OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Thomas J. Philippi
May 10, 2020
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...
Lynn Kay Wangeloff
May 8, 2020
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,...
Angelina "Helen" Melendez
May 8, 2020
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...
Victor C. Garbarini
May 7, 2020
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...
Clementine A. Crafton
May 7, 2020
Clementine A. Crafton, 104, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2020 in her sleep of natural causes at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem. She was the wife of the late Walter Crafton who died in 2005. Born in Roseto, PA she was the daughter of the late Peter Martino and Rose (Castellucci) Martino-Braucci. She was a graduate of East Stroudsburg State...
Shirley A. Skibitski
May 6, 2020
Shirley A. Skibitski, 83, of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Amelia M. (Lata) and Stanley Tadayesky. She was the loving wife of the late Robert E. Skibitski. Shirley was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. She worked for the Bethlehem Steel as a secretary until her...
Carmen Castro
May 4, 2020
Carmen Castro, 84, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Monday May 4, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospital-Anderson Campus. She was born in Puerto Rico the daughter of the late Luciano and Eladia (Rivera) Maldonado. She was the wife of Manuel Castro of Bethlehem with whom she shared 40 years of loving marriage. Carmen worked for Sure-Fit for many years. She...

Mary Elizabeth Chubbuck
May 4, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Chubbuck, 83, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Monday May 4, 2020 at her home. She was born in Virginia, the daughter of the late Michael P. Pavelko and Mary A. Pavelko. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Chubbuck, Jr. Mary spent many years as a homemaker, lovingly caring for her three daughters and being...
Anthony Palermo
May 4, 2020
Anthony Palermo, 85, of Bethlehem Township, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township. Born in the Bronx, NY on September 20, 1934, he was the son of the late Vincenzo and Rose (Rizzi) Palermo. He was the beloved husband of the late Alice (Taggart) Palermo who passed away on March...
Robert E. Hugelmeyer
May 3, 2020
Robert E. Hugelmeyer, 79, of Palmer Twp. and formerly of Woodbridge Twp., NJ; died on May 3, 2020 with his family by his side. He was born January 7, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY; son of the late William Gustave and Helen (Bebensee) Hugelmeyer. Robert is survived by his devoted wife of 53 years, Donna L. (Carroll) Hugelmeyer. He will be...
Steve A. Tusan
May 3, 2020
Steve A. Tusan, 92, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully at Cedarbrook Senior Care on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Born in Palmerton, PA on March 22, 1928 he was the son of the late Marko and Mary (Sebo) Tusan. He was the beloved husband of Lucille (Sander) Tusan; they were married for 63 years. He was a member of Notre Dame...
Brenda Gail Hahn
May 3, 2020
Brenda Gail (Donnelly) Hahn, 75, of Bethlehem, died on May 3, 2020. She was born August 8, 1944 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Billy Patrick and Mary Donnelly. Brenda was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Harry Hahn. They are now together forever in heaven. Best known by those who loved her dearly as “Grammy Roses,” her greatest...
John D. Felker
Apr 30, 2020
John “Jack” D. Felker, 79, of Pennington, NJ formerly of Bethlehem passed away on April 30, 2020. He was the son of the late John E. and Eleanor (Price) Felker. He was the loving husband of Nancy J. (Kocher) Felker. Jack graduated from Liberty High School and attended Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. He worked in pharmaceutical sales until...
Mildred W. Cericola
Apr 30, 2020
Mildred W. Cericola, 92, of Bethlehem, passed away on April 30, 2020 at Country Meadows Nursing Home. She was the loving wife of the late Daniel J. Cericola. Born in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late August and Wanda (Zbyszewski) Yankoski. Mildred was a 1946 graduate of Liberty High School and in 1947, graduated from Bethlehem Business College,...
Faye Blawn
Apr 29, 2020
Faye Blawn, 81, of Allentown, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on October 29, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Blossom B. Blawn. Faye dedicated her life to her family and in her later years she loved playing games on her tablet. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Robin Walterick; sons,...
Mary Springer
Apr 29, 2020
Mary Springer, 94, of Bethlehem, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Easton Home. She was born October 6, 1925 in the Ukraine. Mary was married to Michael Springer, Sr. for 59 years until his death on July, 10, 2006. Mary worked as a cook for 25 years at Lehigh University. She was a member of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic...
Ethel M. Kienzle
Apr 29, 2020
Ethel M. (Schmidt) Kienzle, 91, of Nazareth, passed away on April 29, 2020. She was born in Trenton, NJ, the daughter of the late Mary Feist and Joseph Schmidt. Ethel was preceded in death by her high school sweetheart and husband of 60 years, Col. Robert C. Kienzle [Bob] of the United States Air Force. Ethel graduated from Wilson College...
Patrick Joseph Pereira
Apr 29, 2020
Patrick Joseph Pereira, 33, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on April 29, 2020 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He will be forever remembered by family and friends for his genuine kindness. Patrick was extremely friendly, caring, talkative and respectful. He is loved and will be dearly missed. He was born December 30, 1986 in Bethlehem, PA;...

Earl Koch
Apr 28, 2020
Earl Koch, 83, of Bethlehem, passed away unexpectedly at home, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Mildred (Pearson) and Frank Koch. Earl was married to Theresa C. (Potoski) Koch with whom he celebrated 47 years of marriage until her death on April, 29, 2014. Earl worked as a Heating and Air Conditioner...
Manuel Santos Mateo
Apr 28, 2020
Manuel Santos Mateo, 85, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg. He was the loving husband of the late Luz (Gomez) Santos with whom he shared over 30 years of marriage. Born in the Dominican Republic, he was a son of the late Ramon De los Santos Marte and Rosa Herminia (Mateo). Manuel was...