OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Catherine C. Hildenberger

Catherine C. Hildenberger

Jul 13, 2010

Catherine C. Hildenberger, 92, of Fountain Hill died on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Holy Family Manor. She was born on November 1, 1917; the daughter of the late Harry and Catherine Egley Bender. Kay was preceded in death by her husband, Atty. Joseph G. Hildenberger. She attended Holy Ghost Grade School and was a 1935 graduate of Bethlehem High...

George John

George John

Jul 10, 2010

George "Skip" John, Jr., 76, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, July 10, 2010 surrounded by his loving family, at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's. He was born April 15, 1934 in Bethlehem, the son of the late George and Mary Mihalko John. Skip is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Rose Marie Fondl John. He...

Susan H. Geiger

Susan H. Geiger

Jul 9, 2010

Susan H. Geiger, 84, of Bethlehem, died Friday July 9, 2010 at Gracedale. Born on October 20, 1925 in Williams Township, she was the daughter of the late William and Hilda Anderson Schneider. She was the wife of Robert Geiger, they celebrated their 62nd anniversary in June. She was a member of St. Luke's Old Williams Lutheran Church, Hellertown where...

Ella Fondl

Ella Fondl

Jul 9, 2010

Ella S. Sik Fondl, 81, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Friday, July 9, 2010 at Trexler Pavilion of Holy Family Manor. She was born February 19, 1929 in Bethlehem the daughter of the late Paul and Mary Czik Sik. Ella was preceded in death by her loving husband Robert I. Fondl. She retired in 1989 after 30 years of service...

Rachael A. Kukor

Rachael A. Kukor

Jul 7, 2010

Rachael A. Kukor , 87, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary DeFulvio Orlando. She was the wife of the late Julius "Pappy" Kukor who passed away March 15, 2006. She was a member of Ss. Simon & Jude Catholic Church,...

Michael Molnar

Michael Molnar

Jul 7, 2010

Michael L. Molnar, 82, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 11, 1928 in Jessup, PA; the son of the late Andrew J. and Eva Maksiniak Molnar. Michael is survived by his devoted wife of 52 years, Julia Mikitka Molnar. He proudly served his country in...

Mary Trilli

Mary Trilli

Jul 6, 2010

Mary Trilli, 96, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday July 6, 2010 at Westminster Village, Allentown. Born in Summit Hill, PA, on December 25, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Lizzete DeLaurentis Vallera. She was the wife of the late George M. Trilli. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Easton. She will be lovingly remembered...

Elizabeth Perino

Elizabeth Perino

Jul 6, 2010

Elizabeth Perino, 86, of Bethlehem died Tuesday July 6, 2010 at the St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem, Pa. She was born on November 13, 1923 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Pivovarnicek Bednarik. She was the wife of the late William Perino. Betty was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Bethlehem Township. She was an...

Betty Yurko

Betty Yurko

Jul 4, 2010

Betty Yurko, 79, of Bethlehem; peacefully passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's surrounded by her family. She endured much with strength and grace. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Andrew and Katherine Hulak Hulock. Betty is survived by her loving husband, Edward W. Yurko of Bethlehem. On...

Helen Sklodowski

Helen Sklodowski

Jul 4, 2010

Helen Poniktera Sklodowski, 84, of Hellertown, PA died on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem and was the daughter of the late Alexander and Anna Drozd Poniktera. Helen was the widow of Marion F. "Ski" Sklodowski who died in 2002. Helen was a sewing machine operator...

Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller

Jul 4, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" M. Miller, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Blough Health Care Center in Bethlehem. Born May 8, 1917, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late George and Catherine Pinter Miller. Betty went to secretarial school in New York and she worked as a secretary for Miller Buick, prior to working for the...

Bruce Hurlburt

Bruce Hurlburt

Jul 2, 2010

Bruce Hurlburt, 74, of Hellertown, PA passed away Friday, July 2, 2010 at The Villages Hospice House in The Villages, FL. Born October 14, 1935 in Queens, New York he was the son of the late Dorothy Lynch and Herbert Hurlburt. He was married to Jean Berding Hurlburt. Bruce worked for Cigna Insurance Company for 30 years. He was a...

Moises Negron

Moises Negron

Jul 2, 2010

Moises Negron, 50, of Bethlehem died Friday July 2, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 14, 1959 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico son of the late Adolfo Negron Sr. and Carmen D. Morales Negron of Bethlehem. Moises was a member of Holy Infancy Church in Bethlehem. He enjoyed listening to music and having...

Russell C. Stocker

Russell C. Stocker

Jul 2, 2010

Russell C. Stocker, 88, of Allen Township, Northampton, PA died on Friday, July 2, 2010 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. He was born in Easton, PA and was the son of the late Frank and Cora Heaton Stocker. Russell is the husband of Betty M. McKelvie Stocker. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this past November. Russ served in the...

Joseph A. Reing

Joseph A. Reing

Jul 1, 2010

Joseph A. Reing, formerly of Bethlehem, PA, died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in late July, 2010. Joseph was the son of the late Joseph C. Reing and Marie S. O'Donnell Reing. He is survived by two sisters, Suzanne Spaar, wife of Daniel Spaar, of Allentown and Joanne Gimpert, widow of Joseph Gimpert, Jr., of Bethlehem. He has one nephew, four...

Mary Ann Reddy

Mary Ann Reddy

Jul 1, 2010

Mary Ann Reddy, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday July 1, 2010. Born on October 26, 1923 in Glen Ridge, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Cecilia Adrian Cunningham. She was the wife of the late John "Jack" Reddy who died in 2002, they were married 56 years. She was a charter member of Our Lady...

Rita Holly

Rita Holly

Jun 30, 2010

Rita Holly, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Westminster Village in Allentown. She was born in Elizabeth, NJ; the daughter of the late Anthony V. and Mary Clifford McCaffrey. She was the loving wife of the late Richard W. Holly who died in 1998. Rita dedicated her life to her family. She was a charter member...

Madeline M. Dailey

Madeline M. Dailey

Jun 29, 2010

Madeline M. Ruddick Dailey, 85, of Madison, NJ, formerly of Bethlehem Township, PA and New Rochelle, NY, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Madison, NJ. Born and raised in Elmira, NY, she was the daughter of the late Mary Litzelman and James Ruddick. She was married to Thomas P. Dailey for 42 years before his...

Susan Elizabeth Matheson

Susan Elizabeth Matheson

Jun 27, 2010

Susan Elizabeth Matheson, 68, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Moravian Village. She was born February, 9, 1942 in Detroit, MI; the daughter of the late James and Mary Richardson Gault. Susan earned her Masters of Education Degree from Western Michigan University and began her career as a Teacher. She retired as a Teacher in the Bethlehem...

John M. Mcdonald

John M. Mcdonald

Jun 27, 2010

John M. "Jack" McDonald, 91, formerly of Bethlehem, died Sunday June 27, 2010 at Franciscan Oaks Health Center in Denville, NJ. He was born on June 23, 1919 in New York City, son of the late Edward F. and Florence Fitzgerald McDonald. He was the husband of the late Lois H. McDonald, who died in 2004. Jack graduated from Columbia...

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