OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Sylvia M. Menio
Sep 22, 2010
Sylvia M. Menio, 76, of Northampton died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Westminister Village in Allentown. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Sylvester Kincade, Mary Antry Kincade Reinsmith and her step father the late Hobart Reinsmith. Sylvia's husband, Peter Menio Sr., died Jan. 18, 2004. She had been a member of St. Josaphat's Ukranian Catholic Church...

Carl W. Gehman
Sep 22, 2010
Carl W. Gehman, 95, of Palmerton, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010 surrounded by his family in his home. Born October 17, 1914 in Dublin, PA he was the son of the late Bertha Moyer and Asher Gehman. He was married to Irene Billiard Repsher Gehman with whom he celebrated 20 years of marriage this past March....

Hilda M. Curl
Sep 22, 2010
Hilda M. Curl , 98, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday September 22, 2010 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth, Pa. She was born on Septmeber 6, 1912 in Allentown, Pa. daughter of the late Frank and Alice Jones Musselman. She was the former wife of the late Alan Seifert and William Curl. Hilda will be lovingly remembered by her son, James...
Anne E. Donaher
Sep 21, 2010
Anne E .McKenna Donaher, 89, of Bethlehem died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth. Born August 8, 1921 in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Kenny and Francis J. McKenna. She was married to the late Charles M. Donaher. Anne enjoyed working with her husband as owners of McGinty's Caf in Philadelphia. Once...
Warren J. Beahm Jr.
Sep 20, 2010
Warren J. Beahm, Jr. 60, of Bethlehem and formerly of Inverness, FL, died Monday September 20, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Warren J. Sr. and Anna Vertilla Beahm. Warren worked as a maintenance mechanic, lastly employed by General Mills, and retiring in 2007. He was a member of the...
Fernando J. Lopes
Sep 19, 2010
Fernando J. Lopes, 68, of Bethlehem died Sunday September 19, 2010 at the St. Luke's Hospice House. He was born on April 13, 1942 in Madeira, Portugal son of the late Antonio and Gracinda DeJesus Lopes. He was the husband of Maria Henriqes Lopes. They celebrated 40 years of marriage on February 7, 2010. Fernando was a member of Holy...
Harold T. Marsh
Sep 19, 2010
Harold Timothy Marsh, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday September 19, 2010. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Samuel and Louise Blasius Marsh. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marian Boardman Marsh. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Bethlehem. He was employed by the Schaeffer Beer...
Yolanda B. Horvath
Sep 18, 2010
Yolanda B. Horvath, 90, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Manor Care in Bethlehem. She was born October 17, 1919 in Bethlehem. Yolanda was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Horvath, Sr. She retired from Hellertown Manufacturing after 30 years of service. Yolanda was a member of St. John's Windish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bethlehem. She will...
Lynn Eve Chrush
Sep 15, 2010
Lynn Eve Chrush, 61, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born September 30, 1948 in Frackville; the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Kuchta Sagan. Lynn is survived by her loving husband of 32 years, Dennis Chrush of Bethlehem. She worked for St. Luke's Hospital for 40 years. Lynn started at...

Ernest A. Preuss
Sep 12, 2010
Ernest A. Preuss, 79, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday September 12, 2010. Born in Cranford, NJ, he was the son of the late Frank and Marie Trouv Preuss. He is survived by his wife of 11 years Marion Jensen Preuss. Ernest was a graduate of the Newark School of Engineering and received his Masters of Engineering degree from Stevens Institute...

Josephine Ozakuski
Sep 12, 2010
Josephine Yastrzebski Ozakuski, 96, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Cedar Brook-Fountain Hill Annex in Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem, and was the daughter of Joseph and Anna Drulik Yastrzebski and the widow of Walter Ozakuski who died in October of 1990. Josephine was a member of the former St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Josephine...
Julius Paul Barkis
Sep 12, 2010
Julius Paul Barkis of Bethlehem who participated, endured, & survived The Battle of the Bulge often referred to as the greatest land battle ever fought by the United States Army, from December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945 as a Medic, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, died Sunday morning in Kirkland Village. He was the recipient of many military...
James C. Seifert
Sep 9, 2010
James C Seifert, 65 , of Nesquehoning, PA, died on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. He was born in Fountain Hill, PA and was the son of the late Robert and Florence Young Seifert. Jim is the husband of Nadya L. Logechnik Seifert with whom he celebrated their 38th anniversary this past October. Jim worked...
Mary Ann Ahern
Sep 9, 2010
Mary Eells Ahern, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Country Meadows Retirement Community in Bethlehem Twp. Mary was born May 26, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA; the daughter of the late William and Helen McCarthy Eells. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, Lt. Col. James J. Ahern. Lt. Col Ahern died...
Rachel Z. Hampsey
Sep 9, 2010
Rachel Z. Hampsey, 85, of Bethlehem, formerly of Richland, died peacefully after a brief illness on September 9, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of John A. Hampsey M.D. who preceded her in death in 1995. She was a member of St Anne's Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Born September 1,...
Aaron Abraham Abud
Sep 4, 2010
Aaron Abraham Abud passed away on September 4, 2010 at the age of 18 in Miami, FL after a tragic accident while helping needy children in the Dominican Republic. He graduated from Liberty High School Class of 2010 this spring and decided to go and study Spanish in the Dominican Republic and volunteer his time at the Foundation Mahatma Gandhi...

Lee A. Rayden
Sep 4, 2010
Lee A.Rayden, of Bethlehem died Saturday September 4, 2010. He was born in Northampton, son of the late John E. and Florence A. Miller Rayden. He was the husband of the late Elsie Wagner Rayden. Lee was a supervisor at Bethlehem Steel for 20 years, retiring in 1988. He was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem,...

Ryan Michael Petskus
Sep 4, 2010
Ryan Michael Petskus, 22, of Bethlehem died Saturday September 4, 2010 as a result of a car accident. He was born on June 13, 1988 in Bethlehem son of Alan and Lisa Levering Petskus both of Bethlehem. Ryan was a welder for Weldship Corporation and most recently BTI Coopermatics in Northampton, Pa. He was a graduate of Freedom High School...
Irvin L. Munshaur, Jr
Sep 4, 2010
Irvin L. Munshaur, Jr., 73, of Bethlehem died at home on Saturday, September 04, 2010. He was the husband of Helen Bazeka Munshaur with whom he celebrated 51 years of marriage this past August 15. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Mary Serfass Munshaur of Bethlehem and the late Irvin L Munshaur. Irvin mostly worked as a self...

Rose Bonavita
Sep 4, 2010
Rose Bonavita, 95 of Bethlehem died Satruday evening at Alexandria Manor, Bath, PA She was the wife of the late Raul Bonavita who died in1982. Born in Puerto Rico she moved to New York City at the age of 15 and later moved to the Lehigh Valley in 1992. Rose was very dedicated to her family. Surviving are her son...