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William F. Martin
Jan 28, 2010
William "Bill" F Martin, 58, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Manor Care Health Services I in Bethlehem. He was born in Scranton, PA and the son of the late Clarence and Marjorie Manley Martin. Bill is the husband of Dorothy A. Cope Martin with whom he celebrated their eleventh anniversary this January. Bill worked for Albarell...
Kevin Scott Bender
Jan 26, 2010
Kevin Scott Bender, 34 of Bethlehem, Pa. died on Tuesday Jan. 26th, after a brief battle with acute leukemia, at Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Kevin and his wife Joelle Hudak of Bethlehem celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on June 26th. Born in Nazareth he is the son of Stanley "Butch" Bender, Jr. and Julianne Schwartz Bender of Bushkill...
Jack Ratarsky
Jan 25, 2010
Jack "The Whistler" Ratarsky, 81, of Bethlehem, passed away on January 25, 2010. He was the husband of Lucille Breidenbach Ratarsky. They were married for 23 years on December 29, 2009. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 20, 1928; he was the son of the late Morris and Julia Ratarsky. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during...
Bertalan Papp
Jan 24, 2010
Bertalan "Bill" Papp, 88, of Hellertown, PA passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 in his home. Born November 4, 1921 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Theresa Onhoffer and Bertalan Joseph Papp, Sr. He was married to Mary Yelicanin Papp with whom he celebrated 60 years of marriage before she passed away in 2004. Bill worked for...
Antoinette M. Mitch
Jan 23, 2010
Antoinette M. "Dolly" Mitch, 80, of Allentown, died Saturday January 23, 2010, at Cedarbrook, Allentown. Born in Philadelphia on May 2, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Mitch and Julia Szabo. She will be lovingly remembered and missed by her sisters, Jean L. Gresh, and Geraldine T. Deily, brother, Joseph Mitch, any many nieces and nephews. She...
Elizabeth Chaszar
Jan 22, 2010
Elizabeth Chaszar, 95, of Bethlehem Township, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at Country Meadows Nursing Home in Bethlehem Twp. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Ignatz and Anna Schultz Reichard. She was the loving wife of the late William F. Chaszar. Elizabeth worked for the former Laros Printing Co. for 30 years before retiring in 1976....
Anna E Horwath
Jan 21, 2010
Anna E. Kronstein Horwath, 96, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Anna was the daughter of the late John and Theresa Frank Kronstein. Anna was the wife of Wendell Horwath who died in November of 1995. Anna was a member of University Parish of Holy Ghost Catholic Church. She worked in various...
Margaret F. Zelezen
Jan 20, 2010
Margaret "Peggy" F. Chladny Zelezen, 86 , of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born in Fountain Hill and was the daughter of the late Alex and Bertha Nemsilla Chladny and the wife of the late Stephen Zelezen. Margaret will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Edward D. Zelezen and his...
Ruth J. Lang
Jan 19, 2010
Ruth J. Lang, 90, of Allentown, died Tuesday January 19, 2010, at Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Allentown. Born in Nesquehoning on November 2, 1919, she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth Strain Maurer. She was the devoted wife of the late George F. Lang who died in 2005. They were married for 63 years. Ruth graduated as a...
Antonette Faseno
Jan 19, 2010
Antonette Faseno, 93, of Bethlehem passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 at Cedarbrook, Ft. Hill Annex. Born in Ft. Hill, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Santa Bellon Venanzi. Her husband, the late Anthony J. Faseno, Sr., died Feb. 5, 1974. Antonette was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church in Bethlehem. A talented seamstress and...
John A. Chladni
Jan 18, 2010
John A. Chladni, 95, of Bethlehem died on Monday, January 18, 2010 at Gracedale Nursing Home. He was born November 11, 1914 in Bethlehem, the son of the late John and Theresa Sherson Chladni. John was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Moyer Chladni. John retired as a Mechanic from Whitehall Auto Parts after 15 years of service. Prior,...
Gus Wiktor
Jan 18, 2010
Augustine T. "Gus" Wiktor, 74, of Bethlehem died on Monday January 18, 2010 at his residence. Born on April 4, 1935, he was the son of the late Marek and Aniela Orzech Wiktor. Gus was employed by the Bethlehem Steel where he worked as a mechanic for 40 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a...
Margaret Kadar
Jan 17, 2010
Margaret Kadar, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Charles and Pauline Lazorik Check. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph S. Kadar. She worked for Food Fair and Pantry Pride for many years. Margaret was a devoted parishioner of Our Lady of...
Daniel F. Megenhardt
Jan 16, 2010
Daniel F. Megenhardt, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. He was born in Catasauqua, PA and is the son of the late Frederick D. and Anna Tate Megenhardt. Daniel is the husband of Shirley A. Fink Megenhardt with whom he celebrated their 64th anniversary this past June....
Bernadine M. Kondash
Jan 15, 2010
Bernadine M. Kondash, 85, of Bethlehem died Friday morning at Country Meadows, Bethlehem Township. She had been married for 57 years to George P. Kondash who died in 2003. Born in Bethlehem she is the daughter of the late William and Hilda Sattler Richard. Bernadine enjoyed years of canning, cooking and baking home grown fruits and vegetables for her family,...
Joseph A. Repsher, Sr.
Jan 14, 2010
Joseph A. Repsher, Sr., 61, of Bethlehem, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Born January 20, 1948 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Elwood Repsher and Betty Snyder Ortwein. Joseph was married to Deborah Kovacs Repsher with whom he celebrated 40 years of marriage this past June. Joseph worked for the...
Michael Martinez
Jan 13, 2010
Michael Martinez, 78, of Hellertown, PA passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at St.Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Born October 12, 1931 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Marie Albanese Martinez. He was married to Mary Kniha Martinez with whom he celebrated 47 years of marriage this past October. Michael proudly served his country in the United States...
Susan M. Brink
Jan 11, 2010
Susan M. Maxwell Brink, 47, of Bethlehem, PA, formerly of Long Valley, NJ, passed away suddenly while at work Monday, January 11, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest in Allentown, PA. Born May 7, 1962 in Newton Hospital in Newton, NJ, she was the daughter of Betty Jane Maxwell and the late Edward B. Maxwell. She was married to...
Olivia C. Vargo
Jan 11, 2010
Olivia C. Vargo, 83, of Upper Macungie Twp. died on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late James & Flora Mae Maute McKelvie. Her husband, the late Laddy Vargo died in Dec. 13, 2000. Olivia was a graduate of St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing. She worked...
Andrew J. Hutchinson, Jr.
Jan 10, 2010
Andrew J. Hutchinson, Jr., 84, of Emmaus, died on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospice in Allentown. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Andrew J., Sr. and Anna Shuster Hutchinson. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, GeorgeAnna Hutchinson. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Isabel Taylor Hutchinson. Andrew...
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