OBITUARIES

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

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...

Donald Nichol, Sr.

Donald Nichol, Sr.

Jun 26, 2010

Donald Nichol, Sr., 70, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Saturday, June 26, 2010 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. He is survived by his daughter, Pamela wife of Louis Celecz, Jr., grandchildren, Mandy wife of Rick Hasonich and Louis Celecz III and wife Stacy, great granddaughters, Kaylynn Madison and Lillian Paige, and his loving companion, Dolores Rice. He was preceded in...

Louis Osorio, Jr.

Louis Osorio, Jr.

Jun 25, 2010

Louis Osorio Jr., 35, of Bethlehem died Friday June 25, 2010 in a motorcycle accident. He was the husband of Gloribel Cintron Osorio. Louis worked as a driver for Lanta for the past 12 years. Surviving along with his wife are sons, Caleb, Luis, and Isaiah, and a daughter, Xiamari, father, Luis Osorio, brothers, Jose, Alex, and Jason and sisters,...

Louise K. Palencar

Louise K. Palencar

Jun 24, 2010

Louise K. Jeuter Palencar, 87, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Cedar Brook-Fountain Hill in Bethlehem. Born January 21, 1923 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Louise Kohl and Charles Jeuter. She was married to the late George R. Palencar for 65 years. Louise worked for Lehigh University for 15 years retiring in...

Bartolo Figueroa Silva

Bartolo Figueroa Silva

Jun 21, 2010

Bartolo Figueroa Silva, 84, died on Sunday, June 21, 2010. He was born in Patillas, Puerto Rico; the son of the late Furjencio Figueroa and Jacinta Montae Ortiz. Bartolo was preceded in death by his wife, Santos Ocasio Silva. He retired in 1982 from the Bethlehem Steel after 30 years of service in the Coke Works. Bartolo will be lovingly...

Stephen John Michaylira, Sr.

Stephen John Michaylira, Sr.

Jun 20, 2010

Stephen John Michaylira, Sr., 63, passed away Sunday, June 20th in the arms of his family in Muhlenberg Hospital. He and his wife, Winnie Andreoli celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on November 22nd. Born in New York City on April 5, 1947, he was the son of the late Marie Pelzman and Michael Michaylira. He attended Bethlehem Schools and was...

Joseph M. Egan Sr.

Joseph M. Egan Sr.

Jun 20, 2010

Joseph M. Egan Sr., 66, of Bethlehem died Sunday June 20, 2010 at Muhlenberg Hospital, Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem on November 30, 1943, he was the son of the late John and Wilma Parry Egan. He was a member of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and the Bethlehem YMCA. He will be lovingly remembered by his...

Frank J. Kovacs, Sr.

Frank J. Kovacs, Sr.

Jun 18, 2010

Frank J. Kovacs Sr, 94 was born in Bethlehem and died on Friday, June 18, 2010 surrounded by his loving family at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. He was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Nagy Kovacs. He was the husband of the late Valeria Pinter Kovacs and the late Irene Huyter Budura...

Beatrice E. Cabrera

Beatrice E. Cabrera

Jun 17, 2010

Beatrice E. Cabrera , 72, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Freemansburg; the daughter of the late William and Helen Grube Lasko. She was the loving wife of Michael J. Cabrera, Sr. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past May. Beatrice worked for Sure Fit, Inc....

Patricia A Glenn

Patricia A Glenn

Jun 15, 2010

Patricia "Patty" A. Glenn, 66, of Hellertown died at home with her husband and son by her side Tuesday night, June 15, 2010. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Ethel Reiss Wachinski. Patricia was the wife of Thomas R. Glenn. They celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary this past May 7th. Patricia worked as an...

Shirley Roberts

Shirley Roberts

Jun 12, 2010

Shirley Moore Roberts, 75, of Center Valley, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. She was the wife of David A. Roberts with whom she celebrated she celebrated 54 years of marriage this past November. Born June 24, 1934, in Chicago, she was the daughter of the...

Elizabeth Provenzano

Elizabeth Provenzano

Jun 11, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" Provenzano, 95, formerly of Barrett Dr. in Bethlehem, died on Friday, June 11, 2010 at Country Meadows in Bethlehem Twp. She was born in Reddington, PA; the daughter of the late Michael and Julia Salzinger Folajtar. She was the wife of the late John Provenzano. Betty worked as a waitress in New York City. She was a member...

Stephen F. Potter

Stephen F. Potter

Jun 11, 2010

Stephen F. Potter, 91, formerly of Bethlehem, died Friday, June 11, 2010, under St. Luke's Hospice Care at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Stephen and Ann Pinter Potter. He was the loving husband of Ann M. Ranek Potter for 64 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving...

Marjorie O'Brien

Marjorie O'Brien

Jun 10, 2010

Marjorie Bennett O'Brien of 1874 Meadows Road, Bethlehem, PA 18015, passed away quietly in Arlington, VA on June 10, 2010 in the presence of family and friends. Marjorie was born in Oakland, California on June 29, 1918 to Harry M. Bennett and Margaret Swanson Bennett, who predeceased her. After a career as a child Vaudeville singer and dancer in California,...

John J. Sipos, Jr.

John J. Sipos, Jr.

Jun 8, 2010

John J. Sipos Jr, 95 formerly of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Gracedale in Nazareth, PA. John was born in Perth Amboy, NJ and was the son of the late John J.and Anna Magyarics Sipos and the widower of Bertha T. Reybitz Sipos who died in May of 2007. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in January...

Mary A. Lennert

Mary A. Lennert

Jun 6, 2010

Mary A. Lennert, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at Holy Family Manor. She was born January 24, 1923 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Matias and Mary Shimko Check. Mary is survived by her husband Joseph H. Lennert. They would have shared 65 years of marriage on June 9th of this year. She worked as...

Helen H. Skibo

Helen H. Skibo

Jun 5, 2010

Helen H. Skibo, age 91, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, died on June 5, 2010 in Livermore, California. She was the wife of the late John R. Skibo. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Melania Hargonich. She was a member of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Bethlehem her entire life. Helen served in the Waves during WW...

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