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Joseph A. Brugger
Sep 26, 2011
Joseph A. Brugger, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, September 26, 2011 at Holy Family Manor. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John and Mary Johnson Brugger. Joe was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Kutish Brugger in 1993. He was a graduate of Liberty High School. Joe served his country in the U.S. Army...
Robert W. Seip
Sep 26, 2011
Robert M Seip, 61, of Bethlehem Township died on Monday, September 26, 2011 at Easton Hospital. He was born in Quakertown the son of Edith Storm Seip of Bethlehem Township and the late Paul A. Seip. Robert was a forklift operator for Victaulic for many years. He was a 1969 graduate of Liberty High School. Robert was a member of...
Robert John Dougherty
Sep 25, 2011
Robert John Dougherty, 65, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at his home in Northampton. Born on February 24, 1946 in Jeanesville, Luzerne County, PA, he was the son of the late John and Irene Hulsizer Dougherty. He was the loving husband of Susan Folio Dougherty. Robert worked for Bethlehem Steel for 34 years and most recently for the...
Dorothy A. Bove
Sep 22, 2011
Dorothy A. Bove, 86, of Bethlehem, passed away September 22, 2011 in ManorCare of Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Allen R. Bright and Priscilla E. Wagner Bright Wachter. Dorothy was the wife of Eugene F. Bove. They were married 37 years this past Tuesday. She was preceded in death by her first husband Robert...
Cecilia J. Kelleher
Sep 19, 2011
Cecilia J. Story Kelleher, 89, of Bethlehem, died September 19, 2011 in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. She was married to the late James F. Kelleher for 58 years before his passing in 2003. She worked for St. Francis Retreat Center as a cook for 25 years before retiring in 1984. Previously, she worked as a cook for Liberty High...
Kyan Robert Spearko
Sep 19, 2011
Kyan Robert Spearko, 2, of Allentown died on Monday September 19, 2011 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Born in Allentown on December 23, 2008, he was the son of Robert J. and Leyla S. Castro Spearko. Kyan loved swimming and being in the water. He was a jokester, loved dancing, laughing, and spending time with his big sister. He will...
Katherine S. Vedomsky
Sep 18, 2011
Katherine S. "Dolly" Vedomsky, 91, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Sunday, September 18, 2011. She was born May 14, 1920 in Allentown; the daughter of the late Clarence and Daisy Housman Seagreaves. Dolly will be lovingly remembered by her step daughter, Sandra, wife of Ralph Dech of Chapman Quarries and their daughters Stephanie Bilo and Emily Dech and step son,...
Philip L. Hurst
Sep 16, 2011
Philip L. Hurst, 64, of Bath, died on Thursday September 16, 2011. Born in Lock Haven, PA on September 7, 1947, he was the son of the late Louis and Reita Hennesey Hurst. He was the husband of the late Carole Mary Siftar Hurst who died in 1993. He was employed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for...
Earl R. Shelly
Sep 15, 2011
Earl R. Shelly, 86, of Bethlehem, died Thursday September 15, 2011. Born in Bethlehem on November 15, 1924, he was the son of the late Frederick and Anna Skelly Shelly. He was the husband of the late Dorothy M. Gaither Shelly. He was employed by the PB&NE Railroad for forty years and retired as an engineer in 1987. He was...
Helen A. Willey
Sep 14, 2011
Helen A. Willey, 91, formerly of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday September 14, 2011 at Gracedale Nursing Home, Nazareth. Born in Bethlehem on August 28, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Amelia Wroblewski Zalewski. She was the wife of the late Herbert Willey Sr. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, Bethlehem, and of their...
Michael J. Ozimek, Jr.
Sep 14, 2011
Michael J. Ozimek, Jr. Uncle Mike, while surrounded by his family went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday September 14, 2011. Mike knew death was not the end, but a new beginning. Born on May 3, 1955, he was the son of Michael J. Ozimek, Sr. and the late Rose Sennetti Ozimek. He is survived by his father,...
Gregory R. Bierbaum
Sep 13, 2011
Gregory "Greg" R. Bierbaum, 56, of Bethlehem, PA died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Born August 25, 1955 he was the son of June Bierbaum-Gollatz and the late Robert Bierbaum. Greg was the owner of Valley Wall EIFS/Stucco. Prior to owning his own company he worked for the Bethlehem Steel as a crane operator in...
Edith Esther Gyecsek
Sep 12, 2011
Edith Esther Gyecsek, 86 of Bethlehem died Monday morning at Phoebe Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Allentown, Edith was the wife, of 63 years, to the late Andrew J. Gyecsek, who died this past January, Born in Bath, Pa she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ruth George Silvius Edith worked in the clothing industry as a...
Angela Tsihlis
Sep 11, 2011
Angela DeMasi Tsihlis, of Bethlehem, died Sunday September 11, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Peter G. Tsihlis who died on May 10, 2008. Born in Highland Park, NJ on December 1, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Lucia DiCicco DeMasi. She was a member of St. Nicholas Greek...
Veronica Barbara Katrinak
Sep 10, 2011
Veronica Barbara Katrinak, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, September10, 2011. The day she passed was her 62nd anniversary of the day she married her loving husband, Andrew Katrinak of Bethlehem. She was born in Allentown; the daughter of the late George and Margaret Panik. Veronica dedicated her life to her family and will be dearly missed by her husband;...
William A. Deiter
Sep 10, 2011
William A. Deiter, 79, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born March 5, 1932 in Fountain Hill; the son of the late Samuel R. and Jane E. Williams Deiter. When he was 11 years old, Bill delivered ice for his father, an original member of the Deiter Brothers Company. There Bill...
Robert James Halal
Sep 9, 2011
Robert James Halal, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, September 9, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. He was born in Tamaqua, PA and was the son of the late Charles and Mildred Sherry Halal and the husband of the late Bertha M. Augustine Halal who died in 1982. Robert worked at Bethlehem Steel as a melter in the...
Lewis P. Ronca
Sep 8, 2011
Lewis P. Ronca, 82, of Bethlehem, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born November 1, 1928 in Roseto, PA; he was the son of the late Fred and Rose Chaffier Ronca. Lewis was married to Margaret McDermott Ronca with whom he celebrated 22 years of marriage this past April 14th. Lewis...
Thomas Seth Angle
Sep 8, 2011
Thomas Seth Angle, 83, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Westminster Village after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Chambersburg, PA; the son of the late David Seth and Margaretta Remmel Angle. Thomas is survived by his loving wife Roberta Stone Angle, they would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on September 22nd....
Raymond F. Rosati
Sep 6, 2011
Raymond F. Rosati, Jr., 64, of Hellertown, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Iris Huertas Rosati. They celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary on September 5th. Born in Allentown, Ray was the son of Virginia Gaddy Jandris and the late Raymond F. Rosati, Sr. Ray loved the...
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