OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Eugene M. Buskirk

Eugene M. Buskirk

Oct 10, 2019

Eugene M. Buskirk, 47, of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Born in Allentown, he was the son of William and Patricia (Searock) Buskirk. He was the boyfriend of Keri White. They were together for 7 years. Gene was a Firefighter for the Hecktown Volunteer Fire Co. #1 for 20 years and was employed by L&D Automotive, Bethlehem....

Patrick E. Phillip

Patrick E. Phillip

Oct 10, 2019

Patrick E. Phillip, 62, of Whitehall, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019. He was the son of Lucille C. (Shive) and William F. Phillip, Sr. He was the loving husband of Patricia R. (Neith) Phillip. Pat worked as a welder for Lehigh Structural Steel and later for the Allentown School District. He enjoyed fishing, the Eagles and cooking for...

Eugene M. Bilan

Eugene M. Bilan

Oct 10, 2019

Eugene M. Bilan, Born: October 13, 1934,Deceased: October 10, 2019, Born in Bethlehem, PA. Resident of New Hope, PA. Son of Peter P. Bilan and Mary Ann (Kakos) Bilan, deceased. Survived by brother, Peter E. Bilan, sister-in-law Andria Keil Bilan, nephews Peter and Andrew Bilan. Graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and Villanova University. Worked in the advertising industry in...

Carmelo Rodriguez

Carmelo Rodriguez

Oct 7, 2019

Carmelo Rodriguez, 78, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, October 07, 2019. Born in Patillas, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Felipe Rodriguez and Angela Munoz. He was the husband of Kathleen (Midge) Rodriguez. They were married for 34 years. Before retiring, Carmelo was employed by Just Born, Inc. for 38 years. He was an active and...

Mary Langensiepen

Mary Langensiepen

Oct 6, 2019

Mary G. Langensiepen, 90, of Bethlehem passed away in her home on Sunday, October 6, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Rose (Westerman) and Hugh P. Harkins. For 49 years, Mary was the loving wife of the late Roland R. Langensiepen. Mary was a member of St. Annes Catholic Church. She was a graduate of Allentown, Central Catholic...

Helene M. Mulhearn

Helene M. Mulhearn

Oct 5, 2019

Helene “Dolly” Mulhearn, 98 formerly of Bethlehem, Pa, passed away peacefully on Saturday Oct 5, 2019 at home in Florida.. She was born in Easton, Pa, and grew up in Hellertown, the daughter of the late Joseph and Hedwig (Ottenbacher) Fischel. She was the wife of the late John Edward “Jack” Mulhearn. Known as Dolly, she worked as a Realtor...

Reinaldo Valentin

Reinaldo Valentin

Oct 4, 2019

Reinaldo Valentin, 66, of Allentown, PA, passed away on Friday October 4, 2019 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA. He was born in the Bronx, NY, the son of the late Reinaldo and Rosalina (Pastor) Valentin. He was the husband of Vicky (Gracia) Valentin. Ray worked as a communications technician for the computer industry. He was a loving...

Frances A. Rupnik

Frances A. Rupnik

Oct 3, 2019

Frances A. Rupnik, 94, of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday. October 3, 2019, at St. Lukes Hospital, Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania. Born December 9, 1924 in the Home Park section of Whitehall, PA, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Fedor) Sukanick and Andrew P. Sukanick. She was married to Walter J. Rupnik with whom she celebrated 52 years of marriage...

Joseph T. Irelan

Joseph T. Irelan

Oct 3, 2019

Joseph T. Irelan, 73, of Allentown, PA passed away on Thursday October 3, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Campus. He was born in Fountain Hill, son of the late Herbert and Elizabeth (Kelly) Irelan. He was the husband of Susan (Pratka) Irelan and they would have celebrated 34 years of marriage on October 12th. Joe was a retired...

Bess Zervos

Bess Zervos

Oct 2, 2019

Bess Zervos, 95, formerly of West Union Boulevard in Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, October 02, 2019 at Holy Family Manor. She was born September 26, 1924 in Chios, Greece; daughter of the late Demetrios “James” and Maria (Lagonikos) Kladias. Bess was preceded in death by her husband, Elias J. “Louis” Zervos in 1985. Bess will be lovingly remembered for her...

Daniel S. Ponoski

Daniel S. Ponoski

Oct 1, 2019

Daniel S. Ponoski, 74, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in his home. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Marie (Andraschko) and Charles Ponoski. Daniel worked at Durkees in Bethlehem as a floor manager. He also was a golf caddy at Saucon Valley Country Club for many years. He was an avid golfer. Daniel was...

Michael A. Rotunno, Jr.

Michael A. Rotunno, Jr.

Sep 28, 2019

Michael “Skip” A. Rotunno,Jr., 81, of Bethlehem Township, passed away on September 28, 2019. He was the son of the late Virginia (Nunziato) and Michael A. Rotunno, Sr. He was the loving husband of Mary A. (Kelly) Rotunno. Skip was a devoted member of Sacred Heart Church in Bethlehem Township. He proudly served his country as a member of the...

Madeline A. Jablonski

Madeline A. Jablonski

Sep 27, 2019

Madeline A. Jablonski, 82, of Bethlehem Township passed away Friday, September 27, 2019, at Gracedale Nursing Home. Born May 20, 1937 in Coplay, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Irene Bair. Madeline was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Charles E. Jablonski. Madeline was a graduate of Central Catholic High School. She worked as...

Richard E. Fraley

Richard E. Fraley

Sep 26, 2019

Richard E. Fraley, Jr., 60, of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital at the Cedar Crest Campus. Born October 6, 1958 in Winchester, VA he was the son of Kathleen (Yetter) Fraley of Harrisburg and the late Richard E. Fraley. He was married to Kimberly (McCartney) Fraley with whom he celebrated 36 years of marriage...

Barry Paul Mindler

Barry Paul Mindler

Sep 26, 2019

Barry Paul Mindler, Jr., 41, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, September 26, 2019 late night. He was born and raised in Bethlehem by his parents, Barry Paul Mindler, Sr. and Anne (Russ) Mindler. Barry attended Nitschmann Middle School and was a Liberty High School graduate. He loved dogs; especially Keira, cars, and was a member of community social clubs. Barry...

Robert J. Zelechoski

Robert J. Zelechoski

Sep 26, 2019

Bob Zelechoski, 95, passed away peacefully at Country Meadows on September 26, 2019. He was the husband of Erma (Diulio) Zelechoski and celebrated 70 years of marriage in June of this year. Born in Johnsonburg, PA, he was one of four sons and two daughters of Joseph and Veronica (Dworsky) Zelechoski. Bob served his country in the Army in Europe...

Eugenia Wegrzyn

Eugenia Wegrzyn

Sep 26, 2019

Eugenia (Sadej) Wegrzyn, 87, of Bethlehem died Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born July 14, 1932 in Poland she was the daughter of the late Rose Sadej. She was married to the late Stanley Wegrzyn. Eugenia retired from Blough Nursing as a supervisor. She was a member of Ss. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in...

Ellen R. Katrick

Ellen R. Katrick

Sep 25, 2019

Ellen Katrick, 71, of Bethlehem passed away in her home on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Anna Mae (Devine) and Stephen Lapausky. Ellen was a Candy Striper at St. Lukes Hospital. She enjoyed watching game shows and General Hospital, and playing computer games, namely Zelda. She loved driving her first car, a Mach 1...

Michael James Haverty

Michael James Haverty

Sep 23, 2019

Michael James Haverty, 49, of Allentown, died on Monday, September 23, 2019. He was born in Winchester, MA; son of Michelle (Brault) Haverty and the late James Haverty. Michael worked as an associate in the Deli Department of Giant. He enjoyed cooking and reading; especially Stephen King and Dean Koontz novels. He will be dearly missed by his mother, Michelle;...

Colleen Zito

Colleen Zito

Sep 22, 2019

Colleen Zito, 96, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, September 22, 2019. She was born November 1, 1922 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Batista and Lucia (Brita) Catalanotti. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Philip Zito. Colleen worked as a seamstress sewing parachutes during WWII prior to becoming a homemaker. She was a parishioner of...

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