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Evelyn M. Vlamis
Oct 2, 2009
Evelyn M. "Mary" Nixon Vlamis, 95, of Bethlehem, passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Kistler and William Nixon. She was married to Tomis C. Vlamis who passed in 1966. Evelyn was known by many as Mary the Greek....
Michael G. Cottage
Oct 2, 2009
Michael G. Cottage, 87, of Bethlehem, died Friday, October 2, 2009 in his home. Born May 15, 1922 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Sherer and Thomas Cottage. He was married to Anna Persa Cottage with whom he celebrated 60 years of marriage. Michael Worked for the Bethlehem Steel in the General Services Department for 40...
John S. Krafcik
Oct 2, 2009
John S. Krafcik Jr. , 70, of Bethlehem died Friday October 2, 2009 at the Altoona Regional Hospital in Altoona, Pa. He was born on May 9, 1939 in Bethlehem son of the late John and Pauline Alice Ewiak Krafcik. John worked as a machine operator for B. Braun Medical Inc. for 30 years retiring in 2005. He was a...
Helen T. Benavage
Sep 29, 2009
Helen T. Benavage, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Swoyersville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Maholick. She was the wife of the late Edwin C. Benavage with whom she celebrated 45 years of marriage before he passed away in 1993. Helen was a member of...
Paula Mumbauer
Sep 28, 2009
Paula Mumbauer, 49, of Allentown; passed away Monday, September 28, 2009 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp., after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family and many beloved friends. Paula is survived by her longtime companion, James Weiss, her two loving children, Carl Weiss and Katherine Mumbauer, her brother,...
Grace J. Bove-Parenti
Sep 28, 2009
Grace J. Parenti, 93, of Bethlehem, passed away Monday September 28, 2009, at Kirkland Village. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Josephine Parenti Bove. She was the wife of the late Flory Parenti who passed away in 1989. They were married for 54 years. Grace worked for the Northampton County Courthouse in the Criminal...
Lorraine M. Reiss
Sep 26, 2009
Lorraine M. Major Reiss, 74 , of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's located in Center Valley. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Balkum Major both of Bethlehem. Lorraine was preceded by her husband, the late Leon H. Reiss. Lorraine was a graduate of Liberty High...
Elizabeth Ann Brockway
Sep 25, 2009
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Martens Brockway, 74 , of Bethlehem, passed peacefully at the VNA , St. Luke's Hospice House, on Friday, September 25, 2009, Bethlehem. Betty was born in New York City, New York and was the daughter of the late Randolph Murray and Cecelia O'Neill Martens. Betty was the third child of six children: Ginger, June, William, Susan and...
Honore Zettlemoyer
Sep 25, 2009
Honore Zettlemoyer, 77, of Bethlehem died on Friday, September 25, 2009 at Hospice House of VNA of St. Luke's. Born in White Haven, PA, she was the daughter of the late John R. & Honore Caffrey Martini. She was the wife of James E. Zettlemoyer, Sr. of Hellertown. Honore retired in 1995 from Lucent Technologies as a layout operator in...
Joseph G. Pomponio, Md
Sep 24, 2009
Joseph G. Pomponio, M.D., 82, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born November 11, 1926 in Compobasso, Italy; the son of the late Attilio and Giovanna Listorti Pomponio. Dr. Pomponio is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Agnes J. Ambrosino Pomponio. He came to the United States in 1932. Dr....
August A. Entler, Jr.
Sep 23, 2009
August A. "Gus" Entler, Jr., 55, of Fountain Hill, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Born in Fountain Hill, he was the son of the late August A. and Elizabeth "Betty" Souver Entler. He was the loving husband of Carlene M.Mickey Entler of Fountain Hill. They celebrated their 24th anniversary this past August. A...
Gizella V. Yanza
Sep 22, 2009
Gizella V. Yanza, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Blough Health Care Center. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Hari Vargo. She was the loving wife of the late Frank Yanza who died in 2006. Gizella was a member of St. John's Windish Lutheran Church of Bethlehem where she...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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