OBITUARIES

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

Bernadine S. Piccirilli

Bernadine S. Piccirilli

Apr 29, 2006

Bernadine ?Bernie? S. Piccirilli, 85, of Bethlehem, died Saturday April 29, 2006 at the Hospice of The VNA of St. Luke?s, Lower Saucon Township; surrounded by her loving family. Born August 20, 1920 in Catasauqua; she was the daughter of the late Justin P. and Stephania V. Monak Zachar. She was the loving wife of the late Carmen P. Piccirilli....

Paul C. Kacmarcik

Paul C. Kacmarcik

Apr 28, 2006

Paul C. Kacmarcik, 75, of Bethlehem, died Friday, April 28, 2006 at St.Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born June 9, 1930 in Allentown, he was the son of the late John and Catherine Kline Kacmarcik. He was the loving husband of the late Dolores Santee Kacmarcik who died in 1997. Paul worked for Capital Baker's as a Route Salesman for...

Francis S. Potter

Francis S. Potter

Apr 27, 2006

Francis S. Potter, 57, of Quakertown, died Thursday April 27, 2006, at St. Luke?s Quakertown Hospital. Born, August 18, 1948, in Bethlehem; he was the son of the late Frank Potter and Cecelia Cortez Potter-Smith. Francis was a graduate of Liberty H.S., class of 1966. He was a veteran of the USMC, serving in Vietnam. After the war he was...

Joseph M. Shegina

Joseph M. Shegina

Apr 25, 2006

Joseph M. Shegina, 89, of Bethlehem died Tuesday April 25, 2006 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Lukes in Bethlehem. Born November 13, 1916 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late John and Mary Berkovich Shegina. He was a 1936 graduate of Liberty High School and attended Lehigh University for two years. Joseph worked for Bethlehem Steel...

Wilfred Stair

Wilfred Stair

Apr 24, 2006

Wilfred ?Bill? Stair, 83, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, April 24, 2006 at St.Lukes Hospital. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA the son of the late Wilfred and Ellen Cole Stair. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Faye Stair. He proudly served his country during WWII in the U.S. Army. Bill worked as a welder for...

Adalberto Tirado

Adalberto Tirado

Apr 24, 2006

Adalberto "Papo" Tirado, 51, of Bethlehem, died April 24, 2006 at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Born September 8, 1954 in Humacao, Puerto Rico he was the son of Julia Nieves Tirado and the late Fabian Tirado. He was a construction worker for many years and a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church. He will be lovingly remembered by,...

Mary Morganelli

Mary Morganelli

Apr 23, 2006

Mary K. Morganelli, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, April 23, 2006 at St.Lukes Hospital. She was born in Manville, NJ, the daughter of the late Joseph and Susana Magnasi Kmetz. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Thomas A. Morganelli. She retired in 1981 after 23 years of service as a Process Inspector for the...

Ernest Rittoper

Ernest Rittoper

Apr 22, 2006

Ernest Rittoper Ernest Rittoper, 81, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at VNA Hospice of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born March 13, 1925 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Joseph Rituper and Theresa Ballek Rittoper. He was married to Louise C. Becker Rittoper for 59 years. Ernest served in the United States Navy. He was a...

Domenick J. Billera

Domenick J. Billera

Apr 21, 2006

Domenick J. Billera, 59, of Lower Saucon Township died on Friday April 21, 2006 in his home, Quadrifoglio, with his wife by his side. He faced acute leukemia and a stem cell bone marrow transplant with great strength and courage. Domenick was born in New Jersey and raised in North Brunswick. He was the only child of and was predeceased...

Lorraine C. Leh

Lorraine C. Leh

Apr 21, 2006

Lorraine C. Leh obituary Lorraine C. Leh, 58, of Allentown, died Friday, April 21, 2006 in her home after a long courageous battle with breast cancer. Born October 2, 1947 in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth Caffrey Calve. She was the loving wife of Richard Leh of Allentown. They celebrated their 20th anniversary...

John Babirak

John Babirak

Apr 21, 2006

John Babirak, 100, of Fayetteville, NC formerly of Bethlehem, died Friday, April 21, 2006 at Woodlands Assisted Living in Fayetteville, NC Born December 7, 1905 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Andras and Suszanna ViczenaBabirak. He was the husband of the late Lillian J. MagorBabirak and his first wife Katherine Hanzlik Babirak. John grew up in Oroszlany,...

Miguel Torres, Jr.

Miguel Torres, Jr.

Apr 20, 2006

Miguel Torres, Jr., 46, of Bethlehem, died Thursday April 20, 2006. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Miguel A. and Carmen Colon Torres, of Bethlehem. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Allentown and a member of the Puerto Rico Beneficial Society of Bethlehem. He will be lovingly remembered by: parents, Miguel A. and Carmen;...

Norma C. Clifford

Norma C. Clifford

Apr 19, 2006

Norma Mom C. Clifford, 87, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at her home where she lived with her daughter Margo. Born September 26, 1918 in Portland, ME, she was the daughter of the late Roland Winfield and Emma Smith Cadden and the step-daughter of Leo Cadden. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Clifford. Norma earned...

Helen K. Ballek

Helen K. Ballek

Apr 19, 2006

Helen K. Ballek , 95, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth. Born November 8, 1910 in South Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Fanny Kovacs. She was the loving wife of the late Rev. Stephen V. Ballek. Helen was very active in church organizations and was affiliated with many...

Marie D. Kunie

Marie D. Kunie

Apr 18, 2006

Marie D. Kunie, 75, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born March 22, 1931 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late John and Marie McCafferty Dougherty. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph "Butchie" Kunie. They were married 47 years. Marie will be lovingly remembered by her daughters,...

Margaret Popp

Margaret Popp

Apr 18, 2006

Margaret "Muggy" Popp, 81, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at the Hospice of VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born May 2, 1924 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary SivulkaTuranchik. She was the loving wife of the late Michael Popp. Margaret was a life member of Ss Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic...

Helen Gorcsan

Helen Gorcsan

Apr 16, 2006

Helen Gorcsan Helen Gorcsan, 80, of Bethlehem, died, Sunday, April 16, 2006 at St.Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born March 10, 1926 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna KuronyaGorcsan. Helen was a private secretary for Bethlehem Steel for many years. She was a member of St. John's Windish Lutheran Church of Bethlehem. She will...

Anna F. Vogel

Anna F. Vogel

Apr 14, 2006

Anna F. Vogel, 83, of Toms River, NJ and formerly of Bethlehem died on Friday, April 14, 2006. She was born November 10, 1922 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Jacob and Helen Hrynkiw Chrynwski. Anna was preceded in death by her husband Lester J. Vogel on June 1, 1979. She retired in 1985 after working for over 28 years...

Catherine M Skrivanek

Catherine M Skrivanek

Apr 11, 2006

Catherine Skrivanek Catherine M. Skrivanek, 87, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday April 11, 2006 in the VNA Hospice of St. Lukes Hospital, Lower Saucon Township. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine Dravecz Anderko. She was the loving wife of the late Gustave K. Skrivanek, who died in 2004. They were married 65 years. Mrs....

Hugh Joseph Devers

Hugh Joseph Devers

Apr 9, 2006

Hugh "Joe" J. Devers, Jr., 92, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, April 9, 2006 at Manor Care Health Services II in Bethlehem. Born March 29, 1914 in Mauch Chunk, PA he was the son of the late Hugh J., Sr. and Edith Mulhern Devers. He was the loving husband of the late Elizabeth "Betty"Shaffer Devers, who died in 1984. Joe worked...

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