OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Mary Podlesny

Mary Podlesny

Aug 12, 2011

Mary Podlesny, 94, formerly of the Rosemont section of Bethlehem, died on August 12, 2011 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born in Hazleton, she was the second of eight children to the late Michael and Mary Matcheck Demshock. Mary was orphaned in 1930 and helped to raise and support her siblings during the Great Depression. Mary's husband of 63...

Robert P. Breiner

Robert P. Breiner

Aug 10, 2011

Robert P. Breiner Sr., 75, of Northampton passed away peacefully at his residence Wednesday August 10, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 23, 1936 in Bethlehem son of the late Alfred P. and Dorothy Lawler Breiner. He was the husband of Barbara Cunningham Breiner. They celebrated 51 years of marriage on October 10, 2010. Robert...

Edward Vincent Willey

Edward Vincent Willey

Aug 8, 2011

Edward Vincent Willey, age 90, of Bethlehem, died on August 8, 2011 in Bethlehem, Pa. He was the husband of the late Margaret Terr Willey. They were married for 59 years. He was a repairman in the Coke Oven Division of Bethlehem Steel for 27 years until his retirement in 1982. He was the son of the late Jeremiah Willey...

Helen A. Baba

Helen A. Baba

Aug 7, 2011

Helen A. Baba, 99, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Mary Ellen Convalescent Home, Hellertown. She was born in Bethlehem on May 24, 1912; the daughter of the late Mathew and Lena Bertai Gerencher. Helen was preceded in death by her husband Louis Baba. During WWII, Helen worked for the Bethlehem Steel Corp. and later served as...

Dean C. Burk

Dean C. Burk

Aug 6, 2011

Dean Burk, 56, of Bethlehem died Saturday, August 8, 2011 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Cathie Dale-Burk and the son of Gordon and Jane Frankenfield Burk who reside in Bethlehem. Dean, a licensed electrician and man of many talents, was a self- employed "handy man" for the last 30 years. He was a...

Edwin Amador, Sr.

Edwin Amador, Sr.

Aug 6, 2011

Edwin Amador, Sr., 48, of Allentown, PA passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem, surrounded by his family. Born December 26, 1962 in Puerto Rico he was the son of Francisco Amador and Mercedes Padilla. He married Patricia Grello Amador. They spent over thirty years together and on this past...

Raymond C. Holz

Raymond C. Holz

Aug 6, 2011

Raymond C. Holz, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, August 6, 2011 surrounded by his family at the VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born May 13, 1925 in Allentown; the son of the late William Holz and Genevieve Holz Meyers. Raymond is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Dorothy Holz. He proudly served in the...

David E. Hirchak

David E. Hirchak

Aug 5, 2011

David E. Hirchak, 67 of Bethlehem died Friday morning August 5th in Gracedale Lower Nazareth Township. Born in Bethlehem he is the son of the late Edward C. and Bertha R Rayda Hirchak. David worked as a chainman in the beam yards of Bethlehem Steel Co. He was a graduate of Liberty High School, a volunteer for the Miller Blood...

Rose K Dzierbicki

Rose K Dzierbicki

Aug 5, 2011

Rose K. Dzierbicki, 79, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, August 5, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Martin and Theresa Novotney Katrinak. She was the loving wife of the late Edward Dzierbicki. Rose worked as a secretary for Bethlehem Steel for 30 years. She was a member of...

Anna R. Pavelko

Anna R. Pavelko

Aug 4, 2011

Anna R. Kovacs Pavelko, 92, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born March 8, 1919 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Anna and Francis Kovacs. She was married to her late husband John J. Pavelko. Anna worked for the Lehigh Dress Factory as a floor lady retiring at...

Harold Milositz

Harold Milositz

Aug 2, 2011

Harold Milositz, 89, of Allentown, PA passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown. Born November 6, 1921 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Theresa Bartolovits and John Milositz. Harold was married to the late Grace Kistulentz. He remarried Joan Palla Milositz. Harold proudly served his country in the U.S. Army 32nd AA...

Martin A. Pillar, Jr.

Martin A. Pillar, Jr.

Aug 1, 2011

Martin A Pillar, Jr. 89, of Bethlehem, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born in Sparrows Point, MD; he was the son of the late Rose Perom and Martin Pillar, Sr. He was the loving husband of Victoria R. Shelesky Pillar. They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this past January....

Melissa Carrigan

Melissa Carrigan

Jul 31, 2011

Melissa Carrigan, 41, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday July 31, 2011. Born in New Jersey on December 29, 1969, she was the daughter of Ann Marie Fortune Kraft, of Bethlehem, and the late Peter F. Kraft. She was a graduate of Freedom High School, St. Luke's School of Nursing, and Cedar Crest College where she earned her BSN and graduated...

Sister M. Sylvia Pavlochin, O.S.F.

Sister M. Sylvia Pavlochin, O.S.F.

Jul 30, 2011

Sister M. Sylvia Anna Pavlochin, 90, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, United States Province for 65 years, died from a heart condition, on Friday, July 29 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, PA. Sister Sylvia entered the community from Assumption BVM Parish in Northampton PA in 1943 and professed her first vows in 1946...

Patricia K. Talijan

Patricia K. Talijan

Jul 29, 2011

Patricia Talijan, 70, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, July 29, 2011 at LV Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA; the daughter of the late Frederick and Loretta Mulhern Koons Patricia retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. where she worked as a Secretary. She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Patrick J. Talijan of Bethlehem; brothers, Frederick Koons...

Francine J. Long

Francine J. Long

Jul 29, 2011

Francine J. Prisque Long, 67, of Lower Nazareth, PA passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 in her home. Born March 14, 1944 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of Jane Capobianco Prisque and the late Frank Prisque. She was married to Edward Long with whom she celebrated 46 years of marriage this past January 9th. Francine worked as a legal...

Manuel R. Valentin

Manuel R. Valentin

Jul 29, 2011

Manuel Valentin, 80 , of Bethlehem, died on Friday, July 29, 2011 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem . Manuel was born in Veja Baja, Puerto Rico, and was the son of the late Juana Bruno. Manuel was the husband of the late Philomena Loretta Cerchiaro-Valentin who died in March of 2008. Manuel worked for the Bethlehem Steel in various departments...

Ronald Windish

Ronald Windish

Jul 25, 2011

Ronald Windish of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 in his home. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Hilda Toth and John J. Windish. Ronald work for the Bethlehem Steel. He was a member of the University Parish of Holy Ghost. Ronald is survived by several cousins. He was preceded in death by his...

Raymond T. Gregorek

Raymond T. Gregorek

Jul 24, 2011

Raymond T. Gregorek, 68, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, July 23, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 29, 1943, he was the son of the late Thaddeus and Mary Zezdren Gregorek. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Marilyn C. Ilich Gregorek. Ray was employed by Baxter International Healthcare Corporation as a sales representative for 30 years,...

James W. Lamb

James W. Lamb

Jul 23, 2011

James W. Lamb, 87, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, July 23, 2011 in his home. He was the husband of the late Mary T. Santanasto Lamb. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Foster and Sadie Lamb. James retired from the former Bethlehem Steel Co. in 1984 as a Foreman in the Tool Steel Division after many...

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