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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
John J. Kociolek
May 23, 2007
John J. Kociolek, 81, of Kutztown, died on Wednesday May 23, 2007 at his residence. He was born March 3, 1926 in Bethlehem, the son of the late Martin and Anna Kociolek. John was preceded in death by his wife Jacqueline K. Kibler. John was a chef for the Russian Tea Room in New York City for many years. He...
Eleanor G. Bierman
May 22, 2007
Eleanor G. Bierman, 97, of Bethlehem Twp. died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Country Meadows Nursing Home. She was born April 10, 1910 in Jersey City, NJ, the daughter of the late John and Ellen O'Grady Schroeder. She lived for many years in Weehawken and North Bergen, NJ and for 27 years in Hackensack, NJ before retiring to Leisure Village...
Clem Jamann
May 21, 2007
Clement P. Jamann, 80, of Bethlehem, died Monday, May 21, 2007, at St. Luke?s Hospital, Bethlehem. Born, June 8, 1926, in Haycock Township, Bucks County; he was the son of the late Simon P. and Margaret R. Kramer Jamann. Clem dedicated his life to Jamann?s Greenhouses, a family business, which was founded by his parents in 1928. His only time...
Joseph B. Kane
May 20, 2007
Joseph B. Kane, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, May 20, 2007. He is survived by a daughter, a brother and four grandchildren. He was the owner/operator of Actofil Company in Allentown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at SS. Simon & Jude Church on Wednesday, May 23 at 10:30AM. There will be a viewing in the church from...
Arlene E. Gorcsan
May 18, 2007
Arlene E. Gorcsan, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, May 18, 2007 at VNA of St. Luke's. She was born in Hellertown, the daughter of the late John and Mary Berkovich Shegina. Arlene was preceded in death by her husband Frank S. Gorcsan. Arlene dedicated her life to her family. She especially enjoyed cooking for family gatherings. She was a...
H. Richard Bogh
May 17, 2007
H. Richard ?Dick? Bogh, 70, of Bethlehem died Thursday May 17, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospice 17th & Chew St. Allentown, Pa. He was born on January 8, 1937 in Allentown son of the late Harry Bogh and Elsie Huber Bogh of Allentown. He was the husband of Sharon A. Horvath Bogh . They were married for 38years this past...
Salvadore Louis Romanell
May 17, 2007
Salvadore Louis "Sal" Romanell, 80, of Bethlehem Twp., died Thursday, May 17, 2007 in his home. He was born in Tresckow, PA; the son of the late Carmella and Joseph A. Romanell. He was the loving husband of Florence Solon Romanell. They celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last September. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service for many years before...
Donald J. Kaercher
May 16, 2007
Donald J. Kaercher , 72 , of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospice in Allentown. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Charles A. & Rose L. Briody Kaercher. He was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church, Bethlehem and a veteran of the U.S. Army and had played baseball locally in various...
Bertha T. Sipos
May 15, 2007
Bertha T. Sipos, 87, of Bethlehem died on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at St.Lukes Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Andrew and Pauline Rawa Reybitz. Bertha is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, John J. Sipos, Jr. of Bethlehem She was a 1937 graduate of Liberty High. Bertha retired in 1982 after 28...
Florence Meckes
May 14, 2007
Florence Meckes, 72, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, May 14, 2007 at VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Freemansburg, the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth E. George Mest. Florence was preceded in death by her husband Harvey Meckes, Jr. She retired in 2004 after 35 years of service...
Helen M. Kokuba
May 14, 2007
Helen M. Jablonski Kokuba, 92 , of Bethlehem, died Monday, May 14, 2007 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born January 9, 1915 in Wilkes Barre, PA she was the daughter of the late Sophie and Jacob Jablonski. She was married to the late Joseph "Pickle Joe" Kokuba who died in February 1996. Helen was a member of St. Stanislaus...
Helen Makuvek
May 12, 2007
Helen Petho Makuvek, 93 , of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem and was the daughter of the late Frank and Julia Battyani Petho Sr.. Helen was the widow of John Makuvek Sr. Helen worked in food service department for over 30 years for the Bethlehem Area School District...
Gladys H. Hahn
May 11, 2007
Gladys H. Hahn, 96, formerly of Bethlehem, died Friday, May 11, 2007 at Phoebe Home in Allentown. She was born in Tatamy, PA; the daughter of the late Clement and Bertha Butz Ackerman. Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Peter A. Hahn in 1987. She was a member of Hope United Church of Christ in Windgap. Gladys volunteered...
William R. Reusch
May 9, 2007
William R. Reusch, 86, past away on May 9th at Hospice House in Bethlehem. He was married to the late Mary Jane Ashley Reusch for 54 years. Born May 10, 1920, he was the son of the late Rudolph H. & Bernetta Miller Reusch. He served in World War II, in the Army Air Forces at Panama. He was the...
Elmer J. Braun
May 7, 2007
Elmer J. Braun, 87, of Bethlehem, PA died on Monday, May 7, 2007 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born in Newport, KY the son of the late Elmer and Bertha Groeschen Braun. Elmer proudly served his country in the U. S. Army as a Staff Sgt. in the South Pacific during WWII. He is survived by...
John P. Piripavel, Jr.
May 6, 2007
John P. Piripavel, Jr., 40, of Levittown, died Sunday, May 6, 2007 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Langhorne. He was born February 20, 1967 in Lower Bucks, the son of John P. Piripavel, Sr. of Levittown and the late Evelyn R. Bennish Piripavel. John will be lovingly remembered by his father, brothers, Steven M. Piripavel & wife Alicia...
Mary C. Kozul
May 6, 2007
Mary C. Kozul, 74, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday May 6, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Joseph J. Kozul. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Elmer and Anne Roach Ruth. Mary was a cashier for several years at the Pantry Pride and IGA. Previously she worked for the...
Dzovig Georgette Tarpinian
May 5, 2007
Dzovig Georgette "Georgina" Tarpinian, 58, of Bethlehem Twp., died Saturday, May 5, 2007 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 15, 1948 in Dire-Dawa, Ethiopia, the daughter of Garabed and Barbara Eskidjian Simonian. She was the loving wife of Dr. Vick Tarpinian. They were married on January 21, 1974 in Adris-Abeba, Ethiopia. Georgina worked as...
Theresa V Schultz
May 5, 2007
Theresa V. Schultz, 89 of South Bethlehem, Pa. died Friday at Gracedale in Lower Nazareth Township. She was the wife of the late Robert R. Schultz sho died in 1985. Born in Bethlehem Theresa is the daughter of the late Gabriel and Caroline ?Lena? Gaspar Karba. Theresa worked hard most of her life. In the 1940?s she worked as a...
Frank Labar
May 4, 2007
Frank LaBar, 87, of Bethlehem, died Friday, May 4, 2007 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. He was born November 9, 1919 in Bethlehem, the son of the late Vendell and Fannie Preletz LaBar. He was the loving husband of Ann Domyan LaBar. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this past December 16th. Frank worked for the Bethlehem...
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