OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

George Loicano

George Loicano

Nov 28, 2008

George "Spuds" N. Loicano, 94 of Bethlehem died Friday November 28, 2008 at Muhlenberg Hospital. He was born on February 6, 1914 in Bethlehem son of the late George and Josephine Riolo Loicano. George was a veteran of the US Army serving his country in the European Theatre during WW II from May 14, 1941 to Sept. 11, 1945. He...

Julius G. Loder

Julius G. Loder

Nov 26, 2008

Julius G. Loder, 76, of Bethlehem died on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital. He was born in Penn Allen, PA the son of the late Ambrose and Mary Hirschman Loder. Julius is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Anna Mae Buckanin Loder of Bethlehem. He was a 1950 graduate of Nazareth Area High School where he...

Anna Keller

Anna Keller

Nov 26, 2008

Anna Alfoldi Keller, 99, of Bethlehem died on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Holy Family Manor. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late John and Theresa Lang Alfoldi. Anna was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Keller. She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Robert M. Keller and his wife Corinne of Lower Saucon Twp.,...

Mary Agnes Mcgee

Mary Agnes Mcgee

Nov 24, 2008

Mary Agnes McGee, 88, of Bethlehem died on Monday, November 24, 2008. She was born in Youngstown, PA the daughter of the late John and Loretta Biglin Scanlon. Mary was preceded in death by her husband John F. McGee and her brother Jack Scanlon. Services have been arranged with the guidance of Connell Funeral Home, Inc. Bethlehem A Mass of...

Mary L. Mayer

Mary L. Mayer

Nov 24, 2008

Mary Leonore Mayer, 86 of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, departed this life on the 24th of November, 2008, joining Ed, her husband of 52 years, and her Lord in Heaven. Born in Campbell, Ohio, she was the daughter of Joseph "Tata" and Anna "Baba" Kohut. She was preceded in death by her eight siblings. She was the first in her family to...

Myrtle M. Peterson

Myrtle M. Peterson

Nov 22, 2008

Myrtle M. Peterson, formerly of 448 Main St., Bethlehem died November 22, 2008 at the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's. She was the wife of the late Walter F. Peterson. They were married at Ss. Simon and Jude Roman Catholic Church in 1941. Services: A viewing will be held on November 26, 2008 at Connell Funeral Home,...

Domenica Madeline Savelli Smale

Domenica Madeline Savelli Smale

Nov 22, 2008

Domenica Madeline Rizzo Savelli Smale, 92, of Nazareth, formerly of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Gracedale in Nazareth. Domenica was born in Old Forge, PA and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita Rizzo and the widow of Peter Savelli who died in 1980 and Fred Smale who passed away a few years later. Domenica...

Fanny G. "Magan" Hartranft

Fanny G. "Magan" Hartranft

Nov 20, 2008

Fanny "Magan" Hartranft Fanny G. "Magan" Hartranft, 65, of Bethlehem died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 at the Hospice House of Monroe County in East Stroudsburg. She was the daughter of the late William and Hazel Carr Magan. Fanny had been employed by the Beth. Steel Co. from 1961 - 1994 and by Blue Cross, first in Allentown and later in...

Ralph Lopez

Ralph Lopez

Nov 18, 2008

Ralph Lopez, 78, of Bethlehem Township died Tuesday November 18, 2008, at the Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's, Lower Saucon. Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Inocencia Lopez. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Georgina Maldonado Lopez. He was the owner and operator of Ralph's Cleaners of South Bethlehem...

Father Richard W. Campo

Father Richard W. Campo

Nov 17, 2008

The Reverend Richard W. Campo, Rector of Holy Family Villa for Priests, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania died November 17, 2008 at the age of 63. A native of Summit Hill, PA he was the son of the late Gino and Rachel Cunning Campo. He attended Saint Joseph Grade School, Summit Hill, PA and Marian High School, Tamaqua, PA. Prior to becoming a...

Andrew James Stellatos, Jr.

Andrew James Stellatos, Jr.

Nov 16, 2008

Andrew James "AJ" Stellatos, Jr. 46 of Allentown, PA, formerly of Hillsdale, NJ, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2008 after a brief battle with cancer. Born in New York City, Andrew grew up in Englewood then Hillsdale, NJ before moving to Allentown in 1999. He was a graduate of Pascack Valley Regional High School in Hillsdale, NJ. Upon his...

Anthony Marino

Anthony Marino

Nov 14, 2008

Anthony Marino, 85 , of Bethlehem, died on Friday, November 14, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. He was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Vincent and Antoinette Serbadio Marino. Anthony is the husband of Margaret Valish Marino with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage on June 1, 2008. Anthony was a barber in Bethlehem...

Helen Elizabeth Merlo

Helen Elizabeth Merlo

Nov 14, 2008

Helen Elizabeth Merlo, 92, of Bethlehem died Friday November 14, 2008 at Old Orchard Manor Care in the presence of her family. She was born June 18, 1916 in Catasauqua, Pa., daughter of the late John and Mary Rongyos Makovetz. She was the wife of the late Salvatore Merlo. They celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1984. Helen worked as...

Mary T.K. Freeh

Mary T.K. Freeh

Nov 12, 2008

Mary T. Kilgour Freeh, 87 of Upper Saucon Township died Wednesday morning at her home surrounded by her family. She and her husband John J. Freeh, Sr. celebrated their 57th anniversary this past March. Born in Bethlehem, she is the daughter of the late John and Irene Holmes Kilgour. After graduating from Bethlehem Catholic High School in 1940 and continuing...

Michael Andre Wanuga

Michael Andre Wanuga

Nov 11, 2008

Michael Andre Wanuga, 62, of Bethlehem died Tuesday November 11, 2008 at his residence. He was born November 15, 1945 in McAdoo, Pa. son of the late Michael and Anna Patskan Wanuga. Michael worked as a research analyst for Bethlehem Steel for 33 years retiring in August 2001. He also served his country as a military policeman in the National...

Mary H. Bambu

Mary H. Bambu

Nov 10, 2008

Mary H. Kolman Bambu, 91 , of Bethlehem, died on Monday, November 10, 2008 at her Residence in Bethlehem. Mary was the born in Bethlehem, and was the daughter of the late Louis and Julia Gemendli Kolman and the wife of the late William A. Bambu who died October 17, 2005 and was married to for 69 yers. Mary was...

Marian S. Menke

Marian S. Menke

Nov 10, 2008

Marian S. Menke, 98, of Bethlehem died November 10, 2008 in Bethlehem, PA. Born in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Peter J. and Anna McKenna Smith. Marian was the wife of the late Paul W. Menke. Mrs. Menke was a 1929 graduate of Divine Providence Academy of Pittsburgh and a 1932 graduate of St. John's General...

Marion S. Menke

Marion S. Menke

Nov 10, 2008

Marian S. Menke, 98, of Bethlehem died November 10, 2008 in Bethlehem, PA. Born in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Peter J. and Anna McKenna Smith. Marian was the wife of the late Paul W. Menke. Mrs. Menke was a 1929 graduate of Divine Providence Academy of Pittsburgh and a 1932 graduate of St. John's General...

Ernest Robert Smodish

Ernest Robert Smodish

Nov 10, 2008

Ernest Robert Smodish: died Monday, November 10, 2008 at home-Lower Saucon, PA. Born August 11, 1945 in Fountain Hill, PA. Husband of Elaine C. Reily Smodish. Married on October 15, 1966 in Sumter, South Carolina. Ernie is a son of the late Ernest and Mary Kosik Smodish. Children: daughter, Elise C. Happel and husband Jon of Hellertown, PA, sons: Eric...

Nellie Dorsey

Nellie Dorsey

Nov 9, 2008

Nellie Dorsey, 85, of Coopersburg died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born July 30, 1923 in Florida she was the daughter of the late Julia and James Johnson. She was married to her late husband Charlie Dorsey. Nellie worked and retired from the nursing profession. She was a member of various social groups and loved to...

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