OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Ottilia Nakata

Ottilia Nakata

Jul 23, 2007

Ottilia ?Tillie? Nakata, 79, of Bethlehem died Monday July 23, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital. She was the daughter of the late George and Mary Kufrovich. She was married to Edward Nakata for 43 years. Tillie was a member of Asumption BVM Catholic Church in Colesville. She worked at AT&T as a layout operator for 40 years. She was also...

Peter F. Kraft

Peter F. Kraft

Jul 22, 2007

Peter F. Kraft, 68, of Bethlehem, died at Hospice House of the V.N.A. of St. Lukes, Bethlehem, on July 21, 2007. Born on October 16, 1938, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Mary Flynn Kraft. Pete and his wife Ann Marie Fortune Kraft were married for 46 years on May 13. He graduated from St....

Michael Brady

Michael Brady

Jul 21, 2007

Mike Brady, 51 of Bethlehem Township died on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital, Fountain Hill. Mike was born in Philadelphia, and is the son of Charles Brady of Lancaster and Anna Hasson Klinnert of Philadelphia. He was the husband of Michele August-Brady with whom he just celebrated their 27th anniversary on May 24. Mike was a computer...

Donald Houser

Donald Houser

Jul 18, 2007

Donald A. Houser, 75, of Bethlehem died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Hospice House of St. Luke's He was born in Tamaqua, PA the son of the late John and Mary Soltis Houser. Donald was preceded in death by his wife, Jean E. Landis Houser in 1996. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean...

Brian F. Kilpatrick, Sr.

Brian F. Kilpatrick, Sr.

Jul 17, 2007

Brian F. Kilpatrick, Sr., 45, of Allentown, died on Monday, July 16, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Lester P. and Regina Mulhearn Kilpatrick. Brian was a 1980 graduate of Dieruff High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. Brian previously worked in the Quality Control Dept. for Coca-Cola....

Ilyene Pratka

Ilyene Pratka

Jul 16, 2007

Ilyene Pratka, 83, of Hellertown, PA died July 16 in St.Luke?s Hospital. She was the widow of Michael Pratka who died January 1, 2006. Born December 15, 1923 on a farm near Fulda, Minnesota, Ilyene was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Francisca Ramert Lammers. She was a member of Assumption BVM Church, Colesville. Ilyene was a graduate...

Donald J. Takach

Donald J. Takach

Jul 14, 2007

Donald J. Takach, 77, of Bethlehem died Saturday July 14, 2007 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. He was born on March 21, 1930 in Bethlehem son of the late Joseph and Margaret Kauker Takach. He was the husband of the late Theresa L. Takach who died in 2001. Donald worked as a beam yard foreman for Bethlehem Steel...

Robert O. Bauder

Robert O. Bauder

Jul 14, 2007

Robert O. ?Sonny? Bauder, 71, of Bath died Saturday July 14, 2007. Born in Hellertown, he was the son of the late Charles H.E. and Mary L. Seip Bauder. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Sandra Penberth Bauder. Robert was a plasterer by trade. He also worked for the New Jersey Zinc Mines, Bethlehem Steel and Mail-Well...

Elizabeth D. Sartz

Elizabeth D. Sartz

Jul 12, 2007

Elizabeth Sartz, 87, of Bethlehem died on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at L.V. Hospital. She was born in Reading, PA, the daughter of the late Harold and Gladys Kolb Miller. Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Col. Jacob P. Sartz, Jr. of Bethlehem. Elizabeth was a graduate of Brown University. She dedicated her life to her family a homemaker. Elizabeth...

Irene A. Barron

Irene A. Barron

Jul 11, 2007

Irene A. Barron, 88, who resided at Gracedale in Nazareth, died Wednesday July 11, 2007, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Horvath. She was the wife of the late William A. Barron. She was a member of St. John Capistrano Catholic Church, Bethlehem. Survivors: son, Robert and his...

Madeline Arlene Hinkle

Madeline Arlene Hinkle

Jul 10, 2007

Madeline Arlene Hinkle, 84, of Fountain Hill, passed on peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital.She was born in Colesville, PA the daughter of the late Charles and Jennie Boyer Rowe.Madeline was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Wesley Hinkle.She retired from St. Luke's Hospital where she enjoyed working as a...

Steven Plaskon

Steven Plaskon

Jul 9, 2007

Steven Plaskon, 96, of Hellertown, PA and formerly of Bayonne, died Monday July 9, 2007 at Saucon Valley Manor, Hellertown. Born in Bayonne, he was the son of the late John and Julia Plaskon. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, the former Anne Kalada. Steven was employed by the former Western Electric for 40 years and retired...

Michael J. Mulicka

Michael J. Mulicka

Jul 8, 2007

Michael J. Mulicka, 73, of Bethlehem Township, died on Sunday, July 8, 2007 after being stricken while doing what he loved to do, playing tennis at Meuser Park in Wilson Borough. Born October 11, 1933 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Stefan & Teresa Krizanovic Mulicka. Mr. Mulicka was a hard working, self sufficient man who enjoyed...

Joseph E. Yuhasz Sr.

Joseph E. Yuhasz Sr.

Jul 7, 2007

Joseph E. Yuhasz, Sr, 91, of Hellertown, PA Died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 7, 2007 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Joseph was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late John and Mary Bartek Yuhasz. Joseph was an electrician in the wire gang at the former Bethlehem Steel Co....

Theodore S. Ardelean, Jr.

Theodore S. Ardelean, Jr.

Jul 7, 2007

Theodore S. ?Big Ted? Ardelean, Jr., 78, of Fountain Hill, PA died Saturday, July 7, 2007 in his home surrounded by his family. Born September 21, 1928 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Mary Filo and Theodore Ardelean, Sr. He was married to Mary C. Sciarra Shimer his former wife who is married to Arthur Shimer and...

Philip R. Kelly

Philip R. Kelly

Jul 6, 2007

Philip R. Kelly, 91, of Bethlehem, died July 6, 2007, at Country Meadows Nursing Center in Bethlehem Twp. His loving wife of 68 years, Sarah Wagner Kelly preceded him in death on Nov.26, 2006. They were both born in Phillipsburg, N.J. Phil was a graduate of Rollins College and received his MBA from Harvard University. His background included Director of...

Donna Panick

Donna Panick

Jul 6, 2007

Donna Mingora Panick, 48, of Bethlehem Township died Friday, July 6, 2007. Born March 24, 1959 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of Vera Amelio and the late Edward Mingora. She was married to Robert Panick for 23 years. Donna was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. She was a teacher at Liberty High School in...

Clorinda Tasevoli

Clorinda Tasevoli

Jul 5, 2007

Clorinda Fusco Tasevoli , 89 , of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at Manor Care Health Services Easton. Born September 14, 1917 in Brooklyn, N.Y. she was the daughter of the late Antonio & Maria de Donato Fusco. She was the wife of the late John Tasevoli, who died in 1991. Clorinda had worked as a machine operator...

James A. Siegfried

James A. Siegfried

Jul 5, 2007

James A. Siegfried, 83, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, July 5, 2007 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. He was born February 3, 1924 in Bethlehem, the son of the late Warren and Julia Muhr Siegfried. He was the loving husband of the late Mary T. Ortwein Siegfried who died in 2003. James worked at Bethlehem Steel for 4 1/2 years as...

Kathryn Dolores Hammond

Kathryn Dolores Hammond

Jul 5, 2007

Kathryn Dolores Gaal Hammond, age, 87-Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed suddenly into the presence of the Lord due to a heart attack on Thursday, July 5, 2007 in the city of Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem on December 21, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Mary M. Stenger Gaal. She was married on January...

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