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Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Joseph M. Spevak
May 30, 2010
Joseph M. Spevak, 94, of Bethlehem died Sunday May 30th, 2010 at Westminster Village in Allentown. He was the husband of the late Helen P. Lesko Spevak who died on December 4, 2009. He was the son of the late Andrew and Veronica Doddy Spevak. Joseph was employed by Bethlehem Steel Company for 41 years retiring in 1978 as a...
Jane Anne Heine
May 30, 2010
Jane Anne Heine, 57, of Bethlehem died on Sunday, May 30, 2010 surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 19, 1952 in Mineola, NY; the daughter of the late Edmund and Margaret Schwartz Heine. Janie was a parishioner of Notre Dame of Bethlehem R.C. Church. She will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by her sisters, Sr. Margaret...
Irene Rickert
May 28, 2010
Irene J. Rickert, 81, of Bethlehem and resident of Holy Family Manor, died on Friday, May 28, 2010 at L.V. Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born February 3, 1929 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Julius and Victoria Verdensky. Irene was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Kermit C. Rickert. She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic...
Adam Bernard Rader
May 27, 2010
Adam Bernard Rader, 87, formerly of Toms River, NJ died on Thursday May 27, 2010 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Fountain Hill, Pa. He was born July 18, 1922 in Jim Thorpe Mauch Chunk, PA, the son of the late Phillip and Mary Dever Rader. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 34 years, Catherine Lehr Rader,...
Ann Marie Motko
May 26, 2010
Ann Marie Motko, 70, of Bethlehem, was called home to our Lord on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. She was born in Allentown; the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Anthony Motko. Ann Marie was a member of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish, formerly Ss. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church where she served as the treasurer of the Parish Activities...
Kathryn T. Serban
May 25, 2010
Kathryn T. Serban, 89, of Bethlehem, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Born in Bethlehem, she was the last remaining child of the late Frank and Elizabeth Fink Saemmer. She was the loving wife of the late Sylvan R. Serban. They were married 59 years before his passing in 2000. Kathryn dedicated her life to...
James N. Grimm, Jr.
May 22, 2010
James N. Grimm, Jr., 45, of Catasaqua went to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenburg in Bethlehem. He was born in Phillipsburg, NJ on Feb. 3, 1965. Jim graduated from Council Rock High School, Bucks County, PA In June of 1983 and Indiana University of PA with a Bachelor of Science in Business...
Margaret Kellogg-Snyder
May 21, 2010
Margaret K. Snyder, 95, resident of Slate Belt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bangor, PA; passed away on Friday, May 21st, 2010. Born on May 13, 1915 in Summit, New Jersey; "Meg" attended Kent Place School in Summit, NJ and Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA. She is the widow of the Rev. Roger Edmund Kellogg who passed away in 1990...
John M. Beginnes
May 20, 2010
John M Beginnes, 87, of Bethlehem, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. John was born in Jessup, PA and was the son of the late Michael Beginnes and Eva Maksimiak Beginnes Molnar and the husband of Arlene G. Geisinger Beginnes of Bethlehem. John served...
Michele Lee Melendez
May 19, 2010
Michele Lee Melendez, 27, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of Ramon Melendez, Jr. and the late Maria Melendez. She is survived by her brother, Ray Melendez, III and his wife, Tiffany, their son, Hayden, sisters, Amber Melendez and Cecelia Ruiz, maternal grandmother, Isabel Ortiz all from...
Jack G Schlegel
May 19, 2010
Jack G. Schlegel, 69, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Jack was born in Allentown and was the son of the late William G. and Dorothy Hartzell Schlegel and the widower of the late Deborah "Debbie" A. Sinko Schlegel who died November 25, 2005. Jack was an Auto Mechanic and the owner...
Draguta D. Piatek
May 18, 2010
Draguta D. Piatek, 84, of Bethlehem died Tuesday May 18, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Muhlenberg. She was born on October 18, 1925 in Romania. She was the wife of the late Jozef Piatek. Draguta worked as a sewing machine operator for Sure-Fit in Bethlehem for 50 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Diane Zareczky of Fountain...
Joseph J. O'Keefe
May 18, 2010
Joseph J. O'Keefe, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Holy Family Manor. Born on April 12, 1918 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Mary Toomey O'Keefe. He was the husband of the late Catherine "Kitty" Adams O'Keefe. He proudly served his country in the US Navy as a coxswain on a...
William Robert Trauger
May 15, 2010
William Robert Trauger, 65, of Bethlehem, died suddenly on Saturday, May 15, 2010. He was born in Quakertown, PA; the son of the late Paul and Marcella Papke Trauger. William proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. William is survived by his devoted wife of 43years, Diane Marie Barndt Trauger. He worked in the construction...
Carl L Albarelli
May 14, 2010
Carl was born on October 25, 1922 to Frank and Maria Albarelli. Carl's parents immigrated to the United States from Cervinara, a small town outside of Naples, Italy. Raised in a devout Roman Catholic family, he was one of five siblings; Albert, Michael, Ellen and Amelia. During his school days he was fully involved in sports, including soccer and basketball....
Samson P. Verret
May 13, 2010
Samson P. Verret, Jr., 82, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at Gracedale Nursing Home. He was born July 17, 1927 in Raceland, LA the son of the late Samson and Anne Chauvin Verret. Samson is survived by his devoted wife of 60 years, Anne M. Kelly Verret. A Vietnam Veteran, he proudly served his country in the...
Thomas J. Saemmer
May 12, 2010
Thomas J. Saemmer, 62, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. He was born January 3, 1948 in Fountain Hill, the son of the late Aloysius and Katherine Matsick Saemmer. Thomas is survived by his wife, Virginia Gori Saemmer of Bethlehem. He graduated from Hellertown high School, served in the Army during the Vietnam War and retired from the...
Frank Safar
May 7, 2010
Frank Safar, 78, of Holly Hill, FL and formerly of Bethlehem, died on Friday May 7, 2010 at Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach. Born in Kondorfa, Hungary on July 24, 1931, he was the son of the late George and Mary Kovacs Safar. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Monika Herczeg Safar. Frank worked for many years...
Franklin D. Fenstermacher
May 7, 2010
Franklin D. Fenstermacher 75, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, May 7, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Franklin was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Frank G. and Margaret H. Matthews Fenstermacher. Franklin worked for the former Bethlehem Steel Co. in the Blast Furnace department as a keeper, retiring in 1990 with 28 years service....
Jeanette R Herasimchuk
May 4, 2010
Jeanette "Jean" R. Herasimchuk, 90 of Bethlehem died Tuesday morning at her home. She and her husband Michael V. celebrated their 59th anniversary in October. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Adam P. and Mary Repsher Rheiner. Jean was a member of SS. Simon and Jude Church in Bethlehem. She enjoyed needlepoint as a hobby and...
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