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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Diana B. Ettl
Oct 17, 2022
Diana B. Ettl, 75, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022. Born on October 31, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Louise E. (Brezovec) and John J. Blatnik. After graduating from Liberty High School, Diana worked for Western Electric for 30 years. She was an active member of Sacred Heart Parish and the Lioness Club. Diana...
Mary Lou Shuman
Oct 16, 2022
Mary Lou (Itinger) Shuman, 91, of Bethlehem, Lake Wallenpaupack, and Hawley, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at home. Born on March 10, 1931, in Alexandria, PA, she was a daughter of the late Alton and Nellie (Nelson) Itinger. A graduate of Shippensburg University, Mary Lou went on to enjoy a thirty-three-year career as an elementary school...
Elizabeth K. Dane
Oct 14, 2022
Elizabeth “Beth” K. Dane, 58, of Allentown, passed away on Friday, October 14th, 2022 at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Easton, following a bout with ovarian cancer. Born in Allentown, Beth was the daughter of the late James B. Dane of Coopersburg and the late Carole L. (Nelson) Dane of Hancock, ME. She was a 1982 graduate of Bethlehem...
Nancy C. Sites
Oct 13, 2022
Nancy C. (Kaminskie) Sites, 86, of Bethlehem, passed away at home on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Born on April 22, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Christina (Vottero) Kaminskie. A graduate of St. Josephs Hospital Nursing Program, Nancy went on to enjoy a lengthy career as a nurse, serving in the ICU, pediatric emergency department, standard...
Anna H. Pavlo
Oct 11, 2022
Anna Pavlo of Bethlehem passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Born in Coplay in 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Lamm) Kalch. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Pavlo, with whom she shared 54 years of marriage until his death in 2011. Anna went to St. Peters Church and school. She worked...
Lois A. Kaercher
Oct 10, 2022
Lois A. Kaercher, 87, originally from Pittsburgh and Bethlehem resident since 1974, passed away on October 10, 2022. Born on November 24, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Mary Josephine (Shelley) and Albert Myers of the Morningside section of Pittsburgh. Never one to reflect on her own accomplishments, Lois was well educated and an excellent student. She attended...
Gilberto James Ventura
Oct 9, 2022
Gilberto James Ventura, 53 of Allentown, passed away on October 9, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice, Allentown. He was the husband of Evelyn (Gonzalez) Ventura. Gilberto was born on May 1, 1969 in Fountain Hill to Gilberto Ventura of Bethlehem and the late Olga (Ramirez) Soto who died Sept. 22, 2015. He worked in the Sterilization Department of B....
Thomas B. Gill
Oct 8, 2022
Thomas B. Gill, 84, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022. He was born on June 5, 1938, the son of the late Anna (Cunningham) and Bernard E. Gill. He was the loving husband of the late Joyce F. (Strong) Gill. Tom proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. He graduated from Bethlehem...
Anna Kupcha
Oct 7, 2022
Anna Kupcha, 93, formerly of Allentown and most recently of Northampton, passed away on October 7, 2022 with her family by her side at Sacred Heart Senior Living, Northampton. Born on April 16, 1929, in Roseto, she was the daughter of the late Maria J. and Fred Curcio. Anna was full of life; her smile could light up a room,...
Kenneth Dean Hendrix
Oct 5, 2022
Kenneth Dean “Ken” Hendrix, 89, a Jeopardy fan and resident of Bethlehem, PA, died at St. Lukes University Hospital - Bethlehem on October 5th, 2022, after a short hospital stay. Ken was predeceased by an infant daughter, Gayle Robin; and by his wife of 37 years, Dorothy “Dot” Hendrix (nee Lapham) who left him a widower in 1992. He is...
Virginia Salvatore
Oct 4, 2022
Virginia Salvatore, 84, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2022, with her children at her side. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Salvatore, Jr. who preceded her in death in 1991. Born in Lehigh County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Alexander and Esther Catherine (Fehnel) Koehler. Virginia and her husband owned and...
Frank E. Obal
Oct 2, 2022
Frank E. Obal, 95 of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Sunday October 2, 2022, at Country Meadows in Bethlehem. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Frank and Lina Obal. He was the husband of the late Josephine (Vasievich) Obal who passed in 2017. They were married for 63 years. The majority of Franks career was with...
Diana L. Sawruk
Oct 1, 2022
Diana Lee Sawruk, 84, formerly of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022, while staying with friends in Auburn, AL. She was born October 20, 1937, in Herndon, PA, the daughter of Dr. Thomas Randall Moon (1905-1966) and Mildred Catharine (Batdorf) Moon (1911-2010). She married Theodore Sawruk (1934-2012) of Bethlehem, PA on November 7, 1959, who after 53...
Henry Salvatore Kinney
Sep 28, 2022
Henry Salvatore Kinney, 83 of Bethlehem, passed away on September 28, 2022 at ProMedica Hospice, Bethlehem. He was born on August 20, 1939 in Herkimer, NY to the late Henry and Catherine (Onorato) Kinney. Henry was a 1958 graduate of Frankfort-Schuyler High School. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam Conflict on the USS Massey from 1961 -...
Kathryn A. Contrino
Sep 26, 2022
Kathryn A. Contrino, 95, of Northampton, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022. Born on January 24, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Kathryn (Stafursky) and John Wojtkunski. Kathryn lived in Bethlehem for 60 years and then moved in with her son, Dominic and his wife, Mary, both of Cherryville, PA. She worked as a dress maker for...
Alex L. Duh
Sep 26, 2022
Alex L. Duh, 92, of Bethlehem, died on September 16, 2022, at Saucon Valley Manor. He was born February 22, 1930, in Bethlehem, son of the late Alexander and Theresa Duh. He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 58 years, Patricia Ann Duh. Alex proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He worked...
Susan Windle Taylor
Sep 26, 2022
Susan Windle Taylor, 86, formerly of Bradenton, FL passed away peacefully on September 26, 2022. She was born in Germantown, PA on January 28, 1936, the daughter of the late William T. Windle and Caroline (Heise) Windle. Susan graduated from The Stevens School in Germantown, class of 1954. Susan had spent her last few years in Bethlehem, PA and most...
Michael A. Takacs
Sep 24, 2022
Michael A. Takacs, 75, of Bethlehem, passed away on September 24, 2022 at St. Lukes Anderson Campus. He was the son of the late Raymond and Anna (Krasnai) Takacs. He was married to Elaine (Redman) Takacs for 55 years. Mike served in the US Navy and Naval Reserves. He then worked for the Bethlehem Steel in the Coke Works Division....
Benjamin I. Perez
Sep 24, 2022
Benjamin I. Perez, 49, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at home, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born on January 22, 1973, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he was the son of Angel Maria Fragoso Alcantara and Berta Sterling Perez Guzman. Ben worked for the Diocese of Allentown as a groundskeeper for Holy Saviour and Resurrection...
Beverly A. Phillips
Sep 22, 2022
Beverly A. Phillips, 66, passed away on September 22, 2022, at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. She was born on April 30, 1956, in Bethlehem, to the late David Koch, Sr. and Rosemarie T. (Kirka) Koch. Beverly was the devoted wife of Joseph Phillips of Allentown. Beverly will be lovingly remembered as a unique, kind, and special woman. She...
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