OBITUARIES

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

Richard L. Juless

Richard L. Juless

Dec 26, 2007

Richard L. Juless, 60, of Pen Argyl, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. He was born November 21, 1947 in Bethlehem, the son of the late William and Beatrice Fisher Juless. He was the loving husband of Carol A. Moyer Juless, they celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary on June 1, 2007. Richard worked as a...

Catherine Bennett

Catherine Bennett

Dec 24, 2007

Catherine ?Carrie? Bennett, of Bethlehem, died December 24, 2007. Born on May 29, 1917, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Dominick and Sandella Gatta DeNofa. She was the wife of the late Mickey Bennett of Philadelphia. She was a member of Ss. Simon & Jude Catholic Church, Bethlehem. She is survived by her daughter Carol Cornfeldt and...

Mildred M. Girard

Mildred M. Girard

Dec 24, 2007

Mildred M. "Millie" Girard, 73, of Bethlehem Twp., died Monday, December 24, 2007 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born September 20, 1934 in Coaldale, PA, the daughter of the late Kenneth D. and Catherine Boyle Bitler. She was the wife of Richard A. Girard; they celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this past August 23rd. Millie worked...

Irene Rucker

Irene Rucker

Dec 22, 2007

Irene Rucker, 89, of Deerfield Beach, Florida and Center Valley, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2007 at Kirkland Village, Bethlehem. She and her husband Gus would have celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on December 26. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey on February 9, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Johanna Susoljak. In her early years...

Theresa M Nemeth

Theresa M Nemeth

Dec 22, 2007

Theresa M Pieffer Nemeth, 87 , of Allentown, PA died on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, PA She was born in Hungary. Theresa was the daughter of the late Julius and Helen Bedo Pieffer and the widow of the late John Nemeth who died in 1979. Theresa will be lovingly remembered by her two nieces...

Richard Wright

Richard Wright

Dec 19, 2007

Richard ?Orville? J. Wright, born in Dunkirk, NY, November 20, 1924, passed away December 19, 2007 at Moravian Village, in Bethlehem. He was the son of the late Frances Boyle and Willard Wright. A lifelong resident of Fountain Hill, he was a veteran of WWII where he served on the Aircraft Carrier Hollandia. Richard was a longtime member of St....

William Joseph Hines, Iii

William Joseph Hines, Iii

Dec 18, 2007

Bill Hines was born on October 19, 1927, in Mt. Pocono, PA the eldest son of the late William J. Hines, Jr. and late Helen E. Roche Hines. He was predeceased by a brother, Thomas A. Hines of Esmond, Rhode Island in 1987. As a youth, Bill was active in the Boy Scouts of America and was an altar boy...

Nellie E. Doncsecz

Nellie E. Doncsecz

Dec 18, 2007

Nellie E. Doncsecz, 82, of Freemansburg died early Tuesday morning, December 18, 2007, at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke?s, Lower Saucon Twsp. She was the wife of the late William S. Doncsecz who died in 1993. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Feher Salontai. Nellie was a lifelong member of St....

Clotilde A. Dasilva

Clotilde A. Dasilva

Dec 17, 2007

Clotilde ?Tillie? A. Almeida DaSilva, 85, of Bethlehem Township died Monday, December 17, 2007 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Township. Born June 3, 1922 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Clotilde Almeida. She was married to Benjamin DaSilva with whom she just celebrated their 61st anniversary on September 14....

Anna G. Bauer

Anna G. Bauer

Dec 17, 2007

Anna G. Bauer, 90, of Bethlehem Township, went to heaven on Monday December 17, 2007. Born, December 30, 1916, in Bethlehem; she was the daughter of the late Valentine and Mary Boldizar Bauer. Anna was employed by the Bethlehem Steel in the Housekeeping Department for 40 years before retiring in 1983. She was a member of: St. John Capistrano Catholic...

Angela A. Kercsmar

Angela A. Kercsmar

Dec 16, 2007

Angela A. Kercsmar, 93, of Bethlehem was called to eternal rest on Sunday, December 16, 2007 in St. Luke?s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Stephen Kercsmar, who died in 1987. Angela lived at 2161 West Blvd for more than 60 years before moving to Alexandria Manor in Bath several years ago. Born in Bethlehem, she was the...

Angeline C. Stempo

Angeline C. Stempo

Dec 16, 2007

Angeline C. Stempo, 83, of Bethlehem, died Sunday December 16, 2007, at Manor Care Health Services, Bethlehem, under the care of Heartland Hospice. Born, January 24, 1924, in Bethlehem; she was the daughter of the late Battista and Lucia Brita Catalanotti. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Michael Stempo. They were married June 14, 1952 at Our...

Carol Bauder

Carol Bauder

Dec 16, 2007

Carol Bauder, 60, of Bethlehem, who resided at the Life Path House on Black River Rd, died Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenburg in Bethlehem. Carol attended the Life Path Adult Day Facility. SERVICES A calling period will be held Friday December 21, 2007 from 9-10am at Connell Funeral Home, Inc. 245 E. Broad St. Bethlehem. A service...

Rachel M Gori

Rachel M Gori

Dec 14, 2007

Rachel M Gori, 70, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, December 14, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospice in Allentown. She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland the daughter of the late James and Mary MacArthur Kemp. Rachel is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Thomas J. Gori of 2008 Ridgelawn Ave. Bethlehem. She dedicated her life to her family. Rachel...

Grace Kern

Grace Kern

Dec 14, 2007

Grace Kern, 96, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Friday, December 14, 2007 at St.Luke's Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Feher Salontai. Grace was preceded in death by her husband John Kern in 1988. She retired in 1975 after 20 years of service as a seamstress for Josette Manufacturing. Grace was a...

Magdalena F. Szabo

Magdalena F. Szabo

Dec 13, 2007

Magdalena F. Szabo, 79, of Bethlehem died Thursday December 13, 2007 at VNA Hospice of St. Lukes. She was the daughter of the late John and Magdalena Szime Szabo Magdalena began working as a teenager for Young Folks Bazaar. She worked for Peoples Bank, Roller-Smith , and Bethlehem Contracting Co. as an executive secretary. She served on the Bethlehem School...

Kathryn M. Doyle

Kathryn M. Doyle

Dec 12, 2007

Kathryn M. ?Kitty? Doyle, formerly of 2022 Henderson Street, Bethlehem , Episcopal House, Allentown, and Devon House of Allentown died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Phoebe Home in Allentown. Kathryn was born in Bethlehem May 21, 1907 and celebrated her 100th birthday on May 21, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Lizzie E. Keuhner Fogel. Kitty...

Fidel Gonzalez, Sr.

Fidel Gonzalez, Sr.

Dec 12, 2007

Fidel Gonzalez, Sr. 82, of Bethlehem died on Wednesday, December 12, 2007. He was born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Juan and Natividad Lopez Gonzalez. Fidel is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Sara Rodriguez Gonzalez of Bethlehem. He retired in 1989, after 17 years of service at the Bridesberg Foundry. Fidel was a...

Felicia Straubinger

Felicia Straubinger

Dec 11, 2007

Felicia ?Chana? Straubinger, 82 of Bethlehem passed away Tuesday Dec. 11, 2007 at Westminster Village in care of Westminster and St. Luke?s Hospice at St. Luke?s after being in declining health. Chana was born on December 1, 1925 in Bethlehem, Pa to Ramiro and Camila Mata Alonso. She attended Liberty High School and in 1948 graduated from Bethlehem Business College....

Alberto Castillo

Alberto Castillo

Dec 11, 2007

Alberto Castillo, 74, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. He was born April 14, 1933 in Puerto Rico, the son of the late Domingo and Tomasa Limbert Castillo. He was the loving husband of Justa Gonzales Castillo; they celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary this past October 23rd. Alberto worked as a bus...

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