OBITUARIES
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Myron W. Reese, Jr.
Jan 2, 2012
Myron W."Pooch" Reese, Jr, 85, of Fountain Hill passed away on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 at Cedarbrook, Ft. Hill. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Myron W. and Sally Reese, Sr. Myron's wife, the late Dorothy M. Donchez Reese died in 1981. He worked as an insurance agent for John Hancock Insurance, retiring in 1979. He...
Ruth B. Faix
Jan 1, 2012
Ruth B. Faix, 86, of Nazareth passed away on Sunday, Jan.1, 2012 at home. Formerly of Bethlehem, she was the wife of the late Raymond G. Faix, who passed in 2003. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Gladys Kuehn Bauer. Ruth was employed for over 40 years at the former Western Electric Co....
Olimpia Parra
Jan 1, 2012
Olimpia Parra, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday January 1, 2012. Born in Ecuador, she was the daughter of the late Emilio and Petrona Parra. She was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church, Bethlehem. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Luis and wife, Justina and Marco and wife, Carmen; daughter, Flora Teran; and many grand and great...
Andrew Bednar Sr.
Jan 1, 2012
Andrew "Oc" Bednar, 94, of Bethlehem, died peacefully Sunday, January 1, 2012, in his home. Born November 26, 1917, in Lebanon, PA, he was raised in Siroke, Czechoslovakia, and returned to the U.S. in 1937. He was the son of the late Fabian and Helena Smolko Bednar. He was the husband of the late Sophie Timko Bednar, who died in...
Marguerite Stefl
Jan 1, 2012
Marguerite H Stefl, 85, known to all as Candi, died in Florida on Sunday, January 1, after a five year long bout with leukemia. She was a longtime resident of Bethlehem, and most recently, Crescent, PA. Candi was born January 8, 1926 in Steubenville, Ohio, to Daniel and Peg Bahen. She was predeceased by her sister, Bernardine Hughes and brother,...
Flora Bednar
Dec 31, 2011
Flora Fenstermacher Bednar, 93 of Bethlehem died Saturday morning at Holy Family Manor. She was the wife of the late John T. Bednar who died in 1978 Born in Bethlehem she is the daughter of the late George and Edna Fezer Fenstermacher Flora, always kind and generous to her family and friends, enjoyed cooking, canning, and was noted as a...
Frank J. Maloney
Dec 31, 2011
Frank "Butch" J. Maloney, Jr., 68, of Hellertown, PA passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem, PA. Born August 8, 1943 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Francis Joseph and Frances Orefice Maloney. He was married to Lynda Raub Maloney with whom he celebrated 43 years...
Joseph E. Correll, Jr.
Dec 31, 2011
Joseph E. Correll, Jr. Joseph Correll, Jr., 87, a successful, self-made entrepreneur and well-known philanthropist in the Lehigh Valley, entered into eternal life in peace, surrounded by his loved ones, at Country Meadows in Allentown on Saturday, December 31, 2011. He will be lovingly remembered as a gentleman who lived life with grace, deep compassion and great dignity. Born June...
Patricia M. Priestas
Dec 30, 2011
Patricia "Patsy" M. Collins Priestas, 80 , of Bethlehem died on Friday, December 30, 2011 at Gracedale in Nazareth. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Geissinger Collins. Patsy was the widow of Edward "Shag" Priestas who died November 1, 2004. They were married 51 years. Patsy worked for the former Bethlehem Contractors as a secretary for...
Mary M. Chernaskey
Dec 28, 2011
Mary M. Chernaskey, 79, of Bethlehem, died on December 28, 2011. Born in Bethlehem on September 4, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Julia Medve Guzzo. She was the wife of the late Raymond Chernaskey who died in 2006, they were married 52 years. She was a long time member of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic...
Nicholas Papaharalambos
Dec 28, 2011
Nicholas Papaharalambos, 57, formerly of Warren, Ohio; died on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. He was born May 10, 1954; son of the late, Nicholas and Catherine Biggans Papaharalambos. Nicholas was a graduate of Lakeview High School and worked for 27 years in various positions at the Fair Haven Sheltered Workshop. He was a member of St. Demetrios Orthodox Church, Warren,...
Rachael J. Long
Dec 28, 2011
Rachael J. Long, 94, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospice surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Rudolph H. Long who died July 4, 2005. Born February 2, 1917, in Kempton, MD, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Edith M. Purgit Junkins. She was...
Margaret E. Hudak
Dec 28, 2011
Margaret E. Hudak, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born January 23, 1924; daughter of the late George and Susan Dozer Hudak. Margaret was a graduate of Liberty High School and later retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. where she served for over 35 years as Chief Clerk....
Patricia Cromonic
Dec 27, 2011
Patricia Cromonic 75, of Punta Gorda, FL formerly of Bethlehem, PA died December 27, 2011 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte, FL. Patricia was the daughter of the late Theodore and Jennie Davis Ward and the widow of John Cromonic III who died April 30, 2005. Patricia was a homemaker and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother....
Louise C. Rittoper
Dec 27, 2011
Louise C. Rittoper, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. She was born on November 2, 1924, in Allentown, PA; daughter of the late Aloysius and Lillian Gombert Becker. She was the wife of the late Ernest Rittoper who died in 2006. Louise was a homemaker. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran...
Dorothy E. Eagan
Dec 26, 2011
Dorothy E. Eagan Castagnera, 69, of Emmaus, died on Monday, December 26, 2011. Born in Bethlehem on January 25, 1942; she was the daughter of the late John Jr. and Dorothy Faulkner Eagan. She is survived by her companion of over 30 years, Ronald R. Castagnera. She is also survived by her sister, Diana Eagan. She was a graduate of...
Daniel P Mullins
Dec 26, 2011
Daniel P. Mullins, 41 of Bethlehem died Monday evening at his home. Daniel and his wife Trina Mackes Mullins celebrated their third wedding anniversary in October. Born in Bethlehem he is the son of William and Mary Catherine Keenan Mullins of Northampton, Pa. Danny was a very intelligent and friendly man. He graduated from Notre Dame High School, Green Pond...
Joseph A. Vertilla
Dec 23, 2011
Joseph A. Vertilla, 86, a lifelong resident of Bethlehem, died on Friday, December 23, 2011. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy. Joseph is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Anna E. Burkit Vertilla; son, James J. Vertilla and Kathleen of Easton; daughter Mary Rose Boeheler of Bethlehem; his sister Betty, brother Andrew as well as four grandchildren...
Josephine L. Vargo
Dec 21, 2011
Josephine L. Vargo, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. She was born January 10, 1919 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Ignatius and Agnes Szuter. Josephine was preceded in death by her husband John L Vargo. She retired in 1981 after over 30 years of service as a seamstress in local mills and was a member of...
Mary Levko
Dec 20, 2011
Mary Kobylanski Levko, 96, formerly of Fountain Hill, Pa. died Tuesday December 20, 2011 in Andover, Mass. She was married to the late John J. Levko for 62 years before his death in 2003. She worked at St. Luke's Hospital and Lehigh University as well as being a homemaker, and a loving caring mother and grandmother who will be deeply...
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