OBITUARIES

Mar 29, 2012

James T. Stefanik, 64, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at his residence. He was born May 16, 1947; son of the late Stephen T. and Madeline M. Bonnamonte Stefanik. Jim proudly served his country in the US Army Security Agency during the Vietnam War. After working for many years at the Bethlehem Steel, Jim was a rural...

Mar 29, 2012

Denny J. Taglang, 59 of Lower Saucon Township died Thursday March 29th in St. Luke's Hospital after a short illness. Denny and his wife Bonnie Bednar celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary this past November. Born in Bethlehem he is the son of the late Francis and Marguerite Heimsoth Taglang Denny, a 1971 graduate of Liberty High School, worked for Lehigh...

Mar 28, 2012

Walter K. "Cogi" Arawjo, 84, of Freemansburg, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at his Residence. He was born in Bethlehem the son of the late John and Vilma Kaldy Arawjo. He was the loving husband of Shirley Burgess Arawjo. They celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary last April. Walter worked for Western Electric as a layout operator. He was a...

Mar 27, 2012

Virginia M. "Jean" Schleppy, 77, of Bethlehem, died on March 27, 2012. She was born May 6, 1934; daughter of the late John and Jennie Radgowski Hanzlik. Jean was well known as a waitress in Bethlehem area restaurants due to her exceptional service and courteous approach to the friends she served and as co-owner of Schleppy's Luncheonette in Freemansburg. Jean...

Mar 25, 2012

Joan C. Carraghan, 73, of Bethlehem, died peacefully and surrounded by her children, on Sunday, March 25, 2012 in her home. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late William and Mary Dougherty Stahr. Joan was a graduate of Liberty High School, Class of 1956. She was employed by Sure Fit for over twenty years, starting out as a...

Mar 23, 2012

Bennett B. "Benny" Malozzi, Sr., 87, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Friday, March 23, 2012 at Phoebe Home Nursing & Rehab Center in Allentown, PA. Born August 20, 1924 in Martinsburg, WV he was the son of the late Catherine Malgissi and Joseph Malozzi. He was married to the late Ruth Frankett Malozzi with whom he celebrated 64 years of...

Mar 23, 2012

George C. Pecuch, Sr., 86, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Friday, March 23, 2012 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. Born April 24, 1925 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Anna Svirzvosky and John Pecuch. He was the husband of the late Anna Lockovitvh Pecuch. George served his country honorably during World War II in the Navy on...

Mar 20, 2012

Aurora Padilla, 85, of Bethlehem passed away Tuesday March 20, 2012 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Fountain Hill, Pa. She was born on August 26, 1926 in Corozal, Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Juan and Anicasia Rivera Trinidad. Aurora was a sewing machine operator for Sure Fit Products for 28 years retiring in 1991. She was a member of...

Mar 20, 2012

Barbara J. Bolle, 80, of Coopersburg, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was born in Lafayette, IN, daughter of the late Raymond and Dorothea Bannister Girton. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Donald M. Bolle. Barbara attended Oberlin Conservatory, majoring in voice and piano, retaining a lifelong love of music and art. She continued her education at...

Mar 19, 2012

Richard H. Pop Kleintop, peacefully passed away into the immediate presence of the Lord and reunited with his loving wife of 60 years, Alice F. Titus Kleintop on March 19, 2012. He was born March 31, 1916 to Howard D. and Anna M. King Kleintop in Bethlehem. Rich was a graduate of Liberty High School, where he played viola and...

Mar 19, 2012

Mar 18, 2012

Irene Caroline Kuzma Henn, Bethlehem, passed away at home at age 90 on March 18, 2012. Irene was born in Bethlehem on May 30, 1921, the daughter of the late Joseph and Vilma Zbul Kuzma. Irene grew up in South Bethlehem and lived there for 84 years before moving to Hanover Township, Northampton County in 2006, to live with her...

Mar 18, 2012

Cole Warminsky, 28, of Palmyra and formerly of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, March 18, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem son of Victor and Stephanie Zsilavecz Warminsky of Bethlehem. He is survived by his wife of 3 years, Jillian Ebling Warminsky of Palmyra. Cole was a 2002 graduate of Liberty High School and a 2006 graduate of Kutztown University. He...

Mar 17, 2012

Joseph Anthony Stofko, 89, of Bethlehem passed away Saturday march 17, 2012 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. He was the son of the late Jacob and Agnes Straka Stofko. Joseph was a member of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish and its choir. He was also a member of the Bach Choir in Bethlehem. He was the owner and operator...

Mar 17, 2012

Alan D. Johnson, Sr., 79, of Bethlehem, died peacefully in his sleep and went home to the Lord, on Saturday, March 17, 2012. He served his country in the Army, 82nd Airborne, during the Korean War. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 58 years, Margaret Sculac Johnson; son, Alan Jr.; daughters, Diane PendergrassRick, Susan Rohrbach and Karen...

Mar 16, 2012

"Great Life" Vincent Pagano, 84, of Hellertown, died on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born August 25, 1927 in Easton; son of the late Orazio and Lucy Cardinelly Pagano. He graduated from Easton High School in 1946. Vincent proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He is...

Mar 15, 2012

Lawrence R. "Larry" Piltman, 69, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the St. Luke's Hospice House in Lower Saucon Twp. He was born in Allentown, the son of the late Joseph and Julia Bauernhuber Piltman. Larry graduated from Moravian College and earned his Master's Degree from Temple University. He worked as an Accountant for Easton Hospital and...

Mar 15, 2012

Robert Harry Moser, 62, of Palmer Twp. died on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at The University of Pennsylvania Hospital. He was born January 14, 1950 in Bethlehem; son of the late Harry and Jeanette Unger Moser. Bob will be lovingly remembered by his devoted wife of 26 years, Charlotte M. Bedics Moser; his children, Ryan S. Moser and Shaina A....

Mar 14, 2012

Honorable Ralph John Muehlig, 85, of Bonita Springs, Florida passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, son of the late Ralph Emil Muehlig and Margaret Gertrude McCabe Muehlig of Winchester, MA. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Sandra Wieser Muehlig; a brother Dr. John Muehlig and his wife Eleanor; sister-in-law, Jill and her husband Paul Senick;...

Mar 14, 2012

Marjorie Elizabeth Cauley,, 79, of Ocala, Florida passed away at home in the loving care of her family on March 14, 2012. The daughter of Mary Mack and Artie Schellenberg, she was born and raised in Allentown, PA., and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1951. She worked for the Archdiocese of Allentown until the family relocated from Bethlehem,...