OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

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...

Eleanor M. Jacobsen

Eleanor M. Jacobsen

Jul 4, 2012

Eleanor M. Boulais Jacobsen, 99, of Bethlehem; died on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. She was born in Bethlehem on June 21, 1913, daughter of the late Ada Harrison. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lawrence Boulais and her second husband, Clarence Jacobsen. She was a dedicated parishioner of Ss. Simon & Jude Catholic Church and a seamstress...

William F. Stofanak

William F. Stofanak

Jul 3, 2012

William F. Stofanak, 86, of Bethlehem Township, PA died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at St.Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Born January 11, 1926 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Mary (Jancosko) and Matthew Stofanak. He was married to Mary (Nagy) Stofanak with whom he celebrated 58 years of marriage. William worked for Champion Spark Plug. He was a...

Bohdan Pacala

Bohdan Pacala

Jul 2, 2012

Bohdan T. Pacala, 90, of Bethlehem, PA died Monday, July 2, 2012 at Sacred Heart Assisted Living in Center Valley. Born June 4, 1922 in Cementon, PA, he was the son of the late Justina (Michalak) Pacala Tymko and the late Theodosi Pacala. He was the stepson of the late Andrew Tymko. He was married to Annie (Sawarynski) Pacala with...

Charles S. Horwath

Charles S. Horwath

Jun 28, 2012

Charles S. Horwath, 67, of Bethlehem died on Thursday, June 28, 2012 in Connecticut. He was born September 11, 1944 in Bethlehem; son of Anna M. (Kovacs) Horwath and the late William J. Horwath. Charles is survived by his wife, Joan Ellen (Kostas) Horwath. He was a 1962 graduate of Liberty High School and attended Manlius Prep School in 1963....

Betty R. Staversky

Betty R. Staversky

Jun 28, 2012

Betty R. Staversky, 89, of Center Valley, formerly of Whitehall, died Thursday, June 28, 2012 at Mosser Nursing Home. She was the devoted wife of the late John P. Staversky for 64 years. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late John Norman and Stella (Wirth) Cressman. Betty will be dearly missed by her daughter, Joanne, wife of...

Nancy Ann Kurisco

Nancy Ann Kurisco

Jun 26, 2012

Nancy A. Kurisco, 77, of East Allentown; died peacefully, on Tuesday, June 26th in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of Hilda (Tretter) and Aloysious Andrashko. She was the loving wife of the late Austin Kurisco. They were married 53 years before his death in 2008. Nancy graduated from Bethlehem Catholic in...

Jerry J. Hargrove

Jerry J. Hargrove

Jun 24, 2012

Reverend Jerry J. Hargrove, II, 79, of Bethlehem; died on Sunday, June 24, 2012 surrounded by his family at his residence. He was born December 10, 1932 in Cordele, GA; son of the late Jerry and Lucille (Stevens) Hargrove. Rev. Hargrove is survived by his loving wife, Calvina (Brown) Hargrove. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...

Gerald "Putz" Brader

Gerald "Putz" Brader

Jun 22, 2012

Gerald S. "Putz" Brader, Sr. died on June 22, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Virginia (Strohl) Brader; sons, Joseph, Gerald Jr.; step daughter, Donna Schlicker; step sons William and Richard Klotz; his sisters, Rita Stouffer, Ruth Biezer, Martha Kemmerer, Doris Jones and Helen Leidig as well as his nine grandchildren and great grandson. He was a member of...

Stephanie Marie Cunningham

Stephanie Marie Cunningham

Jun 21, 2012

Stephanie Marie Cunningham, 52, of Bethlehem died on June 21, 2012. She was born in Elizabeth, NJ on February 9, 1960. Stephanie was the daughter of the late Irene (Dunn) Cunningham and Richard Earl and Ruth (Williams) Cunningham of Bethlehem. She attended Thomas Edison High School in Elizabeth, NJ. Stephanie loved animals, especially her own dog, Boy. She will be...