OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

C. Chester Pullen

C. Chester Pullen

Mar 31, 2010

Charles Chester Pullen, 90, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday March 31, 2010 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown. Born in Hightstown, N.J. on August 7, 1919, he was the son of the late Chester and Elizabeth Ward Pullen. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Virginia O'Donnell Pullen. Chester was a 1941 graduate of Villanova College where he earned a...

Anna Szukics

Anna Szukics

Mar 30, 2010

Anna M. Szukics, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Kirkland Village, Bethlehem. She was born June 29, 1922 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Michael and MAry Csuk Szukics. Anna retired from SureFit where she worked in the Production Control Dept. for 44 years. She was a Parishioner of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Church. Anna...

Vincent G. Korpics

Vincent G. Korpics

Mar 30, 2010

Vincent G. Korpics, 70, of Tobyhanna, PA passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg, PA. Born November 25, 1939 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Catherine Borlodan and Francis J. Korpics, Sr. He was married to Dona Behler-Miller Korpics with whom he celebrated 47 years of marriage this past February 16th....

Judith T. Schultz

Judith T. Schultz

Mar 30, 2010

Judith T. Taylor Schultz, 70, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, PA. Born October 17, 1939 in Trenton, NJ she was the daughter of the late Margaretta Moonan and Ernest Taylor. She was married to Stanley "Skip" Schultz with whom she celebrated their 50th Anniversary this past October 3rd. Judith graduated...

Mary Roarty

Mary Roarty

Mar 30, 2010

Mary DiFuria Roarty, 75, formerly of Emmaus, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born March 26, 1935 in Boston, MA she was the daughter of the late Marion Brown and Anthony DiFuria. Mary worked as a Congressional/Senate Secretary for over 15 years retiring in 1992. She was a former member of St. Anne's Catholic...

Cecelia Ann Mies

Cecelia Ann Mies

Mar 29, 2010

Cecelia A. Mies, 87, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Mies, whom she married on February 12, 1944. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late William E. McGuinness and Cecelia V. Carrington McGuinness. She attended Madison Elementary School and Liberty High...

Marian K. Shea

Marian K. Shea

Mar 29, 2010

Marian K. Rybak Shea, passed away quietly on Monday, March 29, 2010, at home in Bethlehem. Her gentle character and love will be tenderly missed by her children and the Rybak family. Born July 28, 1929 in Bethlehem, she was the youngest daughter of Kalyna Revotski and John Rybak. Marian is survived by her daughter, Diedre, her two sons, Thomas...

Lucy I. Palos

Lucy I. Palos

Mar 29, 2010

Lucy I. Palos, 82, of Bethlehem, was peacefully received into the hands of our Lord on Monday, March 29, 2010 surrounded by her family. She was born on December 9, 1927 in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Vincent and Louisa Mutarelli Facchiano. Lucy was preceded in death by her husband E.R. "Buddy" Palos. She retired as the Head Teller...

John Clarkson

John Clarkson

Mar 28, 2010

John Clarkson, 90, of Bethlehem went home to be with the Lord on Sunday March 28th. He was the husband of the late Helen Clarkson. He was born on October 6, 1919 in Arlington, N.J. and was the son of the late John and Amanda Clarkson. John was a graduate of Rutgers University. He worked for the DuPont Company for...

Amelia J. Minchak

Amelia J. Minchak

Mar 27, 2010

Amelia J Cenyuga Minchak, 87, formerly of Bethlehem Township, PA died on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Gracedale in Nazareth, PA. Amelia was born in Bethlehem and was the daughter of the late Mato and Amelia Yeager Cenyuga and the widow of the late George F. Minchak who died June 18, 1987. Amelia was a homemaker and devoted to her...

Cornelius F. Enright

Cornelius F. Enright

Mar 27, 2010

Cornelius F. "Corny" Enright, 72, of Bethlehem, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday March 27, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. Born in Bethlehem on October 28, 1937, he was the son of the late Cornelius, Sr. and Esther Schrader Enright. He is survived by his devoted wife of 42 years, Betty A. Gredlics Enright. Cornelius...

Juan M. Hernandez

Juan M. Hernandez

Mar 26, 2010

Juan "John" M. Hernandez, 77 , of Allentown, died on Friday, March 26, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. He was born, in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, and was the son of the late Ramon and Rosa Morales Hernandez and the husband of Virginia J. David Hernandez. John was employed as a truck driver for over 42 years with MTS...

Ralph B. Pasco

Ralph B. Pasco

Mar 25, 2010

Ralph B. Pascoe, 51, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, March 25, 2010 in Bethlehem. He was born November 6, 1958 in Bethlehem the son of the late Edward C. and Mildred A. Grygo Pascoe. Ralph previously worked as a Chemical Lab Technician for Mallinckrodt Baker of Phillipsburg, NJ Ralph volunteered his time and energy as a Cub Scout Leader and...

Barry Edward Ebner

Barry Edward Ebner

Mar 23, 2010

Barry Edward Ebner died on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Old Orchard Health Care. He was born August 2, 1957 in Bethlehem; the son of Russell and Virginia George Ebner of North Fort Myers, FL. Barry was a graduate of Freedom High School and later proudly served in the U.S. Army. He attended St. John UCC of Farmersville and enjoyed...

Anne H. Gonzalez

Anne H. Gonzalez

Mar 23, 2010

Anne H. Gonzalez, 82, of Bethlehem died on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born February 9, 1928 in Old Forge, PA; the daughter of the late John and Josephine Rzepila Comer. Anne is survived by her devoted husband Ronald E. Gonzalez of Bethlehem Twp. She dedicated her life to her family and will...

Ryan P Sporka

Ryan P Sporka

Mar 22, 2010

Ryan P. Sporka, 36, of Bethlehem died on Monday, March 22, 2010 in Bethlehem. He and his wife, Marcella L. Keiper Sporka, were married on Feb. 14, 2003. Born in Norristown, PA, Ryan is the son of Ronald A. and Patricia L. Bonnage Sporka of Bethlehem. Ryan graduated from Freedom H.S in 1992, where he excelled at football, wrestling and...

Jamieson B. Kurtz

Jamieson B. Kurtz

Mar 22, 2010

Jamieson Barnett Kurtz, 40, of Emmaus, passed away on March 22, 2010. Born in Camp Hill, PA on September 23, 1969, he was the son of Bruce Kurtz of Bethlehem and Julie Remiszewski Mumaw of Easton. Jamie was a 1988 graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and a 1993 graduate of West Virginia University. He was a member of the...

Ruth E. Ortwein

Ruth E. Ortwein

Mar 22, 2010

Ruth E. Ortwein, 84, formerly of Hellertown, and Port Charlotte, FL, died on Monday March 22, 2010 at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center in Richlandtown. Born Phillipsburg, NJ on February 10, 1926, she was the daughter of the late George and Mattie Claxton Dilts. She was the wife of the late James M. Ortwein who died in 2009; they were...

Isolina Serrano

Isolina Serrano

Mar 20, 2010

Isolina Serrano, 83, of Bethlehem Township, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. She was born in Camuy, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Martina Hermina and Nicholas Nieves. She was married to the late Manuel Serrano. Isolina dedicated her life to her family and her religion. She was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic...

Ann Marie Burkhardt

Ann Marie Burkhardt

Mar 20, 2010

Ann Marie Burkhardt, 63, went to the arms of Jesus on Saturday, March 20th at Good Sheperd Specialty Rehabilitation in Bethlehem after a long and courageous battle. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Jerome and Genevieve Cooke. Ann was the longtime companion of the late Ray Reuter. She was the proud mother of Richard W. Burkhardt...