OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Margaret M. Seifert
Jun 5, 2019
Margaret (Marge) Seifert of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late William (Bill) Seifert who passed away December 3, 2007 from Alzheimers disease. They were wed September 25, 1948. Born in Bethlehem September 25, 1924 to Michael and Susanna (Puscar) Bednar, she was the eighth of ten children. Marge worked 59...
Christopher M. Repnyek
Jun 1, 2019
Christopher M. Repnyek, 40, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Born in Bethlehem on July 11, 1978, he was the son of Frank G. Repnyek Jr. and Maryann (Fejes) Repnyek. He will be lovingly remembered by his parents, Frank Jr. and Maryann; daughter, Madison; siblings: Frank G. Repnyek III and his wife, Keri ann, Patricia Repnyek, Kimberly...
Joseph C. Giaquinto
Jun 1, 2019
Joseph C. Giaquinto, 87, of Allentown, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Born in Paterson, NJ, he was the son of Joseph S. Giaquinto and Mary (DAllessandro) Giaquinto. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. Married to Jacqueline (Donnelly) Giaquinto for 62 years. Joe was employed by Air Products and Chemicals for 17 years as a...
Charles E. Jablonski
May 29, 2019
Charles E. Jablonski, 88, of Bethlehem Township passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in his home with his family by his side. Born April 14, 1931 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Charles and Anna (Olexa) Jablonski. He was married to Madeline (Bair) Jablonski for 59 years. Charles worked and retired from the Bethlehem Steel as a...
Casimir Charles Lapinski
May 29, 2019
Casimir Lapinski, 95, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. He was born November 5, 1923 in Bethlehem; son of the late Kazimerz and MaryAnn (Luczaj) Lapienski. Casimir was preceded in death by his wife, Anna M. (Pinter) Lapinski in 2000. Casimir proudly served in the US Navy Seabees during WWII. He retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp....
Janeisa Mason
May 28, 2019
Janeisa Earlena Mason was born on April 4, 1980 to Pastor Darren E. Mason Sr. and Joyce C. Mason in Bethlehem, PA. She was called home on May 28, 2019 in St Lukes Hospital, Bethlehem, PA. Janeisa was raised in Bethlehem, PA and attended schools in the Bethlehem Area School District. She graduated from Liberty High School in 1998 and...
Domingos Jorge
May 27, 2019
Domingos Jorge, 74, of Bethlehem passed peacefully Monday, May 27, 2019 in his home with his family by his side. Born September 22, 1944 in Almocageme Colores Sintra, Portugal he was the son of the late Margarida Carvalho Jorge and Jose Francisco. He was married to Domingas J. Jorge for 48 years. Domingos worked for Teixeiras Bakery, Lusitania Bakery, Lisbon...
Mary F. Harvilla
May 27, 2019
Mary F. Harvilla, 95, of Bethlehem, died peacefully at Holy Family Manor on Monday, May 27, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Veronica (Blanar) and Andrew Hrin. She was the wife of the late Andrew P. Harvilla. Mary enjoyed counted cross stitch, sewing, knitting and crocheting. She retired from Holy Family Manor, where she worked in admissions for...
Joseph C. Horwath
May 27, 2019
Joseph C. Horwath, 83, of Bethlehem, PA died Monday, May 27 2019, in his home with his family by his side. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Mary (Albert) and Charles Horwath. He was married to Mary Ann (Lazorik) Horwath for 64 years. Joseph worked at UGI retiring after 39 years. He was a 1953 graduate...
Lucille Tucker
May 25, 2019
Lucille Tucker, 80, of Bangor, died on Saturday, May 25, 2019. She was born in Phillipsburg, NJ on March 2, 1939; daughter of the late Richard and Helen (Raub) Heffelfinger. Lucille is survived by her husband of 30 years, William J. Tucker. Lucille worked as a bookkeeper for Diechmann Walker Car Dealership. She was a member of St. Stephens Evangelical...
William Joseph Lipsky
May 23, 2019
William Joseph Lipsky, 71, died on Thursday, May 23, 2019. He was born in Bethlehem on May 4, 1948; son of the late Henry M. Lipsky and Agnes (McFadden) Lipsky. Billy was able to volunteer at various organizations through Merakey and The Arc Program that he participated in. He will be dearly missed by his cousins and his caregivers. A...
Richard J. Kruk
May 23, 2019
Richard J. Kruk, 70, of Bethlehem died on Thursday, May 23, 2019. He was born in Oberlahnstein, Germany; son of Justyna (Melnyk) Kruk and the late Stanley Kruk. Richard is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Sharon E. (Crockett) Kruk. He will be lovingly remembered for his outgoing personality, positive outlook on life, kindness shown to his many...
Paul E. Ulicny
May 22, 2019
Paul E. Ulicny, 85, of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday May 22, 2019 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Upper Nazareth Twp. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Stephen and Mary (Geyer) Ulicny. Paul was a tool and dye maker for Spirax/Sarco. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War. Paul also...
Christine Carol Dewhurst
May 22, 2019
Christine Carol Dewhurst, 61, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. She was the daughter of Carol D. Bielefeld and the late Frederick H. Bielefeld. She was the wife of John Elton Dewhurst. Christine was a member of New Covenant Christian Community Church where she was active in short term missions, Sunday school and the prayer team. She was...
Barbara Ann Morton
May 21, 2019
Barbara Ann Morton, 88, of Easton, PA went home to be with Jesus on May 21st, 2019 where she resided at Atria Senior Living in Bethlehem, PA. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, Barbara was a retired from ITT where she had been a senior executive secretary. She was a loving, funny, opinionated, caring and giving woman who lived an independent...
Priscilla L. Huertas
May 21, 2019
Priscilla L. Huertas, 78, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on May 21, 2019. She was born in Patillas, Puerto Rico; daughter of the late Marcelina Laboy and Evangelio Diaz. Priscilla was the beloved wife of 58 years to Jenaro Huertas. Priscilla was the matriarch of her family and dedicated her life to her family. She will be remembered as a devoted...
William "Billy" P. Bosak
May 19, 2019
William P. “Billy” Bosak, 59, of Bethlehem, passed away unexpectedly on May 19, 2019. He was the son of Anna Marie (Olay) Bosak and the late William A. Bosak. Billy worked in the Bethlehem Area School District for 27 years as a head custodian. He enjoyed fishing, bowling and going to the casino. Billy was an avid sports fan who...
Estella R. Koszi
May 19, 2019
Estella R. Koszi, 92, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at her residence. She was born October 19, 1926 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Charles Henry and Eva May (Moyer) Bowers. Estella was preceded in death by her husband, Louis “Al” Koszi. Estella retired in 1988 after over 25 years of service as a bindery worker...
Robert "Bobby" Russell
May 18, 2019
Robert “Bobby” Russell, 77, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Leonard Sr. and Kathryn (Deegan) Russell. Throughout his life, Bobby was a client of LARC and VIA. As a child with developmental disabilities he was always well protected and cared for by...
Harry F. Tachovsky
May 17, 2019
Harry F. Tachovsky, 96, died on May 17, 2019 at Westminster Village, Allentown. He was born in Allentown, PA, the son of the late Harry T. Tachovsky and Marjorie (McGarvey) Tachovsky. He was the loving husband of the late Alice (Kametz) Tachovsky, who passed on October 21, 2015, the day after their 70th wedding anniversary. Upon graduating from Bethlehem High...