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Mary Ann Dougherty, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020. Born in Allentown on November 22, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William Buchenhorst and Agnes (Ritter) Leidich. She was the loving wife of John “Jack” A. Dougherty. They were married for 57 years. Mary Ann was a graduate of Kutztown University. She worked as...
Daniel J. Castro, 90, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020. Born in Bethlehem on September 15, 1929, he was the son of the late Efren and Maria (DelCampo) Castro. He was the loving husband of the late Marie (Makos) Castro who passed in 2007. They were married for 50 years. Throughout the course of their 50 years...
Margaret A. Davies, 94, a longtime resident of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Holy Family Manor. She was born in Bethlehem on December 3, 1925, the daughter of the late Stephan and Mary (Skerlak) Flandorfer. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd G. Davies in 2000. Margaret will be lovingly remembered by family and friends...
Joan L. Fitzko, 75, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 16 at Gracedale Nursing Home. She was the loving wife of the late Louis J. Fitzko. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Nazareno S. Medei and Irene R. (Blantnik) Medei. Joan is survived by her sons Mark L. Fitzko and his wife Danielle of Stowe,...
Rose Helen Kerchmar, 82, of Fort Lauderdale, passed away on May 14th, 2020, in her home. She was born March 10th, 1938 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the oldest daughter of the late Helen and Charles Kerchmar. Rose knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue a career as a nurse and graduated from Allentown School of Nursing in 1959...
John Joseph Gecsek, 75, of Hellertown, died on May 14, 2020 at his home. He was born in Allentown, son of the late Joseph and Mary (Donchez) Gecsek. Jack was the devoted husband to Dolores M. Gecsek. They celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on April 29th of this year. Jack proudly served as a combat medic in the US Army...
Victor Doyle, 84, of Bethlehem Township, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. He was born on August 10, 1935, the son of the late Victor Pucylowski and Frances (Uravage) Waggner. He was the loving husband of Claire E. (Rossbach) Doyle. Victor proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy. Victor worked for General Dynamics submarine...
Catherine “Sue” A. LaBar, 82, of Freemansburg, PA passed away on Wednesday May 13, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Inpatient Hospice Unit, 17th & Chew St. Allentown, PA, surrounded by her loving husband and family. She was born in Allentown on May 19, 1937 and was the daughter of the late Edward and Kathleen (Schaffer) Hottenstein, and raised by James...
Alzira Alves, 92, of Bethlehem passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Old Orchard Nursing Home in Easton. She was born April 18, 1928 in Real Penalva do Castelol, Portugal and came to the United States in 1972. She was married to Francisco Alves for 67 years until his death on January 21, 2012. Alzira worked and retired from the...
Margaret Marie Toth Griffin, 90, of Bethlehem, PA and Avalon, NJ passed away on May 12. She enjoyed 67 years of marriage to her late husband Dr. Daniel J. Griffin. Margaret was mother extraordinaire to Dr. Thomas (Pat) Griffin, Colleen (Roger) Desh, Daneen (Bill) Pieper and Dr. Meg (Marc) Franzen; proud grandmother to 7 grandsons, 5 granddaughters and 4 great-grandchildren....
Sara (Rodriguez) Gonzalez, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. She was born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico; one of seven children, of the late Valentin and Narcisa (Felcino) Rodriguez. Sara was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 61 years, Fidel Gonzalez, Sr. and her daughters, Yolanda Kirsch and Norma Kozero. Sara was a local seamstress and...
Gerald R. Schleppy, Sr., 78, of Emmaus, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Phoebe Home. He was born in Bethlehem; the son of the late Charles E. and Mary (Papp) Schleppy. Gerald was in the textile industry; he had a great work ethic was able to work his way up to foreman of the sewing machine factory he was...
Georgina Maldonado Lopez, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, May 11, 2020. She was born in Corozal, Puerto Rico on August 31,1931; one of 15 children to the late Luciano and Eladia (Rivera) Maldonado. Georgina was preceded in death by her husband, Rafael Lopez; her son, Ralph Lopez, Jr., and a few of her siblings. Georgina worked as a sewing...
Ronald L. Makosky, 77, of Bethlehem Township passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township. Born in Egypt, PA he was the son of the late, Anna (Wallach) and Samuel Makosky. He was married to Rosemary (Steixner) Makosky for 54 years. Ronald worked at BARC Developmental Services in Quakertown as a mental health...
Julia A. Bacak, 98, of Freemansburg, passed away on May 11, 2020 at Hidden Meadows on the Ridge, in Sellersville. She was the loving wife of the late George Bacak, Sr. with whom she shared 38 years of marriage. Born in Freemansburg, she was a daughter of the late George and Julia (Balacz) Prander. Julia was a homemaker most of...
Veronica “Ronnie” (Godovin) Semanick was born in Bethlehem, PA in 1923 and resided there for nearly 90 years. She passed away on May 10th at Somers Place in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, where she lived for the past 5 years. Ronnie was married to her high school sweetheart, John, for over 65 years. Graduating first in her Bethlehem Catholic High...
Thomas J. Philippi, 75, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Manor Care Bethlehem. He was the son of the late Margaret R. (Kerso) and George P. Philippi. Tommy graduated from Liberty High School in 1965. He was a member of the William Penn Association. He was a bartender at the former Hungarian Catholic Club for 20...
Angelina “Helen” Melendez, 98, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, May 8, 2020. She was born in Corozal, Puerto Rico on June 2, 1921; one of 15 children to the late Luciano and Eladia (Rivera) Maldonado. Angelina was preceded in death by her husband, Bernardo “Nando” Melendez Rivera. Angelina worked as a sewing machine operator and was a parishioner of Holy...
Lynn Kay Wangeloff, 61, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Evelyn Boick and Stratti Wangeloff. Lynn loved her family. She cherished her time with them and especially enjoyed spoiling her grandchildren. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Cassandra Parrilla and son, William Torres and her grandchildren, Angel Parrilla,...
VICTOR C. GARBARINI, Ph.D, age 93+ years, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Victor was born on May 24, 1926 and was raised in The Bronx, NY. There he met and married in 1948 his beloved wife, Rita (Menniti). They raised 4 children: Victor Richard of NY, John Christopher (deceased), and a pair of twins, Paul of NC and...
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