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

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...

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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...

Irene Vasko
Sep 9, 2008
Irene B. Vasko, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Fecko Yurasek. Irene is survived by her sisters, Gertrude Kovach of Hellertown and Sophie Krise of Bethlehem. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Margaret Marstellar, Katherine Tomko, Anna Yurasek and...
Stephen Szopacs
Sep 8, 2008
Stephen F. Szopacs, 78, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, September 8, 2008 at his residence. He was born January 4, 1930 in Palmerton, PA the son of the late Louis and Rosa Szopacs. Stephen proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Warearning the Korean Service Medal, Bronze Service Star and Purple Heart Medal. Stephen retired from...
Carl W. Eckenrode, Jr.
Sep 7, 2008
Carl W. Eckenrode, Jr., 72, of Quakertown, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2008 at his residence. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Carl and Loretta Carr Eckenrode. He was the loving husband of Nancy Heft Eckenrode. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past February. He was a 1954 Liberty High School Graduate. Carl served his...
Stanley M. Xenakis
Sep 6, 2008
Stanley M. Xenakis, 57, of Bethlehem died Saturday September 6, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg Campus. He was born on March 5, 1951 in Baltimore, Md. Son of the late Mathew and Anthi Takas Xenakis. He was the husband of Angela Zannikos Xenakis. They celebrated 35 years of marriage on June 3, 2008. Stanley was last employed as a...
Charles W. Skibo, Sr.
Sep 5, 2008
Charles W. Skibo, Sr., of Bethlehem, died Friday September 5, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown, after a brief illness. Born in Bethlehem in 1920, he was the son of the late Andrew and Mary Stegura Skibo. He is survived by his wife, the former Wilma Snyder; they would have been married 59 years on September 24. Charles was a...
Juan Berrios
Sep 5, 2008
Juan Berrios, 69, of Bethlehem died Friday Sept. 5, 2008 at Old Orchard Manor Care in Bethlehem Twp. He was born in Barranquita, Puerto Rico son of the late Blass Berrios and Amelia Lopes of Puerto Rico. He was the husband of the late Julia Nieves. He will be lovingly remembered by his sons, Juan , Jose, and Heraldo all...

Burton C. Deichman
Sep 5, 2008
Burton C. Deichman, 74, of Bethlehem, died Friday, September 5, 2008 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Esther V. Danner Deichman. He was the loving husband of the late Patricia L. Santo Deichman who died this past June 15th. Mr. Deichman began his automotive career...

John Michael Pusch
Sep 2, 2008
John Michael Pusch, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at St. Lukes Hospital. He was born in New York, NY, the son of the late Joseph and Agnes Dobrovodsky Pusch. John retired in 1979, after 49 years of service for the Bethlehem Steel Co. where he worked in the Foundry as a molder. He also worked at...