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

Laura J. Esposito

Laura J. Esposito

Sep 27, 2008

Laura J. Esposito, 86 of Nicholas St. Bethlehem Twsp, died Saturday morning, September 27, 2008 at her home. She was the wife of the late Dominic A. "Ming" Esposito who died in 2000. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Feher Salontai Laura was baptized, educated for 8 years and married at the former...

Peter A. Corby

Peter A. Corby

Sep 26, 2008

Peter A Corby, 45 , of Allentown, died Friday, September 26, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Peter was the son of Robert T. Corby of Bethlehem and the late Bertha E. Braxmeier Corby and the husband of Laura A. Good Corby of Allentown with whom he celebrated their 19th anniversary in May of this year. Peter was a plane...

Catherine Schenck

Catherine Schenck

Sep 26, 2008

Catherine Kiss Schenck, 90, life-long resident of Bethlehem, died Friday, September 26, 2008 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born, August 25, 1918, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Kaszlik Kiss. She was the loving wife of the late Charles B. Schenck, Jr., with whom she shared a special fondness for travel. Catherine was...

John A. Vass

John A. Vass

Sep 26, 2008

John Anthony Wash Vass died on Friday September 26, 2008 in his home after a lengthy bout with caner. He was the husband of Goldie Gregoria Gaul Vass for 65 years. He was the son of the late John and Teresa Freund Vas, both of Hungary. He graduated from Bethlehem Vocational High School and enlisted in the Army where he...

Pio Leon

Pio Leon

Sep 25, 2008

Pio Leon, 93, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, September 25, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. Born in Cayey, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Benito and Eugenia Lopez Leon. While in Puerto Rico, Mr. Leon worked in the sugar cane fields and then became a shoemaker. He was a member of First Spanish Baptist Church in Bethlehem. Pio...

Layla Marie Torres

Layla Marie Torres

Sep 25, 2008

Baby Layla Marie Torres died on September 25, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the daughter of Anastasia Marie Torrales and Miguel Torres, Jr., both of Bethlehem. She is also survived by maternal grandparents, Gregory Torrales and Ada Marie Kelly; paternal grandparents, Miguel Torres and Yvette Johnson; great grandparents; aunts; and several cousins.

Sophie L. Crocus

Sophie L. Crocus

Sep 24, 2008

Sophie L. Crocus, 95, of Fountain Hill, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Boykevich. She was the loving wife of the late Thomas A. Crocus, Jr. They were married 70 years at the time of his death in 2003. Sophie dedicated her...

Frank Scheck

Frank Scheck

Sep 24, 2008

Mr. Frank Scheck, 92, of Bethlehem died September 24, 2008 at Praxis in Easton, PA. He and his wife, Mary Dacetski Scheck celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary this past August. He was the son of the late Ferencz and Katalin Forjan Sekh. Frank retired from the Bethlehem Steel Co. in 1969 after 35 years of service. He was a general...

William L. Wieder

William L. Wieder

Sep 24, 2008

William L. Wieder, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born October 6, 1915 in Allentown, the son of the John and Theresa Salber Wieder. William was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth E. Pivnicny Wieder. He served in the U.S. Army from 1935 to...

Ida L. Csrnko

Ida L. Csrnko

Sep 23, 2008

Ida L. Csrnko, 86, formerly of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Porter Hospice in Centennial, CO. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Howard C. and Luella J. Grim Ott. She was the loving wife of the late Emil A. Csrnko. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary before he died in 2004. Mrs. Csrnko worked...

Stephen M. Bobial

Stephen M. Bobial

Sep 21, 2008

Stephen M Bobial, 87 , of Hellertown, formerly of Bethlehem died on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. He was born in Hellertown and was the son of the late Steven and Susanne Valas Bobial and the husband of Irene M. Spisak Bobial. Stephen served in the U.S. Marines in the Pacific Theather during WW II. He...

Kathryn A. Trescak

Kathryn A. Trescak

Sep 19, 2008

Kathryn A. Trescak, 86, of Bethlehem died Friday , September 19, 2008 at the Hospice House VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem, Pa. She was born on October 6, 1921 in Egypt, Pa. daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Supp Yarema. She was the wife of the late John M. Trescak . Kathryn along with her husband John owned...

Dolores Pinczok

Dolores Pinczok

Sep 19, 2008

Dolores "Dee" J. Pinczok, 75, of Bethlehem, died Friday, September 19, 2008 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born January 31, 1933 in Hanover Green, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen Paskevich Pluski. She was the loving wife of Alex Pinczok, Jr. they celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this past May. A 1950...

Virginia Anne Hogan

Virginia Anne Hogan

Sep 18, 2008

Ms. Virginia Anne Hogan of Bethlehem died September 18, 2008. Ms. Hogan was Director of Personnel Services at Northampton Community College for 17 years and a Special Education Teacher in Philadelphia for seven years. A graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia in 1953 and a Master's Degree in...

Khrystian Alexander Fuhrman

Khrystian Alexander Fuhrman

Sep 18, 2008

Khrystian Alexander Fuhrman, 8, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 in his home with his family. Born in Hillsborough, NJ, he was the loving son of Todd and Dawn Sammer Fuhrman. Khrystian was a happy go lucky kid. He was the most loving child who was able to meet his hero's "The Power Rangers" through the help of the...

John Frimenko, Jr.

John Frimenko, Jr.

Sep 16, 2008

John Frimenko, Jr., 85, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late John, Sr. and Mary Grundza Frimenko. He was the loving husband of Olga Malchuk Frimenko. They celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary this past May. Mr. Frimenko was a Teacher at Saucon Valley School District...

James Carmen Martucci

James Carmen Martucci

Sep 15, 2008

James "Jim" Carmen Martucci, 54, of Bethlehem, died Monday, September 15, 2008 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Angela Potocnie-Kichline of Allentown and the late Nicholas Morris Martucci. He was the husband of Karen KlingerMartucci and the father of David Martucci and Jennifer Adamson. Brother to Nicholas, Carl, Toni Pollick, and...

Marie T. Mills

Marie T. Mills

Sep 15, 2008

Marie T. O'Connell Mills, 82, of Bethlehem, died Monday, September 15, 2008 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born October 31, 1925 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Mary C. Schumacher and Patrick J. O'Connell. She was married to James S. Mills with whom she celebrated 61 years of marriage last January...

Elizabeth J Salgado

Elizabeth J Salgado

Sep 13, 2008

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Salgado, 78, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, September 13, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Robert F. and Catherine Kervin Mills. She was the loving wife of the late Russell J. Salgado who died in 1999. Betty dedicated her life to her family. She was a former...

Gwynne Ann Sponchiado

Gwynne Ann Sponchiado

Sep 12, 2008

Gwynne Ann Sponchiado, 66, of Bethlehem, died Friday, September 12, 2008 in her home. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Olga Malitzki DiGiacinto. She was the loving wife of Egidio "Spunk" Sponchiado. They celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary this past April. Gwynne worked for George Wolf Elementary School in Northampton School District as a...

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