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Dorothy Arnold Heist
Oct 26, 2012
Dorothy Arnold Heist, 89, of Williamsport, Md. formerly of Philadelphia, Pa. passed away on Friday October 26, 2012 at the Homewood Retirement Center in Williamsport, Maryland. She was born and raised in Bethlehem, Pa., daughter of the late Lea E. Arnold Sr. and Elsie E. (Hunter) Arnold. She was the wife of the late Donald H. Heist. Dorothy was an...
John Jacob Coken
Oct 26, 2012
John Jacob Coken, 96, of Bethlehem, PA died Friday, October 26, 2012 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. He was married to Elizabeth (McCoach) Coken for 70 years. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity. John was the co-owner with his sister, Goldie McCandless of the McCandless Food Store in Bethlehem for 30 years. He proudly served...
Charles Sapoff
Oct 23, 2012
Charles Sapoff, 73, of Easton; died on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. He was born in Indianapolis, IN; the son of the late Murray Sapoff and Helen A. (Arduine) Sapoff-Neal. Charles proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. His foreign service included: France, from 3/59-12/60; Germany from 2/64-3/66; Vietnam from 4/66-10/67 & 10/70-10/71....
Michael Stafiniak
Oct 22, 2012
Michael Stafiniak, 81, of Bethlehem; died on Monday, October 22, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. He was born in Coaldale; the son of the late Herasim and Eva (Chocholak) Stafiniak. He was the loving husband of Dorothy E. (Uzick) Stafiniak. They celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary on October 15th. Michael worked for the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation...
Alfred Canto
Oct 19, 2012
Alfred Canto, 84, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday October 19, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa. He was born on November 13, 1927 in Bethlehem, son of the late Joseph and Mary (Pinto) Canto. He was the husband of Irene (Jaworski) Canto. Alfred worked as an inspector for Mack Trucks for 20 years retiring in 1998. He...
Ethel Horvath
Oct 18, 2012
Ethel Horvath, 74, of Bethlehem; died on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA; the daughter of the late Stanley and Verna (Frankenfield) Vincent. She was the loving wife of John Horvath They celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary last December. Ethel worked at SureFit, Inc. as an examiner for...
Shirley Rose Andrayko
Oct 18, 2012
Shirley Rose Andrayko, 71, of Whitehall; died on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lehighton, PA; the daughter of the late Charles and Jessica (Zellner) Holecz. She was the wife of Frederick H. Andrayko, they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this past November....
Helen Skulteti
Oct 17, 2012
Helen Skulteti, 95, of Bethlehem; died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Ivan and Anna (Felker) Huesz. Helen was the loving wife of John Skulteti who died in 1992. In the 1960's, Helen and her husband, John, owned and operated the Colonial Bar and...
Joseph Senick
Oct 16, 2012
Joseph Senick , 84, of Bethlehem Twp.; died on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. He was born in Bethlehem; the oldest son of 15 children, to the late Joseph, Sr. and Anna (Zurko) Senick. He was the loving husband of Pauline (Keretz) Senick they celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary this past...
Mary Scheck
Oct 15, 2012
Mary Scheck, 96, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 15, 2012. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anastasia Dacetski. She was the wife of the late Frank Scheck. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Frank J. and wife, Judith and Donald M. and wife, Dianne all of Bethlehem; sister, Ann Teleky of...
Johanna M. Kocsis
Oct 12, 2012
Johanna M. (Mondschein) Kocsis, 78, of Bethlehem; died Friday, October 12, 2012 in her home, surrounded by her three sons. Born April 11, 1934 in Bath, PA; she was the daughter of the late Alois and Hattie (Karner) Mondschein. She was married to Alex J. Kocsis with whom she celebrated 53 years of marriage until his passing on December 7,...
Darren E. Mason
Oct 11, 2012
Darren E. "Mann" Mason, Jr., 30, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, October 11, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem; son of Darren E. Mason, Sr. and Joyce Christine Mason. Darren was a graduate of Liberty High School and excelled as a running back on the Hurricanes football team. He was currently giving back to his alma mater as an assistant...
Mary E. Csicsek
Oct 9, 2012
Mary E. (Lawrence) Csicsek, 96, of Bethlehem passed on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in her home in her son's arms. Born November 13, 1915 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Biro) Lawrence. She was married to Charles "Chickie" M. Csicisek who passed away on August 14, 1990. Mary worked for Laros Printery for 11...
Irene Nemeth
Oct 9, 2012
Irene K. Nemeth born November 14, 1925 in Pringle, Pennsylvania died peacefully at St. Luke's Hospice on October 9, 2012 after a long illness. She was predeceased by her parents Bruce S. Kovaleski, Sr. and Katherine (Garbush) Kovaleski, her husband William Nemeth, and brother Bruce S. Kovaleski, Jr. At age 11, she moved to Bethlehem Township (Miller Heights) with her...
Dolores A. Sopko
Oct 4, 2012
Dolores A. Sopko, 75, of Bethlehem Township, died Thursday October 4, 2012 at the St. Luke's Hospice House. She was born on February 26, 1937 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Petanovics) Durner. She was the wife of John R. Sopko. They were married for 39 years. Dolores was an elementary school teacher in the Bethlehem Area...
Caroline Willis Richardson Mead
Oct 4, 2012
Caroline Willis "Poppy" Richardson Mead, 67, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at Muhlenberg Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born on December 28, 1944 in Passaic, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Wallace James and Caroline (Willis) Richardson. After an early childhood spent in Maryland and Indiana, her family and she settled in the Lehigh Valley...
Dorothy Ann Senick
Oct 3, 2012
Dorothy Ann Senick, 80, of Bethlehem Twp.; died on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. She was born January 29, 1932 in Northampton; daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Litchauer) Frisch. She was the devoted wife of John J. Senick of Bethlehem Twp. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past May. Dorothy dedicated her life to her family and will...
Gerald A. Busch
Oct 3, 2012
Gerald A. "Gerry" Busch, 80, of Hellertown, died on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Leonard and Myrle (Schlegle) Busch. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Selena M. (Benny) Busch. Gerry was an accomplished architect who designed numerous schools and medical facilities throughout the Lehigh Valley and New...
Margaret W. Evans
Oct 2, 2012
Margaret W. Evans, 90, of Camp Hill, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Manor Care, Bethlehem, PA. Born in Wales, she was the daughter of the late David and Esther (Davies) Williams. She was the wife of the late Daniel R. Evans. She was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Camp Hill. She will be lovingly remembered by her...
Gary K. Wert
Oct 1, 2012
Gary K. Wert, 55, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 1, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born in Easton, he was the son of the late Robert and Betty (Fritz) Wert. He will be lovingly remembered by his son, Joshua Wert and fianc, Seun Lawal; brother, Robert Wert and wife, Ann; and sister, Joanne, wife of Denny Vernon....
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