OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Louis Harbrecht

Louis Harbrecht

Sep 27, 2007

Louis Harbrecht, 85 of Bethlehem and formerly of Yardley, PA and Pawley?s Island, SC died Thursday Sept. 27th at his residence. He and his wife M. Jean Thacker Harbrecht would have celebrated their 55th Wedding Anniversary on Oct. 23rd. Born in Brooklyn, NY he is the son of the late Louis and Edna Begbie Harbrecht. Mr. Harbrecht worked with Hubbell...

Shirley May Hassick

Shirley May Hassick

Sep 26, 2007

Shirley May Hassick, 72, of Bethlehem died Wednesday September 26, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital in Fountain Hill, Pa. She was born on May 15, 1935 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Elvin W. and Mabel I. Fritz Bennyhoff. She was the wife of Stephen Hassick III. They celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary in February. Shirley was a secretary for...

Joseph L. Fatebene

Joseph L. Fatebene

Sep 26, 2007

Joseph L.? Squinch? Fatebene, 81, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at the Easton Nursing Center. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Antonio and Giovina DiGiacinto Fatebene. He was the loving husband of the late Maryanne Bozyk Fatebene who died in November 2004. Joseph attended Bethlehem Technical High School in June 1944. He served his...

Anne Lynch Bernier

Anne Lynch Bernier

Sep 25, 2007

Anne Lynch Bernier , 53 , of Bethlehem Twsp. died suddenly on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at home. Born January 22, 1954 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Harry V. & Lucy E. Hildenberger Lynch. She was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School class of 1971, St. Joseph?s College class of 1975 and Northampton County Area...

Lucie A. Altenbach

Lucie A. Altenbach

Sep 25, 2007

Lucie A. Altenbach, 97, of Whitehall Manor, formerly of 1411 Chelsea Ave. Bethlehem, passed peacefully while at rest September 25. She was married to the late Carl P. Altenbach for 66 years until his death on March 3, 2003. Born in Freemansburg, she was the daughter of the late James and Catherine McCall Reynolds. She was a member of St....

Selar Konsevitch

Selar Konsevitch

Sep 25, 2007

Selar Konsevitch, 74, of Bethlehem Twp., died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 in St. Luke?s Hospital, Bethlehem. He and his wife Jo-Ann Rospendowski Konsevitch, celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary this past June 14th. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Sila and Anna Konsevitch. Selar was a member of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Bethlehem where he...

Lorraine M. Bunsa

Lorraine M. Bunsa

Sep 23, 2007

Lorraine M. Bunsa, 71, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, September 23, 2007 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. She was born June 15, 1936 in Fountain Hill, the daughter of the late Frank and Wanda Narolesky Halleman. She was the loving wife of James B. Bunsa. They celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary this past May 12th. Lorraine worked for Bethlehem Steel as...

Margaret J. Makos

Margaret J. Makos

Sep 21, 2007

Margaret ?Munsi? Makos, 85, of Bethlehem, died Friday, September 21, 2007 at Mary Ellen Convalescent Home in Hellertown. She was born February 12, 1922 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Gyore Long. She was the wife of the late Paul Makos. Margaret worked on the assembly line at Bethlehem Wood Craft for ten years and five...

Elsie W. Rayden

Elsie W. Rayden

Sep 20, 2007

Elsie W. Wagner Rayden of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday, September 20, 2007 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Cecilia Graf and Joseph Wagner. Elsie was married to Lee A Rayden with whom she would have celebrated 18 years of marriage on November 24. Elsie was a member of St. Peter?s Evangelical...

Amy Christine Duh

Amy Christine Duh

Sep 18, 2007

Amy Christine Duh, 33, of Bethlehem, died on September 18, 2007. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of Ronald E. and Beverley A. Van Buskirk of Bethlehem Township. Amy worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Cedarbrook in Fountain Hill. Amy had great joy in caring for her patients and the patients in turn loved her. She previously worked...

Eva I. Parenti

Eva I. Parenti

Sep 17, 2007

Eva I. Parenti, 88, of Allentown, died Monday, September 17, 2007 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. She was born September 4, 1919 in Coopersburg, the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Worsky Knoble. She was the loving wife of the late Charles W. Parenti. Eva devoted her life to her family as a homemaker and always...

Harold W. Schickram

Harold W. Schickram

Sep 16, 2007

Harold W. Schickram, 80, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday September 16, 2007 at Blough Health Care Center. He was born in Akron, PA the son of the late Edward and Mamie Miller Schickram. Harold was preceded in death by his wife Mary Beck Schickram. He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. Harold retired from the...

Anna H. Danko

Anna H. Danko

Sep 16, 2007

Anna H.OravecDanko, 85, of Bethlehem, PA died Sunday, September 16, 2007 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem, PA She was born in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late Charles and Anna SveteczOravec and the widow of the late Stephen A. Danko. Anna was a supervisor at the former AT & T and Western Electric retiring in 1988 after 35 years...

Rita M. Hornotko

Rita M. Hornotko

Sep 15, 2007

Rita M. McNelis Hornotko, 87, of Bethlehem, PA Died on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem, PA She was born Kaska, PA and was the daughter of the late Jerome and Hannah Cannon McNelis. She was the widow of John Hornotko who died in 1988. Rita was a homemaker. Rita was a former member of Holy...

Velda M. Henry

Velda M. Henry

Sep 15, 2007

Velda M. Henry, 78, of Emmaus, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospital ? Muhlenberg. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Ray G. & Arlene R. Eisenhard Keller. Her husband, the late Rector O. Henry, Jr. died in 1975. Velda was a lifelong member of Emmaus Moravian Church where she served as a Trustee,...

Lisbeth Anne Marie Temmel

Lisbeth Anne Marie Temmel

Sep 14, 2007

Lisbeth Anne Marie Temmel, 55, passed away, Friday September 14, 2007, in the in patient Hospice unit of Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born October 21, 1951 she was the daughter of Agnes Hollshwandner Temmel and the late Frank Temmel. Beth was raised in Bethlehem, and is a graduate of Moravian Academy. She also attended Ursinas College. She was a member of...

William J. Gaydos

William J. Gaydos

Sep 14, 2007

William J. Gaydos, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, September 14, 2007 at VNA of St. Luke's Hospice House. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John A. and Anna Basista Gaydos. William was preceded in death by his wife Helen T. Barron Gaydos in 2003. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII...

Leone M. Dijirolanio

Leone M. Dijirolanio

Sep 14, 2007

Leone M. Fickler DiJirolanio, 91, of Steel City, Bethlehem, PA died on Friday, September 14, 2007 at Gracedale in Nazareth, PA She was born in Orchard Park, New York and was the daughter of the late Leon and Anna Mae O?Donnell Fickler. Leone was the widow of Anthony J. DiJirolanio who died in February 1981. Leone was the owner and...

Elizabeth M. Eckert

Elizabeth M. Eckert

Sep 13, 2007

Elizabeth M. Eckert, 90, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, September 13, 2007, her 38th wedding anniversary, at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. She was born August 17, 1917 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Ebele Tusak. She was the loving wife of Harry T. Eckert of Bethlehem. Elizabeth worked for Sure-Fit Products for 20 years before retiring...

Justine M. Kundek

Justine M. Kundek

Sep 13, 2007

Justine M. Kundek, 88, of Bethlehem Township, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 at her residence. Born, March 25, 1919 in Czechoslovakia; she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Oleyar Keltos. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Joseph J. Kundek. Justine was a member of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church of Bethlehem. She was...

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