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Mary Genevieve Crossley
Dec 7, 2008
Mary Genevieve Thomas Crossley, 93, of Upper Black Eddy, PA died Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Hospice of the of St. Luke's in Bethlehem, PA. Born September 2, 1915 in Renova, PA she was the daughter of the late Emily Elnora Fye and William S. Thomas. She was married to John G. Crossley, who passed away in 1992. Mary was...
Sophie B. Cunningham
Dec 7, 2008
Sophie B. Hudak Cunningham, 95 , of Bethlehem, formerly of Fountain Hill, died on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Cedar Brook-Fountain Hill in Bethlehem. Sophie was the daughter of the late George and Susan Dozer Hudak and the widow of Charles B. Cunningham who died in 1979. Sophie was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Ursula's Catholic Church,...
Goldie C. Motil
Dec 6, 2008
Goldie C. Motil, 87, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital. She was born March 16, 1921in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Imre and Theresa Luybli Kovacs Takacs. Goldie is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Joseph E. Motil of Bethlehem. Earlier, Goldie worked for several years as a sewing machine operator for...
Theresa J. Denofa
Dec 5, 2008
Theresa J. Denofa, 92 of Bethlehem went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 5, 2008 at Holy Family Manor. She was the wife of the late Thomas A. Denofa who died in 1977. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late John and Julia Mulzet Judd. Theresa had been a member of the former Our...
Robert R. Bitler
Dec 5, 2008
Robert R. Bitler, 60, of Emmaus, PA passed away Friday, December 5, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, in Allentown after a valiant fight with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. Born January 27, 1948 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Catherine Boyle and Kenneth Bitler. He was married to Bridget Pesaresi Bitler with whom he celebrated 21...
Rose Marie Yasso
Dec 4, 2008
Rose Marie Yasso, 81, of Fountain Hill passed away on Thursday, December 04, 2008 in the Blough Health Care Center, Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Bart and Mary Green Keating. Rose Marie was married for 58 years to the late, George F.Yasso, her high school sweetheart. Volunteerism was an integral part of Rose Marie's...
Thelma M. Elliott
Dec 4, 2008
Thelma M. Elliott, 90, of Hellertown, died on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown. Thelma was born in Schuylkill County and was the daughter of the late John and Mary Strause Salen and the widow of Peter Elliott who died in September of 1995. Thelma will be lovingly remembered by three nieces Arlene Krebs, Ruth Ann...
Ronald W Stahr
Dec 4, 2008
Ronald W. Stahr, 64 of Bethlehem Township died on Thursday Dec. 4th after suffering a heart attack while driving. He was pronounced at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenburg in Bethlehem. He and his wife Patricia L Barlok celebrated their 37th Wedding Anniversary this past September. Born in Bethlehem he is the son of the late William and Mary Dougherty Stahr. He...
Margaret E. Ford
Dec 3, 2008
Margaret E. Ford, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. Born in Perkasie, PA; she was the daughter of the late Linford and Mamie Gross Moyer. She was the loving wife of John A. Ford of Bethlehem; they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past August. Margaret dedicated...
Frank Klucsik
Dec 3, 2008
Frank C. Klucsik, 84, of Monroe Township, NJ, formerly of Bethlehem, PA died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Monroe Village in New Jersey. Born February 26, 1924 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Theresa Kondor and Julius Klucsik. He was married to Margaret Popovich Klucsik with whom he celebrated 60 years of marriage on May 8th. Frank...
Robert D. Delazaro
Dec 3, 2008
Robert "Bob" D. DeLazaro, 73, of Bethlehem died on his birthday, December 3, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. He was the husband of Barbara Brandafi and they would have celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary on December 8th. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Martin "Jack" DeLazaro and Gertrude Knauss DeLazaro. He was a graduate...
Charles A. Brown
Dec 2, 2008
Charles A. Brown, 73, of Bethlehem, PA went home to our Lord on Tuesday, December 02, 2008. After a seven-week battle at Hahnemann Hospital, he passed peacefully while surrounded by his family and loved ones. As in life and in death, he fought to the bitter end. Charlie was born on March 25, 1935, in Bethlehem, the son of the...
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
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
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 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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