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James P. Mcgraw, Jr.
May 22, 2020
James P. McGraw, Jr., 81, of Bethlehem died on Friday, May 22, 2020. He was the son of the late Helen (Munley) and James P. McGraw, Sr. He was the loving husband of the late Rosemarie (Johns) McGraw. James proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. He worked for the Bethlehem School District maintenance department...
Debra Marie Wehry
May 20, 2020
Debra Marie Wehry, 55, of Allentown, died on May 20, 2020. She was born on July 17, 1964 in Pottsville, PA; daughter of the late Daniel and Gloria (Reed) Wehry. Deb was a graduate of an intermediate unit education program in 1985 and participated in the Special Olympics. She was a member of the LifePath community in the Lehigh Valley....
John J. Jordan
May 19, 2020
John J. Jordan Jr., 76, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Tuesday May 19th, 2020 at his home. He was born in Allentown, PA, the son of the late John J. Jordan Sr. and Barbara (ONeill) Jordan. John was a teacher at Freedom and Liberty High Schools. He was the dept. chairman and taught English and honors German, retiring in...
Mary Ann Dougherty
May 18, 2020
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...
Doris B. Coleman
May 18, 2020
Doris B. Coleman, 91, of Hempstead, NY, formerly of Bethlehem, PA, passed away Monday May 18th, 2020 at the Parker Jewish Institute and Healthcare Center in New Hyde Park, NY. She was born in Easton, PA, the daughter of the late John P. Baynard and Florence (White) Malloy. Doris was a registered nurse and was the Central Supply Director for...
Daniel J. Castro
May 18, 2020
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...
Joan L. Fitzko
May 16, 2020
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,...
Margaret A. Davies
May 16, 2020
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...
John Joseph Gecsek
May 14, 2020
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...
Rose H. Kerchmar
May 14, 2020
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...
Catherine A. Labar
May 13, 2020
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
May 13, 2020
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...
Victor Doyle
May 13, 2020
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...
Sara Gonzalez
May 12, 2020
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...
Margaret Marie Toth Griffin
May 12, 2020
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....
Gerald R. Schleppy
May 12, 2020
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...
Julia A. Bacak
May 11, 2020
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...
Georgina Maldonado Lopez
May 11, 2020
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
May 11, 2020
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...
Veronica E. Semanick
May 10, 2020
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...
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