OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Anthony M. Capuano

Anthony M. Capuano

Oct 9, 2007

Anthony M. ?Tony? Capuano, 92, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. Born April 28, 1915 in Foiano, Italy he was the son of the late Mariantonia Ruggiero and George Capuano. He was married to Grace Carchio Capuano for 71 years. Anthony worked and owned Cappy?s Shoe Repair in Bethlehem from 1940 until 1981. He...

Katherine E. Tomko

Katherine E. Tomko

Oct 7, 2007

Katherine ?Kitty? Tomko, 82, left this world peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, October 7. She was the loving wife of Frank J. Tomko Sr . They celebrated 59 years of marriage on June 19. Born in Bethlehem, PA September 7, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Fecko Yurasek. She was a graduate of...

Catherine M. Mcgovern

Catherine M. Mcgovern

Oct 6, 2007

Catherine M. Donchez McGovern, 68, of Bethlehem died Saturday October 6, 2007 at the VNA Hospice of St. Lukes. She was born on December 25, 1938 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Julius F. and Angeline A. Belletti Donchez. Catherine was a life long resident of Bethlehem and a kindergarten teacher in the Bethlehem Area School District for over 25...

Stella C. Rich

Stella C. Rich

Oct 6, 2007

Stella C. Rich, 89, of Bethlehem died Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Manor Care of Palmer Township. Born, November 10, 1917, in Bethlehem; she was the daughter of the late Marco and Philomena Caselli DiGiacinto. She was the wife of the late Alfred H. Rich. They were married 66 years before Alfred's death in 2004. She was a member of...

Goldie K. Keeler

Goldie K. Keeler

Oct 3, 2007

Goldie K. Keeler, 94, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. She was born August 4, 1913 in Wildell, WV; the daughter of the late Bruce G. and Katherine Tahaeny Kephart. She was the loving wife of the late Henry D. Keeler who died in 1995. Goldie was a member of Bethany United Church...

Arthur M. Wersinger

Arthur M. Wersinger

Oct 1, 2007

Arthur M. Wersinger, 81, of Bethlehem, died Monday October 1, 2007. Born on May 8, 1926, in Hazelton Heights, Pa; he was the son of the late Harry and Lena Ford Wersinger. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mary Grace Wersinger. Art was a barber for over 50 years and most recently worked at the Martin Tower...

Lorraine C. Miller

Lorraine C. Miller

Oct 1, 2007

Lorraine C. Miller, 61, of Whitehall Twp., died Monday, October 1, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown. She was born September 2, 1946 in Coaldale, the daughter of the late Steven and Claire Washefsky Kowalski. She was the loving wife of Robert K. Miller, Jr. they celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary this past March. Lorraine worked for Raxon...

Mary L. Hengstenberger

Mary L. Hengstenberger

Sep 30, 2007

Mary L. DeAngelis Hengstenberger, 85, formerly of Bethlehem, died Sunday, September 30, 2007 at Gracedale in Nazareth. Born January 29, 1922 in Mingo Junction, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Rosa Martellucci and Frank DeAngelis. Mary was married to the late John J. Hengstenberger. Mary was a dedicated mother and wife who always put her family first. She...

William Owen Haney, Jr.

William Owen Haney, Jr.

Sep 28, 2007

William Owen Bill Haney passed away peacefully, Friday Sept. 28, 2007 in Lehigh Valley Muhlenberg Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa. Born in St. Luke?s Hospital, Fountain Hill he was the beloved son of the late William Owen and Frances Mary Werst Haney, Sr. He attended St. Ursula?s Grade School and Sacred Heart School of Allentown. He was affliated with Impack and a...

Michael G. Thear

Michael G. Thear

Sep 28, 2007

Michael G Thear, 63 , of Bethlehem Township, PA died on Friday, September 28, 2007 at Easton Hospital E.R. after being stricken at the Lehigh Valley Amateur, at Green Pond Golf Club. Michael was born in Allentown and was the son of the late Stephen and Verna Kurash Thear. Mike is the husband of Many Ann Yackanicz Thear who celebrated...

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...