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

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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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...

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...

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...

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
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
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...
George K. Burke, Sr.
Jul 5, 2007
George K. Burke, Sr., 80, passed away peacefully on July 5th at home, surrounded by his family, after a two year battle with colon cancer. He was the loving husband of Concetta Ronca Burke. They were married on Oct. 14, 1950, nearly 57 years ago. Born in Philadelphia on March 9, 1927, he was orphaned at a very young age....

William J. Kopes
Jul 4, 2007
William J. Kopes, 77, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 peacefully in his home after a courageous and dignified bout with cancer. He was born October 22, 1929 in Allentown, the son of the late William and Barbara E. Budias Kopes. He was the loving husband of the late Anna Donchez Kopes who died in 1999. William worked for...
Daniel Moffo
Jul 3, 2007
Daniel Moffo, 62, of Nazareth, PA died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Inpatient Hospice. Born August 9, 1944 he was the son of the late Maria D?Avella and George Moffo, Sr. He was married to Dorothy ?Dottie? Karba Moffo with whom he would have celebrated their 19th anniversary on August 20th. Daniel worked at the former Ashland...

Katharina Carrington
Jul 2, 2007
Katharina Carrington, 78, of Easton, died Monday, July 2, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born March 3, 1929 in Kaiserlautern, Germany, the daughter of the late Ludwig and Regina Burgard. She was the loving wife of the late Thomas A. Carrington, Jr. Katharina worked for B Braun, Inc. for 32 years on the assembly line...
Lorraine J. Grebenar
Jul 2, 2007
Lorraine J. Grebenar, 69, of Bethlehem, died Monday July 2, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital, Bethlehem. Born, February 14, 1938, in Fountain Hill; she was the daughter of the late Peter and Julia Csrenko Pilzer. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Grebenar who died in 1996. Lorraine was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School, class of...
Stanley R. Scott
Jul 1, 2007
Stanley ?Scotty? R. Scott, 80, of Allentown died Sunday, July 1, 2007 at Phoebe Home in Allentown. Born January 24, 1927 in Allentown he was the son of the late Bertha L. Miller and Stanley Scott. He was married to the late Catherine T. Sedler Scott. He worked for Bethlehem Steel for 35 years as a bricklayer and retired in...
John Simoes
Jul 1, 2007
John Simoes, 85 of Bethlehem Township died Sunday morning in St. Luke?s Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa. He and his wife Adelina Guerra Simoes would have celebrated their 59th Wedding Anniversary on July 3rd. Born in Falls River, MA he is the son of the late Jose and Maria Almeida Simoes. He worked for the Bethlehem Steel Corp. for 33 years in...

George S. Batarick
Jun 30, 2007
George S. Batarick, 56, formerly of Bethlehem, died Saturday, June 30 in Florida. He was the son of George F. Batarick of Bethlehem and the late Jean M. Swoyer Batarick. George served in the Navy and was a Freedom High School graduate, class of 1969. George lived his life as a free spirit. He is survived by his father George...