OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Barbara K. Kostelnik

Barbara K. Kostelnik

Sep 21, 2009

Barbara K. Kostelnik, 72, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, September 21, 2009 at Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born May 2, 1937 in Hazelton, PA; the daughter of the late John and Anna Racho Knoblauh Barbara is survived by her husband of 50 years, George J. Kostelnik of Bethlehem. Barbara was a graduate of Liberty High School. She...

Cloyde S. Peebler

Cloyde S. Peebler

Sep 20, 2009

Cloyde S. Peebler, 79, of Bath, PA died Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Liberty Nursing Home in Allentown. Born August 15, 1930 in Milan, IL he was the son of the late Cloyde and Clara Sydnor Peebler. He was married to Elizabeth Meseros Szabo-Peebler with whom he celebrated 12 years of marriage. Cloyde worked as a truck driver for Consolidated...

Thomas Richard Partridge

Thomas Richard Partridge

Sep 20, 2009

Thomas Richard Partridge, 59, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, September 20, 2009. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late William and Kathryn Hottle Partridge. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Laura J. Venanzi Partridge of Bethlehem. He was a Liberty High School and Millersville University Graduate. Tom retired from Lehigh County Department of...

Aida I. Barcelo

Aida I. Barcelo

Sep 19, 2009

Aida I. Barcelo, 81, of Bethlehem and formerly of Brooklyn, NY died Saturday September 19, 2009 at Old Orchard Health Care Center, Easton. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on November 1, 1927; she was the daughter of the late Faustino and Providencia Gonzalez Benitez. She was the wife of the late Hector E. Barcelo who died in 1985. She was...

Jeffrey J. Fondl

Jeffrey J. Fondl

Sep 19, 2009

Jeffrey J. Fondl, 55, of Bethlehem died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of Rudolph & Lorraine McFadden Fondl. Jeffrey was a graduate of Notre Dame Elementary School, Bethlehem Catholic High School class of 1971 and received his degree in business from St. Vincent's College in Latrobe, PA. While...

Anna E Waldschmitt

Anna E Waldschmitt

Sep 19, 2009

Anna E Waldschmitt, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at her Residence in Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem and was the daughter of the late Augustus and Margaret HoffmanWaldschmitt. Anna was a secretary in the purchasing department at the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. retiring after 39 years service. She was a member of Ss. Simon and...

Michael S. Grabowski

Michael S. Grabowski

Sep 18, 2009

Michael Grabowski, 30, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, September 18, 2009. He was born September 28, 1978 in Rahway, NJ; the son of Joan Seaman Grabowski and the late Richard T. Grabowski. Michael is survived by his wife, Heather L. Nucifora Grabowski of Bethlehem. The two were married on August 10, 2007. He was a truck driver for Carlisle Venture...

William S. Kojek

William S. Kojek

Sep 17, 2009

William S. "Skip" Kojek, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Kirkland Village. He was born July 24, 1925, the son of the late Stif and Mary Szrecz Kojek. Skip was also preceded in death by his wife Catherine "Kay" Kojek in 2002. He retired from Mack Truck as a machinist. Skip was a member of St....

Ronald J Silfies

Ronald J Silfies

Sep 15, 2009

Ronald J Silfies, 62, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Ron was born in Allentown and is the son of Joann M. Berzkovits Silfies of Bethlehem and the late Charles S. Silfies. Ron is the loving husband of Sharon L. McNevin Silfies. They celebrated their 24th wedding...

Evelyn Betty Cusatis

Evelyn Betty Cusatis

Sep 12, 2009

Evelyn Betty McMurtrie Cusatis, of Bethlehem, PA Died on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at St. Luke's VNA Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA. Evelyn was born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. McMurtrie, and the wife of William "Bill" Cusatis of Bethlehem with whom she celebrated their fifty second anniversary last October. Evelyn...

David J Walsh

David J Walsh

Sep 9, 2009

David J. Walsh, 51, a resident of LifePath of Bethlehem, PA, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at St.Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. He was born in Bethlehem, and was the son of the late Francis H. Walsh Jr. and Geraldine M. Girouard Walsh. David will be lovingly remembered by two brothers, Francis H. Walsh III and his wife Linda...

Rose Filaseta

Rose Filaseta

Sep 8, 2009

Rose M. Filaseta, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Abbe Hall in Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem the daughter of the late Dominick and Cecelia D'Ambrosio Donofrio. Rose was preceded in death in 1978 by her husband of 30 years, Leonard J. Filaseta. She dedicated her life to her family as a homemaker and will be...

Joseph T. Petrilla

Joseph T. Petrilla

Sep 7, 2009

Joseph T. Petrilla, 92, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, September 7, 2009 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. Joseph was married to Margaret Chabak Petrilla with whom he just recently celebrated 67 years of marriage on July 18. Joseph was a Liberty High School Graduate. He worked for Mack Trucks and after retiring he became an ambassador for Mack Trucks...

Minnie N. Hallman

Minnie N. Hallman

Sep 7, 2009

Minnie N. "Mim" Hallman, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, September 7, 2009 at Old Orchard Manor Care Health Services in Easton. She was born in Allentown, the daughter of the late Charles and Miriam Joseph. She was the loving wife of Thomas B. Hallman, Sr. of Bethlehem. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last October. Minnie worked for the...

J. Arline Schiffer Miller

J. Arline Schiffer Miller

Sep 5, 2009

J. Arline Schiffer Miller, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Manor Care Health Services. She was born in Fleetwood, the daughter of the late Seneca and Emma Miller Adam. Arline was preceded in death by her first husband Herman Schiffer in 1960 and her second husband Edward Miller in 1995. She worked as a hostess and...

Anna Baran

Anna Baran

Sep 3, 2009

Anna Werkman Baran, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Joseph and Kathyrn Werkman. Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Francis B. Baran. She worked as a sewing machine operator for a few dress manufacturing companies in the area. Anna was a...

Agnes Mitcho

Agnes Mitcho

Sep 2, 2009

Agnes T. Mitcho, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Peters Timko. Agnes is survived by her husband of 62 years, George T. Mitcho of Bethlehem. Agnes graduated from the Villa Sacred Heart, Danville, PA. She worked in the Accounts Payable...

Anna M. Grady

Anna M. Grady

Aug 29, 2009

Anna M. Grady, age 91 of Bethlehem, PA passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at home. She was born October 14, 1917 in Freemansburg, PA. She was the daughter of the late John and Julia Mestor Borlodan. Her husband Emerson W. "Mike" Grady died in 2000. She retired in 1984 from Lehigh University as a domestic engineer. She...

Irma T. Fertal

Irma T. Fertal

Aug 29, 2009

Irma T. Fertal, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Holy Family Manor. Born June 25, 1916 to Frank and Mary Schemenek, she married Edward George Fertal, Jr. on November 18, 1937. She was a homemaker and worked as a cashier at Hess Brothers and Bethlehem Catholic High School. Mrs. Fertal was an active member of many...

Irene E. Sterlein

Irene E. Sterlein

Aug 24, 2009

Irene E. Sterlein, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, August 24, 2009 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Sterlein. They had been married for 68 years. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Rose Kovacs Birkas. Irene will be lovingly remembered by her...

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