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

Jane A. Ruhf
Oct 19, 2009
Jane A. Ruhf, 87, of Bethlehem died Monday October 19, 2009, at Manor Care, Bethlehem. Born in Miners Mills, PA on March 24, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lucinda Egen Ayre. She was the wife of the late John C. Ruhf, who died in 2003. Among various jobs Jane was the owner and operator of...
Kazimierz Jastrzemski
Oct 19, 2009
Kazimierz "Kaz" Jastrzemski, 83, of Bethlehem, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 7, 1926 in Brodnecza, Poland, son of the late Janak and Juliana Otremba Jastrzemski. He was the husband of the late Helen Bailey Jastrzemski. Kaz was a welder for Bethlehem Fabricators for 30 years retiring...

Richard A. Zukawski
Oct 17, 2009
Richard A. Zukawski, 74, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at LV Hospital-Muhlenberg with his loving family by his side. He was born in East Stroudsburg; the son of the late John and Mildred Wilk Zukawski. Rich is survived by his devoted wife of 50 years, Maryann Cincotta Zukawski of Bethlehem. He was a graduate of East Stroudsburg...

Anthony J. Oravec
Oct 17, 2009
Anthony "Tony" J. Oravec, 91, of Bethlehem died Saturday October 17, 2009 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Twp. He was born June 13, 1918 in Bethlehem son of the late Martin and Mary Gasdaska Oravec. Tony worked as a millwright for the Bethlehem Steel Co. for 42 years retiring in 1980. He was a member of Incarnation of Our...

Patricia Ann Kaminski
Oct 12, 2009
Patricia Ann Kaminski, 82 of Bethlehem died Monday in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa. She was the wife of the late Alvin J. Kaminski who died in 1979. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Joseph Blackton and Hedwig Nonnemacher. She was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and Bethlehem Business College. She worked as a...
William J. Willistein
Oct 11, 2009
William J. Willistein, Jr., 85, of Bethlehem, PA passed away October 11, 2009 at the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's. He was born on January 12, 1924to the late William and Edna Willistein. William served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a gunner on a Grumman Avenger Torpedo Bomber receiving a Victory Metal-NRSS. Later in his...

Raymond Joseph Hayduk, Sr.
Oct 11, 2009
Raymond Joseph Hayduk, Sr., 76, of Freemansburg, PA died Sunday, October 11, 2009 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born September 27, 1933, he was the son of the late Michael and Kathryn Leonard Hayduk. He was married to Olga Postupack Hayduk with whom he celebrated 54 years of marriage. Raymond was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic...
Elizabeth Costello
Oct 10, 2009
Elizabeth Costello, 89, of Allentown, died on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Cedarbrook Nursing in Allentown. She was born August 9, 1920; the daughter of the late Frank and Rose Molinaro. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband Franklin Costello. She is survived by her children, Joseph M. Costello and his wife Rosie of Allentown and Betty Jane and...
Anne Louise Clause
Oct 10, 2009
Anne Louise Clause, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Manor Care Health Services. She was born December 3, 1923 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Harry and Anna M. Melcher Hippensteal. Anne was preceded in death by her husband, Roy E. Clause, Jr. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Bethlehem. Anne dedicated her...
John T. Solt
Oct 10, 2009
John T. "Jack" Solt, 82, of Allentown died Saturday October 10, 2009, at Manor Care of Bethlehem. Born in Freeland, PA on December 4, 1926; he was the son of the late John H. and Susan Mikula Solt. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Jeanette Braden Solt. John worked for the US Postal Service. He began his...
Mary C Reisteter
Oct 10, 2009
Mary C. Labuda Reisteter, 90 of Bethlehem, Pa. died Saturday at Sacred Heart Senior Living Center in Center Valley, Pa. Mary was the wife of the late Stephen P. Reisteter who died in 2002. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary A. Mizak Labuda. She was a graduate of Rudmar Beauty School in...
Maryjane Horwath
Oct 10, 2009
Date: October 11, 2009 Obiturary of Mrs. MaryJane Horwath MaryJane Sullivan Horwath, 58 of Bethlehem, Pa. died Saturday evening at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa. She was the wife of the late Louis G. Horwath who died in 2005. Born in Bethlehem she is the daughter of Rosemarie Taglang Sullivan of Bethlehem and the late Paul Sullivan. MaryJane had been...
James A. Delgrosso
Oct 8, 2009
James A. Delgrosso, 66, of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from complications associated with acute myeloid leukemia. Jim was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Albert "Prince" and Agnes Spevak Delgrosso. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Deborah Clarke Delgrosso. Jim was a graduate...
Barbara Louise Kopinga
Oct 7, 2009
Barbara Louise Kopinga, 59, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at St.Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late George A. and Anna Tirpak Panko. She is the loving wife of Stephen Kopinga. They celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary this past May. Barbara was a 1968 graduate of Liberty High...
William R. Mccarroll
Oct 6, 2009
William R. McCarroll, 86, of Macungie formerly of Bethlehem, passed away Tuesday October 6, 2009. He was the son of the late Howard and Mary Stocker McCarroll. He was the husband of the late Bertha Holena McCarroll. Bill worked as a shipper for the Bethlehem Corporation for 38 years. He was a member of the Cathedral Church of the Nativity...

Jeffrey Vincent Comito
Oct 5, 2009
Jeffrey Vincent Comito, 40, of Bethlehem died unexpectedly on Monday, October 5, 2009 at his residence. He was born December 14, 1968 in Huntington, NY; the son of Philip and Kathleen Comito of Bethlehem Twp. Jeffrey was a graduate of the University of Delaware. He later worked for the National Institute of Health in Washington, DC. He will be lovingly...
Thomas B. Hallman, Sr.
Oct 5, 2009
Thomas B. Hallman, Sr., 88, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 5, 2009 at Old Orchard Manor Care in Easton. He was born in Slatington, PA the son of the late Lillian Hallman Rohrbach. He was the loving husband of the late Minnie N. Hallman who died last month on September 7th. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last October....

Janice A. Sarisky
Oct 4, 2009
Janice A. "Jan" Sarisky, 67, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, October 4, 2009 surrounded by her family at her residence. She was born in Hazleton, PA; the daughter of the late Calvin and Agnes Riffon Kapes. Jan is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Joseph R. Sarisky. She worked as a shipping clerk for 23 years at Home-Sew...
Jarred Scott Phillips
Oct 4, 2009
Jarred Scott Phillips, 9, of Bethlehem, died suddenly on October 4, 2009 at St. Christopher's Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the loving son of Donald K. Phillips, Jr. and Jodi L. Phillips of Bethlehem and a younger brother to Harlee Phillips also of Bethlehem. Jarred was a 4th grade student at Lincoln Elementary School. He enjoyed fishing, riding bikes...

Ann M. Repsher
Oct 3, 2009
Ann M. Repsher, a lifelong resident of Bethlehem, died Saturday October 3, 2009 at Holy Family Manor at the age of 92. Miss Repsher, who was born on June 14, 1917, enjoyed the last 27 years in retirement. During that time she belonged to the senior citizens group at Holy Ghost Church and Ss. Simon and Jude Church, both in...