OBITUARIES
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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...
Helen Cecilia Mihalski
May 4, 2007
Helen Mihalski was born on May 19, 1911 in Staten Island, NY to Adam and Violet Mihalski. On May 4, 2007, she passed away peacefully in her residence at Kirkland Village at the age of 95. She grew up on Staten Island, the oldest of five children. Helen graduated in 1928 from Curtis High School, where she was on the...
Elias G. Dittbrenner
May 3, 2007
Elias G. " Leidy" Dittbrenner, 76 , of Phillipsburg, NJ died on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at his Residence in Phillipsburg, NJ. Elias was born in Freeland, PA and was the son of the late Elias H. and Mary Kovalchik Dittbrenner. Elias served in the U.S. Army an the U.S. Air Force. Elias was a Hydraulic Technichan at Lehigh University...
James P. Collins, Jr.
May 3, 2007
James P. Collins, Jr., 80, of Bethlehem, died May 3, 2007, at his residence. Born February 8, 1927, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late James P. and Helen O?Loughlin Collins. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Lorraine Lewis Collins. Jim was a graduate of West Chester State Teacher?s College and received a Masters in...
Robert J. Judge
May 3, 2007
Robert J. Judge, Sr., 67, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. He was born May 9, 1939 in West Pittston the son of the late Robert and Anna Brady Judge. He was the loving husband of Kathleen Fee Judge. They celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary this past March. Robert worked as...
Michael A. Kristofik
May 1, 2007
Michael A.?Smokey? Kristofik, 84, of Bethlehem, PA died Tuesday May 1, 2007 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born September 23, 1922 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Anna Sucansky and Simon Kristofik. He was married to Irene ?Renee? Wasko Kristofik who passed in September 2003. Michael was a member of Ss Cyril...
Mary L. Andrade
May 1, 2007
Mary L. Cipriano Andrade, 89, of Quincy, MA formerly of Bethlehem, PA died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at The Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Weymouth, MA. Born September 22, 1917 in Oporto, Portugal she was the daughter of the late Maria Carvalho and Anthony Cipriano. She was married to Anthony Andrade who passed in 1980. She will be lovingly...
W. Mary Hedge
Apr 30, 2007
W. Mary Hedge nee Bodycote, retired manufacturing pharmacist, age 87, died Monday April 30, 2007 at Kirkland Village, Bethlehem. She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Dr. Wm. Cris Hedge. Survivors: husband; stepdaughter, Mrs. Freda C. Ferris and her husband Lewis of Bethlehem; six step grandchildren; ten step-great grandchildren. Services: Private and at the convenience of the...
Hugh J. Mcintyre
Apr 29, 2007
Hugh J. McIntyre, 79, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, April 29, 2007 at St.Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Born in Mauch Chunk, he was the son of the late Hugh and Agatha Dugan McIntyre. His wife of nearly 55 years, Lucy Annette Cadden McIntyre, died June 3, 2006. He was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church, Bethlehem, for 44 years. He...
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