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

Andrew E. Warjas

Andrew E. Warjas

Feb 8, 2011

Andrew E. "Doc" Warjas, 88, of Bethlehem Township, PA died on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Gracedale in Nazareth, PA. Born April 12, 1922 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Rose and Anton Warjas. He was married to Elizabeth R. Casciano Warjas with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage on May 15, 2010. Andrew proudly served...

John R. Nonnemacher

John R. Nonnemacher

Feb 7, 2011

John R. Nonnemacher, 67, of Salisbury Twp. died on Monday, February 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born April 13, 1943 in Fountain Hill; the son of the late Howard and Marion Bicking Nonnemacher. John is survived by his devoted wife, Molly Hambrook Nonnemacher. He retired in 2002 after 35 years of service as a Compositor for the Morning...

Robert M. Cressman Jr.

Robert M. Cressman Jr.

Feb 5, 2011

Robert M. Cressman, Jr., 73, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday February 5, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born on July 3, 1937 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Robert M. Sr. and Mary Drozda Cressman. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Esther Ference Sapoch Cressman. He worked as a cutter in the...

James C. Fair

James C. Fair

Feb 3, 2011

James C. Fair, 79, of Bethlehem died on February 3, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. He was the husband of Catherine M. Gaspar Fair. The couple celebrated 57 years of marriage. Born in Bethlehem on November 29, 1931, he was the son of the late Charles Fair and Elizabeth Papp Horvath. He attended Bethlehem schools and Moravian College....

Joseph F. Schultz, Jr.

Joseph F. Schultz, Jr.

Feb 1, 2011

Joseph F. Schultz, Jr., 63, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born September 29, 1947; the son of Angeline R. Delluva Schultz of Bethlehem and the late Joseph F. Schultz, Sr. Joe was a 1965 graduate of Liberty High School and in 1969 he earned his Bachelor's Degree from Bloomsburg State College....

Cathleen Mcculley

Cathleen Mcculley

Jan 31, 2011

Cathleen McCulley, 46, of Easton, PA, died January 31, 2011, following complications from Sjogren's Syndrome. Born July 20, 1964, Cathy was the daughter of Valeria Ann Dozer and Thomas Charles Altemus. She and her husband Carl Lee McCulley were married on July 7, 2003. Cathy is survived by her three sons, Joshua, Eric and David Henning, and her two granddaughters...

George J. Potocky

George J. Potocky

Jan 31, 2011

George J. Potocky, 84, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 in St. Luke?s Hospital. He and his wife Rita Flasser Potocky have been married over 57 years. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late John and Pauline Koval Potocky. When George was 13 years old his father died. George worked ever since then, 71...

Julia Kovach

Julia Kovach

Jan 30, 2011

Julia Kovach, 88, died on Sunday, January 30, 2011. She was born in Claremont, VA; the daughter of the late Nicholas and Julia Garich Ziyacz. Julia was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Kovach. She worked at various occupations but primarily dedicated her life to her family. Julia was a member of Ss Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church,...

Edward H. Furlong

Edward H. Furlong

Jan 30, 2011

Edward H. Furlong, 60, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday January 30, 2011. Born in San Francisco, CA on July 16, 1950, he was the son of Harry and Florence Leach Furlong. He is survived by his fiance, Victoria Ruiz of Bethlehem. Edward was employed by the True Value Distribution Center in Allentown where he was a Supervisor. He will be...

Sue A. Borda

Sue A. Borda

Jan 29, 2011

Sue A. Hoch Borda, 61, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald L. Borda on June 29, 2009. Sue worked as a Receptionist for St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Hecktown. Sue will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Stephen...

Jose Colon Rodriguez

Jose Colon Rodriguez

Jan 28, 2011

Jose Colon Rodriguez passed away on Friday, January 28, 2011 with his devoted and loving family at his bedside. Born in Salinas, Puerto Rico he was the son of Sixto and Carmela Colon Rodriguez. He was a devoted husband to his wife Cecilia, their children, grandchildren and his brothers and sisters, nieces, and nephews. Jose worked as a chef in...

Leon J. Mcgeady

Leon J. Mcgeady

Jan 28, 2011

Dr. Leon J.McGeady Dr. Leon J. McGeady of Bethlehem died on Friday, January 28th , 2011. He was born in Freemansburg, the son of the late Elda Smock McGeady and Gerald J. McGeady. He received his B.S., M.S. and PhD. in Metallurgical Engineering in 1943, 1946 and 1950 respectively from Lehigh University. He served on the faculty of Lafayette College...

Mary A Shuck

Mary A Shuck

Jan 28, 2011

Mary A Elias Shuck, 86 , of Bethlehem Township, died on Friday, January 28, 2011 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem, PA She was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA and was the daughter of the late Abraham and Phoebe Elias and the widow of Leo Shuck who died in December of 1989. Mary was a homemaker and devoted mother. She was a...

Marianne T. Bitler

Marianne T. Bitler

Jan 25, 2011

Marianne T. Bitler, 67, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at St. Luke?s Hospice House on January 25th. Marianne was born Feb. 8, 1943 to the late Kenneth D. and Catherine Boyle Bitler. She was a graduate of Liberty High School, class of 1961. She retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad with 34 years of service. In her spare...

Dorinda J. Vicoso

Dorinda J. Vicoso

Jan 25, 2011

Dorinda J. Vicoso, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday January 25, 2011, at Lehigh Valley Hospital ? Muhlenberg. Born in Forninhos, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Abel Andrade and Maria Guerra. She was the wife of the late Jose R. Vicoso, Sr. who died in 2002. She was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church and of...

Wilhelmina Beverly

Wilhelmina Beverly

Jan 24, 2011

SFC Wilhelmina Beverly, 34, of Fairburn, Ga. formerly of Bethlehem Twp. died January 24, 2011 at the Columbia Regional Medical Center in Miami, Florida. She was born on January 13, 1977 in Philadelphia, daughter of Wauneta Beverly and raised by Barbara Young of Bethlehem. She entered the US Army as a Medical Logistics Specialist in August 1996. She had assignments...

Mary M. Racosky

Mary M. Racosky

Jan 23, 2011

Mary M. Racosky, 81, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Michael and Rose Kolosa Toth. She was the loving wife of the late Michael E. Racosky who died in 2001. Mary worked as a bookkeeper for the Muriel Dress Co. She was a former...

Roseanne B. Leary

Roseanne B. Leary

Jan 23, 2011

Roseanne B. ?Ro? Leary, 58, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Hospice after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She and her husband, Thomas P. Leary, were married on the 13th of August in 1982. She was the daughter of the late Frederick Hussar and Eleanor Fistner Hussar Kacar. She was also...

John Kametz

John Kametz

Jan 23, 2011

John M.?Jack? Kametz, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born September, 12, 1928 in Bethlehem; the son of the late Michael and Frances McGoldrick Kametz. John is survived by his devoted wife of 56 years, Mary Ann Kametz. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during...

William R. Szulborski

William R. Szulborski

Jan 22, 2011

William R. Szulborski, 58, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at LV Hospice. He was born May 13, 1952; the son of Kathleen Hanley Szulborski of Fountain Hill and the late William Stanley Szulborski. Bill was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and while attending Kutztown University in 1973 was elected as the youngest councilman ever to...

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