hellertown, passed away Thursday July 26, 2012 at her residence. She was born on June 8, 1927 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Anton and Mary Pirscenok. She was the wife of James A. Weida. They celebrated 57 years of marriage this past May 28th. Mary worked for the former Western Electric for 32 years...

Joseph L. Mclaughlin

Joseph L. Mclaughlin

Jul 26, 2012

Joseph L. McLaughlin, 74, of Bethlehem died on July 26, 2012, having battled multiple myeloma for seven years. He was the beloved husband of Sylvia (Bogdan) McLaughlin with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Edith (Jones) McLaughlin. He graduated from Reading Central Catholic High School and...

Helen K. Kavas

Helen K. Kavas

Jul 24, 2012

Helen K. (Kuzmics) Kavas, 87, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem surrounded by her loving family. Born March 21, 1925 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Mary (Cserpnyak) and Joseph Kuzmics. She was married to her late husband, Michael S. Kavas. Helen worked as a sewing machine operator in Trumbauersville, PA....

Benedict T. Castriota

Benedict T. Castriota

Jul 24, 2012

Benedict T. Castriota, 72 of Bethlehem, passed away on July 24, 2012. He was the husband of Mary Jane (Gunning) Castriota with whom he shared 13 years of marriage. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rose Marie (Matteo) Castriota. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Thomas and Anna (Fichera) Castriota. Ben served...

Lila Lee Robey

Lila Lee Robey

Jul 23, 2012

Lila Lee Robey, 84, of Allentown passed away peacefully, Monday, July 23rd 2012 at her residence. During her final days she was surrounded by her loving family. Lila was born on Aug 9, 1927 in St Mary's WV, the youngest of nine children. She was the daughter of the late Charles Leslie and Ethel Della (Meanor) Brown. Lila was preceded...

Raymond J. Seigler

Raymond J. Seigler

Jul 19, 2012

Raymond J. Seigler, Sr., 65, of Bath, Pa. passed away on Thursday July 19, 2012 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem, Pa. He was born on August 27, 1946 in Somerville, N.J., son of the late Stephen and Nellie (Severyn) Seigler. Raymond was a postal worker in Somerville and Bridgewater, N.J. for 30 years. He was a...

Mary Bolza Horwath

Mary Bolza Horwath

Jul 18, 2012

Mary Bolza Horwath, 91, a lifelong resident of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Blough Health Care Center in Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Joseph and Rocchina (Mastropieri) Bolza. She was the loving wife of Raymond T. Horwath; they celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary this past August. Mary was a 1938 graduate...

Edward W. Richards

Edward W. Richards

Jul 18, 2012

Edward W. Richards, 84, of Bethlehem; died Wednesday, July 18, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem; the son of the late William T. and Alma C. (Bloomstrom) Richards. He was the devoted husband of Shirley M. (Shepard) Richards. They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this past November 25th. Edward worked as a Bricklayer for The Bethlehem Steel Corporation for almost...

Leo R. Rheiner

Leo R. Rheiner

Jul 14, 2012

Leo R. Rheiner Jr., 81, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, July 14, 2012, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Leo Sr. and Mary (Henry) Rheiner. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Phyllis (DeLong) Rheiner. Leo was employed by Bethlehem Steel as an electrician and later with...

John M. Kramer

John M. Kramer

Jul 12, 2012

John M. Kramer, 45, of Palmerton, died on Thursday, July 12, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Robert and Victoria (Ozimek) Kramer. He was employed by Reeb Millwork as a truck mechanic for the past 10 years. He was a graduate of Liberty High School, a member of the Tri Boro Rod and Gun Club, Fountain...

Carlos Raul Gomez

Carlos Raul Gomez

Jul 9, 2012

Carlos Raul Gomez, 38, of Allentown, died on Monday, July 9, 2012, the son of Carlos and Aurora (Zamora) Gomez of Ecuador . He was born May 10, 1974 in Astoria, NY and was a lifelong resident before meeting and marrying is lovely wife of 4 years, Shirley S. (Romo) Gomez. He worked as an Elevator Repairman for 12 years...

Elizabeth Hodulik

Elizabeth Hodulik

Jul 7, 2012

Elizabeth (Vidumsky) Hodulik, 90, of Bath, PA, formerly Vero Beach, FL died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born February 17, 1922 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Anna (Krivi) and John Joseph Vidumsky, Sr. She was married to Joseph Hodulik who died on February 17, 1998 on...

Dolores L. Bylinski

Dolores L. Bylinski

Jul 6, 2012

Dolores L. Bylinski, 81, formerly of Tamaqua, died on Friday, July 06, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. She was born in Nanticoke, daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (Gorka) Wojcik. She was the wife of the late Walter Bylinski. During her career she worked as an ER Nurse for Gnaden Huetten Hospital. She will be lovingly remembered by...

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