OBITUARIES
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Joel G. Harpel
Jun 17, 2012
Joel G. Harpel, 66, of Bowmansville, PA; died surrounded by his family, on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Reading Hospital. He was born April 15, 1946 in Bethlehem; the son of Nina (Garland) Harpel and the late Clarence Harpel. Joel is survived by his devoted wife of 38 years, Dorothy (Stewart) Harpel. He proudly served his country in the US...
John A. Ford
Jun 15, 2012
John A. Ford, 87, of Bethlehem, PA died Friday, June 15, 2012 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born November 26, 1924 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Rose (Csapek) and Mark A. Ford. He was married to the late Margaret E. (Moyer) Ford. John proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II....
William E. Miller
Jun 15, 2012
William E. Miller, 79, of Orefield, PA died Friday, June 15, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Allentown. Born September 4, 1932 he was the son of the late Ernest and Hazel (Lehr) Miller. William proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked for Western Electric. William enjoyed putting jigsaw puzzles together, building train...
Julia M. Kelly
Jun 14, 2012
Julia M. (Hacker) Kelly, 96, of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born October 28, 1915 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Mary (Czikk) and Frank Hacker. She was married to the late Owen Joseph Kelly. Julia was a member of the University Parish of Holy Ghost. She was also...
Edward J. Donaher
Jun 13, 2012
Edward J. Donaher Sr., 89, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Joseph C. and Wilhelmina (Benz) Donaher. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Helen (Pastir) Donaher. Ed served as a police officer for the Bethlehem Police Department for over 20 years and retired as Chief of...
Diana M. Eagan
Jun 12, 2012
Diana M. Eagan, 75, of Bethlehem, PA died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born February 19, 1937 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Faulkner) and John W. "Jack" Eagan, Jr. Diana was a graduate of Moravian Seminary for Girls and later graduated from St. Luke's School of Nursing and Moravian College....
Allison Nicole Perno
Jun 10, 2012
Allison Nicole Perno, 12, of Bethlehem Twp., received her angel wings on June 10, 2012. She was born on October 7, 1999 in Staten Island, NY; the daughter, angel, princess and best friend of her loving parents, Joseph T. and Catherine (Doria) Perno. Allison was a recent graduate of 6th grade at East Hills Middle School where she played clarinet...
Jason Ambler Walton
Jun 8, 2012
Jason Ambler Walton, 36, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, June 8, 2012. He was born August 28, 1975 in Allentown. Jason was a 1993 graduate of Northampton High School. He later attended Penn State University and Moravian College. He was an accomplished Eagle Scout and he found peace in nature. Jason was an avid fisherman and enjoyed observing wildlife. He...
Charles Richard Herbst
Jun 8, 2012
Charles Richard Herbst "Herbsty", son of Ralph and Cecil (Sassaman) Herbst, and husband of the late Maxine Lee Herbst, passed away at his daughter's home (Cheryl) Friday, June 8 at the age of 85. He was formerly a life long resident of Bethlehem, Pa. Charles attended Muhlenberg College prior to being drafted into the Army in December of 1944. He...
Patricia Ann Duh
Jun 7, 2012
Patricia Ann Duh, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 7, 2012. She was born March 28, 1930 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late John and Theresa (Gress) Wiley. Patricia is survived by her devoted husband of nearly 58 years, Alex L. Duh. She dedicated her life to her family and will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Janemarie Duh...
Frances V. Copek
Jun 7, 2012
Frances V. Copek, 95, of Bethlehem; died on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Holy Family Manor. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Vogrinecz) Czipoth. She was the loving wife of the late John J. Copek. Frances will be lovingly remembered by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister,...
Donald Debellis
Jun 5, 2012
Donald DeBellis, 85, formerly of Miller Heights, Bethlehem Twp; died on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Gracedale Nursing Home. He was born on Valentine's Day on February 14, 1927 in Easton; the son of the late Donato and Anna (Vitale) DeBellis. He was the loving husband of the late Julia S. (Emrick) DeBellis who died October 19, 2011. Donald worked...
Rita Tobin
Jun 5, 2012
Rita Tobin, 73, of Bethlehem Twp.; died on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born in Yonkers, NY; the daughter of the late Jim and Mary (Brady) Tremble. She was the loving wife of Joe Tobin. They celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary this past May 25th. Rita worked as a Registered Nurse. She was a parishioner...
Danielle A. Winder
Jun 3, 2012
Danielle A. Winder, 33, of Bethlehem, died suddenly on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at her home. She was born October 21, 1978 in Philadelphia; the daughter of Ann Marie (Thackrah) Ciambella and step-daughter to Paul Ciambella. She was the loving wife of Joseph Winder. They were married September 18, 2005. Danielle was a great wife and mother who was dedicated...
John Weisenbacher
Jun 3, 2012
John Weisenbacher, 85, of Allentown, died on Sunday June 3, 2012. He was born in Yonkers, NY, son of the late John and Anna (Lehoytak) Weisenbacher. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Charmaine (Erdman) Weisenbacher. John worked as a welder for the Bethlehem Steel. He was also the owner and operator of the former John's Mower Shop....
Leonard J. Schwab
Jun 3, 2012
Leonard J. Schwab, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA; son of the late Leonard and Rose (Werner) Schwab. Leonard is survived by his devoted wife, Margaret M. (Grohol) Schwab. He served in the US Air Force as a flight engineer during the Korean War. Leonard retired from the...
Marie E. Morano
Jun 1, 2012
Marie E. Morano, 73, of Bethlehem, PA passed away June 1, 2012 in St. Lukes University Hospital, Fountain Hill after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Domenic M. Morano, they would have celebrated 53 years of marriage in October. Marie was born in Bethlehem on August 9, 1938, the daughter of the late Teresa...
Rudolph Damhosl
May 31, 2012
PLEASE NOTE MASS HAS CHANGED TO 9:30 AM ON JUNE 5TH AT ST. ANNE'S Rudolph Damhosl, 84, of Bethlehem, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born January 5, 1928 to Theresa Windish and Rudolph Damhosl. A son of a tailor, Rudy grew up on the southside of Bethlehem where he worked...
Andrew Tilli
May 30, 2012
Andrew Tilli, 96, of Bethlehem, met his wife at the gate of Heaven on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. He was born in Roseto, PA; son of the late Donato and Maria (LaPenna)Tilli. Andrew was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Ann M. (Hess) Tilli. Andrew faithfully cared for his wife for the last 27 years of her...
Christine Yawney
May 29, 2012
Christine Yawney, 81, died on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at her home in Bethlehem. She was born in Lehigh Twp.; daughter of the late Charles and Cecelia (Szuppi) Kratzer. Christine was preceded in death by her husband, Metro Yawney in June of 2005 and her daughter, Rosemarie Yawney-Labukas in October of 2011. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of...
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