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Stella A. Decarlo
Oct 1, 2020
Stella A. DeCarlo, 94, of North Bethlehem died on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Born on January 4, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Algisa (Paolina) and Orazio DiSalvatore. She was the loving wife of 60 years to the late Victor DeCarlo. Stella was employed by R.K. Laros and Pembroke Dress. She was a member of St. Annes Church...
Charlotte E. Mellon
Sep 30, 2020
Charlotte E. “Chickie” Mellon, 86, of Bethlehem, died on September 30, 2020 in her residence at Traditions of Hanover. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Albert and Charlotte (Cope) Heidecker. Chickie was the devoted wife of 34 years to the late James A. Mellon, Sr., who passed on May 15, 1988. Chickie and James were married on...
Roy S. Slekovac
Sep 29, 2020
Roy Steve Slekovac of Coopersburg, PA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on September 29, 2020. Born May 24, 1927, he was the son of the late Helen (Virges) and Steve Slekovac of Bethlehem. He was married to his beloved wife Doris (Musgnung) Slekovac until her passing on their 67th wedding anniversary in 2017. Roy attended Liberty...
Frances B. Szakos
Sep 29, 2020
Frances B. Szakos, 80, of Bethlehem died on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Born on September 21, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Kovacs) and Rev. Stephen Ballek. Frances enjoyed and took pride in taking care of her yard and garden. She loved animals, especially her dog, Lady. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons, R. Scott...
Frederick Ackerman
Sep 28, 2020
Frederick Ackerman, 69, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on September 28, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Ferdinand Francis and Dorothea Elizabeth (Reese) Ackerman. Fred was a graduate of Liberty High School and proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He worked as a truck driver for many years and was a Pittsburgh...
Lydia A. Yob
Sep 28, 2020
Lydia Yob, 81, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Alexandria (Baranenko) and Andrew Schwadczenko. She was the loving wife of William L. Yob. Lydias life story is one for the books. More than 75 years ago, she and her parents were forced by Nazis from their village in Ukraine. Taking...
Felicia Horoschock
Sep 27, 2020
Felicia Horoschock, 88, of Bethlehem died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Gracedale Nursing home in Nazareth. Born April 9, 1932 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Grace (Tutolo) Rosamalia. She was married to the late Walter Horoschock with who she was married to for 44 years. Felicia was a Liberty High School Graduate. Prior to...
John J. Baran, Jr.
Sep 27, 2020
John (Jack) Baran, Jr., 74 of Reading, PA (formerly from the South Side of Bethlehem), passed away in his home on Sunday, September 27, 2020. He was born in 1945 to the late John J. Baran and Mary (Hrivnok) Baran. Jack was of Polish and Slovak ancestry. Jack graduated from Liberty High School, class of 1963, where he was a...
Sterling Edward Mack
Sep 26, 2020
Sterling Edward Mack, 94, of Allentown, died on September 26, 2020. He was born in Bangor, PA on February 9, 1926; son of the late Sterling C. and Desty L. (Stone) Mack. Sterling is survived by his devoted wife of 67 years, Sarah Lucia (Calabrese) Mack. He will be lovingly remembered as a patriotic man with a smile that would...
Stephanie A. Pucci
Sep 25, 2020
Stephanie A. Pucci, 47, of Bethlehem Township, PA died Friday, September 25, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Somerville, NJ she was the daughter of Marie (Siciliano) Miner of Florida and the late, Harold M. Miner. She was married to Christopher K. Pucci with whom she would have celebrated 23 years of marriage this coming October...
Justine "Judy" E. Barwick
Sep 23, 2020
Justine “Judy” E. Barwick, 85, of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Born September 22, 1935, in Fountain Hill, she was the daughter of the late James and Rhoda (Gradwohl) Sullivan. Judy was the beloved wife of Harold A. Barwick, Jr. They were married for 64 years. Judy was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School where she...
Frederick E. Roth
Sep 23, 2020
Frederick E. “Fred” Roth, 88, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Bethlehem Manor. Born in Allentown, he was the son of late Elwood and Claire (Stoudt) Roth. He was the beloved husband of Annabelle (Clark) Roth. They were married for 63 years. Fred was a graduate of Allentown High School, class of 1949. He was...
Betty M. Stocker
Sep 22, 2020
Betty May (McKelvie) Stocker, a lifelong resident of Bethlehem and Northampton, passed away on September 22, 2020 at the age of 95. She was devoted to several pursuits during her lifetime. She spent many years in retail as a fashion buyer and enjoyed using her expertise to assist women in looking their best. She loved to travel and led a...
Joseph P. Carraghan
Sep 22, 2020
Joseph P. Carraghan, 84 of Bethlehem passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. He was the son of the late Kathleen M. (Jennings) and John P. Carraghan. He was the loving husband of Elaine E. (Barnak) Carraghan. Joe worked as a mechanic for Durkee Foods. He enjoyed fishing, going to casinos and eating ice cream. He had a great sense...
Joseph A. Santanasto
Sep 22, 2020
Joseph A. Santanasto, 63, of Bethlehem died Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg Campus. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Louis and Marie (Jacob) Santanasto. He was married to Denise D. (Dane) Santanasto with whom he celebrated 37 years of marriage this past May 7th. Joseph worked for Western Electric, AT&T and Lucent technologies....
Michael D. Schissler
Sep 20, 2020
Michael D. Schissler, 58, of Whitehall, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Dorothy (Skelton) Schissler and Jacob T. Schissler. Michael worked as a general contractor and was able to fix anything. He will be lovingly remembered by his children, Michael Schissler Jr., Tina Schissler, Erica Schissler, Jonathan Schissler and...
William F. Krentler
Sep 20, 2020
William F. Krentler, 93, of Bethlehem formerly of Rigdefield Park NJ died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Holy Family Manor. Born December 31, 1926 in North Bergen, NJ he was the son of the late Fritz and Michelene (Braun) Krentler. He was married to Millicent (Borchers) Krentler for 64 years until her death on March 25, 2020. William worked as...
Brian A. Shaneberger
Sep 18, 2020
Brian A. Shaneberger, 69, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital. He was born June 14, 1951 in Phillipsburg, NJ; son of the late James Thomas and Joyce Elizabeth (Garrison) Shaneberger. Brian was a graduate of Freedom High School and attended Northampton Community College. He retired from J.T. Baker Chemical Company and served as...
James William Bartholomew
Sep 16, 2020
James William Bartholomew, 42, of Northampton and formerly of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly at his home on September 16, 2020. Jim was born in Bethlehem on June 29, 1978; the son of James R. and Gina M. (Rea) Bartholomew. Jim was a 1996 graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and earned his Bachelors Degree from Bloomsburg University while on ROTC Scholarship....
Larry R. Reppert
Sep 16, 2020
Larry R. Reppert, 77, of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Gracedale Nursing Home. He was born on May 12, 1943 the son of the late Ethel (Luchinsky) and Robert I. Reppert. He was the loving husband of Carol (Herbold) Reppert. Larry greatly enjoyed watching Western movies. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 54...
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