OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Hoptasiana Rivera

Hoptasiana Rivera

Dec 15, 2010

Hoptasiana ?Tasiana? Huertas Rivera, 77, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born July 15, 1933 in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Georgina Ocasio and Raimundo Huertas. She was married to her late husband Maximino Rivera. Hoptasiana was a very active member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church in Bethlehem...

Jean L. Gross

Jean L. Gross

Dec 11, 2010

Jean L. ?Chipper? Gross, 94 years and 10 months, of Bethlehem, died December 11, 2010. Born February 8, 1916, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the only child of the late Heathcote W. and Louise Jacobson Lawson. Jean married her Liberty High School sweetheart in 1934, Harry W. Gross, and they were married until his death in 1976. Jean was a...

Enza M. Fabozzi

Enza M. Fabozzi

Dec 11, 2010

Enza M. Fabozzi, 83, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, December 11, 2010 surrounded by her family at L.V. Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born November 29, 1927 in Fabrica di Roma, Italy; the daughter of the late, Emilio and Elizabeth Farrugia Ciaffardini. Enza is survived by her devoted husband of 61 years, Anthony H. Fabozzi. She will also be lovingly remembered by...

Viola L. Hoffman

Viola L. Hoffman

Dec 10, 2010

Viola L. "Nana" Hoffman, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, December 10, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Louis and Anna Rosman. Viola was preceded in death by her husband, Edward G. Hoffman. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Lisa wife of Ernest Alatzas, Jr of Allentown; her grandson, Michael...

Nicholas Sablick

Nicholas Sablick

Dec 9, 2010

Nicholas Sablick, 62, of Bethlehem, died on December 9, 2010 at Easton Hospital after a courageous battle with Cancer. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of Alice Sablich Garcia of Bethlehem and the late Anthony J. Sablich. Nicholas retired from Sign Design in Bethlehem where he worked as a sign maker. Previously, he worked as a roofer for over...

Julia Melinsky

Julia Melinsky

Dec 8, 2010

Julia Slivko Melinsky, 84, of Bethlehem passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown. Born November 15, 1926 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Julia Lisa and John Slivko. She was married to Leo ?Links? Melinsky for 53 years until he passed away on November 5, 2011. Julia was a member of Ss....

Alex J Kocsis

Alex J Kocsis

Dec 7, 2010

Alex J. "Chief" Kocsis, 83, of Bethlehem, died peacefully with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. He was the loving husband of Johanna M. Mondschein of Bethlehem. They celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary this past June. Mr. Kocsis retired from the Bethlehem Fire Department in...

Elizabeth J. Cmorey

Elizabeth J. Cmorey

Dec 6, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Cmorey passed away Monday night at the age of 87 surrounded by her loved ones. Elizabeth graduated from Bethlehem High School and finished her training at the New York Business School. Betty was a longtime employee of the Bethlehem Steel and Holtz & Company. She was the beloved daughter of Felix J. Cmorey and Anna Norko Cmorey....

Linda J. Dinuzzo

Linda J. Dinuzzo

Dec 6, 2010

Linda J.Cicero Dinuzzo, 58, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, December 6, 2010 at her Residence in Bethlehem. Linda was born in Green Point, Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of the late Nunzio and Anna Foglia Cicero. Linda was a homemaker. Linda will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Anna Neilko Gonzalez and her husband Jose of Bethlehem, two sons...

Francisco Dealmeida

Francisco Dealmeida

Dec 6, 2010

Francisco DeAlmeida, 71, of Fountain Hill, died on Monday, December 6, 2010 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. He was born in Trancoselos, Portugal, the son of the late Antonio and Emilia Lopes DeAlmeida. He was the loving husband of Olivia Costa DeAlmeida. They would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary December 18th. Francisco worked for Lisbon Contractors...

Colleen M. Salvadge

Colleen M. Salvadge

Dec 5, 2010

Colleen M. Salvadge Colleen M. Salvadge, 77, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Country Meadows, Bethlehem. She was born, July 21, 1933 in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Lawrence and Josephine Ashman Maura. Colleen was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph M. Salvadge. She retired from the Bethlehem Area School District after 23 1/2 years of...

John J. Peters, Iii

John J. Peters, Iii

Dec 3, 2010

John J. "Johnny" Peters III, 30, of Bethlehem died in St. Luke's Hospital on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. He is survived by his parents, John and Terri B. Peters, and his sister, Sarah M. Peters, of Bethlehem; his maternal grandmother, Margaret Boyer of Lycoming County; many uncles, aunts, cousins, and a large extended family of close friends. Services will be...

Francis G. Lamonde

Francis G. Lamonde

Dec 3, 2010

Francis G. Lamonde, 76, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, December 3, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts; the son of the late Francis and Alice Gorczyca Lamonde. Francis worked as a self-employed contractor. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. He will be lovingly remembered by his two sons, Francis G....

Frances H. Krawczyk

Frances H. Krawczyk

Dec 3, 2010

Frances H. Krawczyk, 91, of Bethlehem, died Friday, December 3, at Gracedale of Nazareth. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Agnes Jecorek Krawczyk. She was employed by Western Electric, as well as several Lehigh Valley garment factories, where she was a sewing machine operator most of her working life. She was the primary caretaker...

Canice R Smith

Canice R Smith

Dec 2, 2010

Canice R Smith, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. He was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Charles J. and Elizabeth Wineberger Smith and was the companion of the late Ruth A. Pursell Lasso who died in July of 1994. Smitty was a graduate of Moravian...

Dorothy Kravatz

Dorothy Kravatz

Dec 2, 2010

Dorothy M. Kravatz, 77, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Alexander and Theresa Ambrus. Dorothy was also preceded in death by her husband Albert J. Kravatz. She worked in different administrative clerical positions for both Bethlehem Steel Co. and later Xerox. Dorothy was a...

Louis R. Bruno

Louis R. Bruno

Nov 30, 2010

Louis R Bruno, 74, of Bethlehem, PA died on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at his Residence with his loving family by his side. Raymond was the son of Juana Bruno and the husband of Consuelo de Leon Bruno with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage last December. Raymond worked for the Bethlehem Steel Co. in the Coke Works Division...

John Prystasz

John Prystasz

Nov 30, 2010

John Prystasz, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday November 30, 2010. Born in the Ukraine on August 5, 1923, he was the husband of the late Theresa Fekete Prystasz. He was employed by the Bethlehem Steel and a member of St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church. He is survived by his beloved son, Greg, and his friends and caretakers, Cheryl...

Frances Toth

Frances Toth

Nov 30, 2010

Frances C. Toth, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at Holy Family Manor. She was born October 21, 1916 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Anthony and Katherine Walkiewicz. Frances was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, John J. Toth, Sr. in 2004. Prior to dedicating her life to her family as a...

Helen M Wasil

Helen M Wasil

Nov 30, 2010

Helen M. Wasil, 86 of South Bethlehem died Tuesday morning at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Bethlehem she is the daughter of the late Stephen P. and Helen Balik Wasil. Helen lived, worked and worshipped in Bethlehem her entire life. She was a life long member of the former SS. Cyril and Methodius Church in Bethlehem and...