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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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....
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