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William A. Rider, Iii
Jun 7, 2007
William A. Rider, III, 79, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's. He was born in Harrisburg the son of the late William A., Jr. and Elizabeth J. Moore Rider. William is survived by his caring wife of 52 years, Barbara A. Benkovic Rider of Bethlehem. He served his country...
Elaine A. Barnako
Jun 2, 2007
Mrs. Elaine A. Barnako, 86, of Kirkland Village Circle, Bethlehem, Pa. died Saturday, June 2 in St. Lukes Hospital, Fountain Hill, Pa. She was the wife of Frank R. Barnako. Born in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late John L. and Helen McElroy Harrison. While attending the St. Lukes Hospital School of Nursing in 1941, she married...
Kathleen R. Otter
Jun 2, 2007
Kathleen R. Otter, 84, of Fountain Hill, Pa., died Saturday morning June 2 in Fountain Hill. She was the wife of the late John L. Otter, who died in 1973. Born in Fountain Hill, Kathleen was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary McLaughlin Gallagher. She was a member of St. Ursulas Catholic Church, Fountain Hill, where she was...
David J. Stear
Jun 1, 2007
David J. Stear, 64, of Allentown died Friday June 1, 2007 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. He was born on April 16, 1943 in Bethlehem son of the late John D. Stear and Marguerite Powers Stear of Mass. He was the husband of Joy V. Love Stear. They were married on July 27, 1989. David was a realtor for...
Julia Y. Sysak
May 31, 2007
Julia Nagy Sysak of Bethlehem, died Thursday, May 31, 2007 in her home. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Sandor and Anna Bierich Nagy. She was the loving wife of the late William A. Sysak, Sr. who died in 1985. She worked as a waitress for Alex?s Lunch and Train Station and Roller Smith During the...
Eric D. Dutt
May 31, 2007
Eric D. Dutt, 34, of Brooklyn, and formerly of Bethlehem, died suddenly on Thursday May 31, 2007. Born on October 25, 1972, in Bethlehem; he was the son of Leslie S. and Eleanor M. Morganello Dutt, both of Bethlehem. He was the loving husband of Kathryn Hammill, of Brooklyn. Eric and Kathryn began dating in 1995, and were married on...
Margaret B. Strain
May 28, 2007
Margaret B. Strain, 92, of Bethlehem, died Monday, May 28, 2007 at the St. Luke?s Hospice House, Lower Saucon Township. Born, 1915, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Tertusek Cuchran. She was the wife of the late John Strain who died in 1965. Margaret was a garment worker for many years, retiring from the...
Robert Mclaughlin
May 26, 2007
Robert ?Bob? McLaughlin, 58, of Bath, formerly of Freemansburg, died Saturday, May 26, 2007 in Easton Hospital after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Fountain Hill, he was the son of the late Robert and Regina Auer McLaughlin. Bob and his wife, Susan A. Sablich, celebrated their 37th anniversary this past January. Bob was the co-owner of Lehigh...
Margaret E. Ehret
May 25, 2007
Margaret E. Donchez Ehret, 66, of Bethlehem, PA died Friday, May 25, 2007 at Blough Health Care Center in Bethlehem. Born July 21, 1940 in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Margaret Gubich. She was married to Edward F. Ehret, Sr. who passed in November of 2004. They were together for 45 years. Margaret was a member of...
Frank J. Rich
May 25, 2007
Frank, J. Rich, 75, of Bethlehem died Friday May 25, 2007 at his residence. He was born on June 23, 1931 in Bethlehem son of the late Thomas and Mary Wargo Rich. He was the husband of Victoria Iatalese Rich. They were married for 51 years this past April. Frank worked for the City of Bethlehem Water Department. He was...
Doris Torres
May 23, 2007
Doris Torres, 65, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. She was born January 10, 1942 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Fernando and Petra Vazquez Torres. She was the loving wife of William R. Torres, they celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary this past November. Doris was a devoted...
Theresa E. Cooke
May 23, 2007
Theresa E. Cooke, 75, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born June 16, 1931 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Michael and Theresa Svetecz Bencak. She was the loving wife of William P. Cooke, Sr. of Bethlehem. They celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary January 16th. Theresa worked for various...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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