OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

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...

Louise H. Nagy

Louise H. Nagy

Apr 23, 2012

Louise H. (Repasch) Nagy, 91, of Northampton, formerly of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at Sacred Heart Assisted Living in Northampton. She was born on Wednesday, December 29, 1920, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Anna Schoffhouser and John Repasch. She was married to the late Steven Nagy. Louise dedicated her life to her...

Ellen M. Albarelli

Ellen M. Albarelli

Apr 22, 2012

Ellen M. Albarelli, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, April 22, 2012. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Frank and Maria (Campana) Albarelli. She was the owner and operator of Ellen's Beauty Salon for many years and retired in the early 90's. She was a volunteer for the Red Cross Gray Ladies and a faithful parishioner of...

Andrew Torkos

Andrew Torkos

Apr 20, 2012

Andrew Torkos, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, April 20, 2012. He was born in Williams Township, son of the late Joseph and Theresa (Pej) Torkos. He was the devoted husband of the late Lillian (Morris) Torkos who died in 2001. They were married for 31 years. He was employed by the Bethlehem Steel where he worked as a crane...

Richard Bauer

Richard Bauer

Apr 20, 2012

Richard J. Bauer, Sr., 49, of Allentown, died on Friday, April 20, 2012. He was born in Allentown, son of the late Donald Sr. and Joyce (Schaffer) Bauer. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Danielle (Wallace) Bauer. Rick was the owner and operator of Bauer's Pest Control, Inc. servicing the Lehigh Valley. Richard served in the United...

Irene A. Szvetecz

Irene A. Szvetecz

Apr 19, 2012

Irene A. Szvetecz, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Holy Family Manor. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Hirczi) Donchetz. She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph Szvetecz who died in 2001. They were married for 52 years. She worked as a supervisor for the August F. Nielson...

Louis James Romanell

Louis James Romanell

Apr 19, 2012

Louis J. Romanell, 87, of Freemansburg died on Thursday, April 19, 2012. He was born September 3, 1924 in Tresckow, PA; son of the late Joseph and Carmella (Mente) Romanell. Louis is survived by his devoted wife of 59 years, Louise E. (Hussar) Romanell. During WWII, Louis proudly served his country in the US Army Air Corps. He worked in...

Agnes Sefranek Walters

Agnes Sefranek Walters

Apr 18, 2012

Agnes (Slahta) Sefranek Walters, 88, formerly of Northampton Village Senior Care Community and McCloskey Ave in Lower Saucon Twp. died on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Gracedale Nursing Home. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Tutko) Slahta. Agnes was preceded in death by her husbands, Joseph G. Sefranek and Donald T. Walters. She was...

Catherine Cassano

Catherine Cassano

Apr 15, 2012

Catherine (Marcincin) Cassano, 83, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Country Meadows in Bethlehem. Born March 27, 1929 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Margaret (Petrovsky) and Joseph Marcincin. She was married to the late Joseph R. Cassano. Catherine was the owner and operator of Kate's Beauty Shop in Bethlehem. She was a...

Marie P. Eberhardt

Marie P. Eberhardt

Apr 13, 2012

Marie P. Eberhardt, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, April 13, 2012. She was born in Austria-Hungary, daughter of the late Stephen and Julia (Schuster) Stoisits. She was the wife of the late Joseph "Slim" Eberhardt who died in 1990. Marie was the owner and operator of the former Eberhardt Grocery Store, Miller Heights, from 1955 to 1970. She also...

Evelyn D. Asber

Evelyn D. Asber

Apr 8, 2012

Evelyn D. Asber, 87, of Bethlehem passed away Sunday April 8, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill, Pa. She was born on February 26, 1925 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Anthony and Victoria Veanus Urban. She was the wife of the late George Asber who died on November 27, 2002. They were married in 1946. Evelyn was...

Sherri L. Pavlo

Sherri L. Pavlo

Apr 8, 2012

On Sunday, April 8, 2012 a beautiful Angel, Sherri L. Pavlo, entered into heaven after a long courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Bethlehem on September 28, 1965 the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Dougherty Kunie. Sherri was the loving wife of Thomas Pavlo they celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary this past June. Sherri worked...