OBITUARIES

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

Irene M. Altimare

Irene M. Altimare

Mar 14, 2020

Irene M. Altimare, 98, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Julia (Szkrilecz) and Martin Resetar. Irene was the loving wife of the late Peter Altimare. Irene was an active member of Notre Dame Catholic Church where she was a member of the choir and Sodality. She enjoyed baking kiffles and...

Gertrude L. Palmer-Fenton

Gertrude L. Palmer-Fenton

Mar 13, 2020

Gertrude “Trudy” L. Palmer-Fenton, 96, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Eleanor (McGinley) and Lawrence Bringenberg. She was the loving wife of the late Russell A. Palmer and the late Charles H. Fenton. Trudy was a 1942 graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School. She was a manager for Musselman Jewelers...

Tauheedah Pearson

Tauheedah Pearson

Mar 12, 2020

Tauheedah Pearson, 39, of Bethlehem, died on March 12, 2020. She was born in Jacksonville, NC; the daughter of Delores Chalmers and the late Isaac Bernard Pearson. Tauheedah will be lovingly remembered as a warm hearted, loving, young lady. She was very outgoing and was often greeting people with her unique laugh and beautiful smile. Tauheedah enjoyed movies; especially “Willow”,...

Theresa Doncsecz

Theresa Doncsecz

Mar 11, 2020

Theresa Doncsecz, 97, of Bethlehem died Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Westminster Village in Allentown. Born December 14, 1922 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Korpics) and Joseph Doncsecz. Theresa worked as a sewing machine operator for several different factories in the Lehigh Valley. She was a member of St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church and currently...

Esther F. Sapoch Cressman

Esther F. Sapoch Cressman

Mar 10, 2020

Esther Margaret Ference Sapoch Cressman, 101, passed away, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Holy Family Senior Living in Bethelehem, PA. Born on September 2, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Andrew C. Ference and Margaret (Zurick) Ference. She was the wife of Paul E. Sapoch, Sr. (deceased 1964) and Robert M. Cressman, Jr. (deceased 2011). A life long...

Alverda Mae Kishbaugh

Alverda Mae Kishbaugh

Mar 9, 2020

Alverda Mae Kishbaugh, 96, of Bethlehem, PA, formerly of Jim Thorpe, passed away on Monday March 9, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Health Network Hospice 17th & Chew St. Allentown, PA. Alverda was born in Penn Forest, PA, the daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle (Smith) Meckes. She was the loving and devoted wife of the late E. Robert Kishbaugh...

Alice Palermo

Alice Palermo

Mar 8, 2020

Alice Palermo, 85, of Bethlehem Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township. Born in the Bronx, NY on June 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Ann (Sweeney) Taggart. She was the loving wife of Anthony Palermo. They were married for 65 plus years. Alice...

Ruby P. Morgan

Ruby P. Morgan

Mar 8, 2020

Ruby P. Morgan, 100, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Holy Family Manor. She was the loving wife of the late John J. Morgan. Born in Hellertown, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Schoeneberger) Rogers. Ruby worked as a buyer for Orrs Department Store. In her free time, she enjoyed going to the casino...

John Horvath

John Horvath

Mar 6, 2020

John Horvath, 84, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Friday March 6, 2020 at his home. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Eugene and Anna (Ungrain) Horvath. He was the husband of the late Ethel (Vincent) Horvath. John was a mechanic for the former Champion Spark Plug Co. in Hellertown, PA. He also served his country...

Claire M. Howard

Claire M. Howard

Mar 2, 2020

Claire M. Howard, 82, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Christina (Wutka) and Vincent Hutchinson. She was the devoted wife of the late John "Jay" Howard, Jr. A 1955 graduate of Central Catholic High School, she attended St Luke's School of Nursing, receiving her RN in 1958. Claire lived her...

Joan L. Dancho

Joan L. Dancho

Mar 1, 2020

Joan L. Dancho, 72, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Jr. and Catherine (Blihar) Yencho. She was the beloved wife of Richard R. Dancho. They were married for 48 years. Joan dedicated her life to her family. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Rich;...

Ronald E. Gonzalez

Ronald E. Gonzalez

Feb 29, 2020

Ronald E. Gonzalez, formerly of Bethlehem and Linwood, PA, died on February 29, 2020. He was born in Bethlehem on September 22, 1930; son of the late Nicanor and Rebecca (Montemayor) Gonzalez. Ronald was preceded in death by his wife, Anne H. (Comer) Gonzalez. Ronald proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. Upon returning home, he took...

Helmut Schroettner

Helmut Schroettner

Feb 29, 2020

Helmut Schroettner, 72, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospice House. He was the son of the late Maria (Motzer) and John Schroettner. He was the loving husband of Deborah A. Schroettner. Helmut worked at the Bethlehem Steel for 31 years before retiring in 1998. He enjoyed skiing, riding his motorcycle and family vacations....

Madelyn E. Mollo

Madelyn E. Mollo

Feb 28, 2020

Madelyn E. Mollo, 98, of Pen Argyl passed away with her family by her side on Friday, February 28, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Adelaide and Louis Colletta. She was the loving wife of the late Louis Mollo. Madelyn was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church where she was a member of the...

Edna C. Teles

Edna C. Teles

Feb 27, 2020

Edna C. Teles, 89 of Bethlehem, died Thursday, February 27, 2020 at home with her family by her side. Born August 6, 1930 in Bethlehem, she was the youngest of the late Natvidad and Anibal Coruches 9 children. She was the loving wife of the late Jaime G. Teles for 68 years before his passing in 2018. Edna was a...

Emma T. Fogel

Emma T. Fogel

Feb 27, 2020

Emma T. (Verba) Fogel, 92, of Bethlehem Township passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020. She was born in Bethlehem, a daughter of Ignatius Reichard and Anna Schultz on April 21, 1927. She was preceded in death by her former husbands, Stephen Verba and Richard Fogel. Emma worked as a sewing machine operator for many years. She loved traveling, gardening, crocheting,...

Peter Bulcavage

Peter Bulcavage

Feb 26, 2020

Peter Bulcavage, 92, of Bethlehem, PA passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 26, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Trenton, PA, the son of the late Stephen and Helen (Falatovich) Bulcavage. He was the husband of Marie (Demyanovich) Bulcavage. They celebrated 70 years of marriage on June 11th of this past year. Peter...

Ramon A. Fischetti

Ramon A. Fischetti

Feb 25, 2020

Ramon A. Fischetti, 75, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Tuesday February 25, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital NS ICU, Cedar Crest in Salisbury Twp. He was born in the Bronx, New York, the son of the late Anthony and Geraldine (Manzo) Fischetti. He was the husband of Gertrude “Trudi” (Endres) Fischetti. They celebrated 47 years of marriage this past...

Dominick Thomas Defilippo

Dominick Thomas Defilippo

Feb 25, 2020

Dominick “Tom” DeFilippo, 93, of Northampton, PA died Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown. Born in Queens, NY he was the son of the late Theresa (Zacarra) and Nicholas DeFilippo. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Grace (DeAngelo) DeFilippo, daughter-in-law, Analisa DeFilippo and grandson, Tommy. Tom proudly served his country in...

Kenneth Dale Simmons

Kenneth Dale Simmons

Feb 24, 2020

*UPDATE: The services to celebrate the life of Kenneth Simmons have been postponed until further notice. Please feel free to call the funeral home with any questions. Kenneth D. Simmons, 94, of Springtown, PA, died suddenly on Monday, February 24, 2020, doing what he loved to do - out walking and working on the property known as Far Horizons where...

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