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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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
David A. Elchin
Sep 5, 2012
David A. Elchin, 63, of Bethlehem died Wednesday September 5, 2012 at his residence. He was born on May 28, 1949 in Jersey City, N.J. son of the late Andrew and Stella (Filipczak) Elchin. David was a golf professional at many golf courses in the Lehigh Valley and the Pocono's. Most recently he was the golf professional at Sweet Water...
June E. Schortz
Sep 4, 2012
June E. Schortz, 67, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. She was born 1 of 14 children to Harry and Florence (Ruhe) Shannon. June will be lovingly remembered by her husband, William F. Schortz; her daughter, Patricia A. Stout and her husband Nicholas and their children, Sebastian and Mikayla all of Bethlehem. She retired from the Bethlehem Area...
James H. Roberson
Sep 4, 2012
James H. Roberson, 89, of Bethlehem; died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the son of the late Wilson and Elizabeth (Fisher) Roberson. He was the loving husband of Mary (Toth) Roberson; they were married 56 years before her death in 2001. James was the president and owner of Roberson Associates. He will be lovingly...
Robert L. Johnson
Sep 4, 2012
Robert L. Johnson, Jr., 86, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Born in Mahanoy City, he was the son of the late Robert and Gertrude (Machale) Johnson. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Hilda (Barbush) Johnson. Robert was employed by PP&L where he worked various jobs over his 40 plus year career. He was a...
Kimberly Catherine O'Rourke
Sep 4, 2012
Kimberly Catherine O'Rourke, 24, is now at peace in the arms of the Lord after a lifelong struggle with Bipolar Disorder. Born January 25, 1988 she was the daughter of Mary (Sek) and Robert O'Rourke. Kimberly was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Kimberly was a talented writer and very creative. She had a beautiful smile and...
Marie B. Cavote
Sep 3, 2012
Marie B. Cavote, 88, of Bethlehem died on Monday, September 3, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Joseph G. and Mary E. (Guman) Begany. She was the loving wife of Joseph A. Cavote. They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this past May. Marie dedicated her life to her family...
Lillian T. Putar
Sep 1, 2012
Lillian T. Putar, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born April 5, 1926 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (DeFrank) Tumminello. Lillian is survived by her devoted husband of 56 years, William M. Putar of Bethlehem. . She worked for the G.C. Murphy Company for...
Michael S. Anthony
Aug 31, 2012
Michael S. Anthony, 94, of Bethlehem, PA died Friday, August 31, 2012 at Alexandria Manor of Bethlehem. Born July 17, 1918 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late George J. and Mary Anne (Bruno) Anthony. He was married to Mary T. R. Anthony with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage before her passing in June 2004. Michael...
Phyllis A. Bambu
Aug 29, 2012
Phyllis A. Bambu, 70, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Mary (Maio) Szoke and Robert C. Brueningsen. Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A. Bambu. Phyllis dedicated her life to helping others as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Most recently she worked for Holy...
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