OBITUARIES

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

Elaine M. Pratt

Elaine M. Pratt

May 19, 2012

Elaine M. Pratt, 74, of Easton, died surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born October 5, 1937 in Cementon, PA; daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Haas) Verdensky. Elaine was preceded in death by her husband, Frank A. "Doc" Pratt. She was a graduate of Central Catholic...

Louis Nemeth

Louis Nemeth

May 19, 2012

Louis Nemeth, 76, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born October 10, 1935 in Kondorfa, Hungary; son of the late Joseph and Katalin Nemeth. Louis retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. in 1998 after 28 years of service in the Coke Works. Louis was preceded in death by his...

John R. Kovacs

John R. Kovacs

May 19, 2012

John R. Kovacs, Jr., 63, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, May 19, 2012. He was preceded in death by his father, John R. Kovacs, Sr. and Betty Mae (Romig) Kovacs. John was a graduate Liberty High School and a former employee of the Bethlehem Steel. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Rita (Zavecz) Kovacs; daughter, Mary Beth Kovacs;...

Hilda R. Bucko

Hilda R. Bucko

May 18, 2012

Hilda R. Bucko, 86, of Macungie, died on Friday, May 18, 2012 at Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook, PA. She was born in Coplay; the daughter of the late Edward and Augustine (Schimeneck) Krug. She was the loving wife of the late Stephen Bucko, Sr. Hilda dedicated her life to her family. She was a member of the former Ss....

Patrick J. Intrepido

Patrick J. Intrepido

May 14, 2012

Patrick J. Intrepido, 89, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday May 14, 2012 at Whitehall Manor in Whitehall, Pa. He was the son of the late Joseph and Jennie (Rota) Intrepido. He was the husband of the late Mary M. (Marino) Intrepido. Patrick was a plant operator for the city of Bethlehem for 26 years retiring in 1983. He will...

Michael Rasiak

Michael Rasiak

May 12, 2012

Michael Rasiak, 85, of Easton, died on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Gracedale Nursing Home. He was born in Dusani, Ukraine on June 2, 1926. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Rosa (Kastenhofer) Rasiak. Michael worked as a custodian for the Port Washington school district in New York. He was a veteran of the Army serving in...

John D. Dulick

John D. Dulick

May 11, 2012

John D. Dulick, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, May 11, 2012. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Elizabeth (Angerman) Dulick. He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Joanne Koch Dulick. John was the co-owner of Dulick's Auto Sales for many years. He served his country in the Merchant Marines during WWII...

Marcella C. Sharkan

Marcella C. Sharkan

May 10, 2012

Marcella C. Sharkan, 87, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown's Holy Family Manor of Bethlehem. She was born November 2, 1924; daughter of the late Urban and Marcella (McFadden) O'Donnell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph G. Sharkan in June of 2009. Marcella was a member of...

George Boksan

George Boksan

May 8, 2012

George "Satch" Boksan, 89, of Bethlehem; died on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York. He was born in Bethlehem the son of the late John and Mary (Lazorchak) Boksan-Rice. He was the loving husband of the late Elizabeth "Elsie" (Copek) Boksan. They were married 43 years before her passing in 1991. George worked for...

Anna M. Free

Anna M. Free

May 6, 2012

Anna M. Free, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Stephan and Anna (Senkaren) Ochinicki. She was the wife of the late Raymond C. Free who died in 1988. Anna was employed by the former Sure Fit, in Bethlehem, as a sewing machine operator...

Elizabeth Marie Holva

Elizabeth Marie Holva

May 4, 2012

Elizabeth Marie Holva, 82, of Bethlehem Twp., died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, May 4, 2012 at her residence. She was born May 31, 1929; daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Meilinger) Bolash. Elizabeth is survived by her devoted husband of 64 years, Michael J. Holva, Sr. She was a parishioner for 64 years of Sacred Heart Catholic...

Richard "Dickie" Davis

Richard "Dickie" Davis

May 4, 2012

Richard "Dickie" Davis, 69, of Bethlehem Township, died on Friday, May 4, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Anthony Sr. and Marian (Falco) Davis. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Cynthia (Kern) Davis. "Dickie" was a long time employee of Mack Truck where he worked as an assembler. He was recently working part...

Jack W. Fluck

Jack W. Fluck

May 2, 2012

Jack W. Fluck, Jr., 50, of Easton, died on Wednesday May 2, 2012. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Jack W. Fluck, Sr. husband of, Patricia, of Bethlehem and Barbara (Kukor) Fluck of Bethlehem. In previous years Jack was employed by Zappa Plastics and Component Technologies, both of New Jersey. He also played baseball and roller hockey. He...

Patrick Vermuelen

Patrick Vermuelen

May 1, 2012

Patrick Vermuelen, 58 of Bethlehem passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at his residence. He was born on November 12, 1953 in Bethlehem; son of the late Peter Martin Vermuelen and Helen (Rudolph) Vermuelen. Patrick worked for Royer Sanitation as a truck driver. He was an avid fisherman and loved to go camping. He will be lovingly remembered by...

Edward S. Kuss

Edward S. Kuss

May 1, 2012

Edward S. Kuss, 82, of Lower Saucon Twp. died on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. He was born August 2, 1929 in Bethlehem; son of the late Steven and Elizabeth (Harakal) Kuss. Edward is survived by his devoted wife of 55 years, Lina Frances (Fehnel) Kuss. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army as...

Josephine Zapotocki

Josephine Zapotocki

May 1, 2012

Josephine-Stella Zapotocki, 92, passed away, May 1, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Stanley and Frances (Petrosky) Zapotocki, Sr. She is survived by her sister, Frances King and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother, Stanley Zapotocki, Jr. and her sister, Wanda Greenfield. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2012...

Raymond Joseph Gonzales

Raymond Joseph Gonzales

Apr 30, 2012

Raymond Joseph Gonzales, 63, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday April 30, 2012 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. He was born on December 31, 1948 in New York, son of the late Cecilio Gonzalez and Petra (Huertas) Gonzalez of Bethlehem. He was the husband of Cathy (Manley) Gonzales. They celebrated 41 years of marriage this past...

Margaret Antonis

Margaret Antonis

Apr 29, 2012

Margaret Antonis, 82, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. She was born on January 2, 1930 in Dunmore, PA; daughter of the late Victor and MaryAnn (Sopko) Jason. She was the wife of the late Dr. Manassi Antonis who died in 1985. Margaret was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker...

Irma Lux

Irma Lux

Apr 29, 2012

Irma (Bujcs) Lux, 90, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Hospice in Allentown. Born September 3, 1921 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Krisztina (Zrinski) and James V. Bujcs. Irma is survived by her brothers, James Bujcs, Jr. with whom she resided with in Bethlehem, John Bujcs of Weissport, PA...

Oliver Barres

Oliver Barres

Apr 24, 2012

Oliver Barres, 90, of Bethlehem died on April 24, 2012 at Holy Family Manor Nursing Home in Bethlehem, PA. He was born in Bethlehem on July 31, 1921; son of the late Oliver Morgan and Matilda Mary (Ritter) Barres. Mr. Barres is survived by his devoted wife of 66 years, Marjorie Jane (Catchpole) Barres. He was predeceased by his sister...

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