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Richard Fritz, Sr.
Aug 23, 2025
Richard F. "Dick" Fritz, Sr., 94, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away peacefully at home with his wife by his side on August 23, 2025. Born on July 22, 1931, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Tell) Fritz.
Richard dedicated over 30 years of his life serving as a firefighter for the City of Bethlehem, where...
Glen Maurer
Aug 18, 2025
Glen D. Maurer, 83, of Fountain Hill, passed away peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital on August 18, 2025. Born on September 30, 1941, he was the son of the late Llewellyn and Mary (Kurtz) Maurer.
Glen was a graduate of Fountain Hill High School and later studied at Bethlehem Business School. A proud U.S. Navy veteran, Glen served from 1959 to...
David A. Donio
Aug 17, 2025
David A. Donio (age 70, born May 21, 1955), of Bethlehem, died at home Sunday morning, August 17th, 2025, after a long illness. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 28 years, Bernadette Holland, and his two children, Sallie Wemple, M.D. of Bethlehem (husband Alex), and David A. Donio, Jr of Philadelphia.
David was the youngest child of the late Dominic A. Donio, M.D. and...
Dorothy Morrow
Aug 16, 2025
The family of Dorothy Joan Morrow is sad to announce her passing at home on the morning of Saturday, August 16th, 2025 at the age of 94. The daughter of Florence and John McGarry, Dorothy was born on February 7th, 1931 and raised in the Bronx, New York. She grew up alongside her older sister Ann and younger brother John...
Patricia Pavelko
Aug 16, 2025
Patricia A. Pavelko, 88, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Saturday August 16, 2025, at her home. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Gasdaska) Ofchus. She was the wife of the late John M. Pavelko who died in 2011. Patricia was a middle school teacher for the Allentown and Bethlehem school districts. She...
Anne M. Eckenrode
Aug 16, 2025
Anne M. Eckenrode, 94, of Quakertown, PA died on August 16, 2025 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Scranton on April 19, 1931, she was the daughter of the late William and Theresa (Mahady) Lyons. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack L. Eckenrode, grandson, Gerry Michael Bova, her sister Catherine, and brothers William and...
Thomas Verbonitz
Aug 15, 2025
Thomas J. Verbonitz, 88, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 15, 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg. He was the husband of Nancy L. (Fistner) Verbonitz, lovingly married for 37 years. Born January 31, 1937, in Drums, PA, Tom was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Danko) Verbonitz. He graduated as Salutatorian from MMI Preparatory School,...
Joseph Belchunes, Jr.
Aug 10, 2025
Joseph S. Belchunes, Jr., 60, of Nazareth, passed away Sunday, August 10th, 2025 at his home. He was born in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania on January 8th, 1965 to the late Joseph S. Belchunes, Sr. and Mary Ann (Kulmaczeski) Belchunes.
Joseph was most recently employed at Krause Enterprises, Nazareth.
He took pride in crafting and restoring Mopar classic cars, his favorite one was...
Reginald Heffelfinger
Aug 6, 2025
Reginald G. Heffelfinger, 64, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Wednesday August 6, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest Campus. He was born in Coaldale, PA, the son of the late Reginald and Francine (Hricik) Heffelfinger. He was the husband of Kelly (Sellers) Heffelfinger, and they celebrated 19 years of marriage this past January 13th. Reginald was an automation...
Peggy A. Novrosky
Aug 5, 2025
Peggy A. Novrosky, 76, of Allentown, PA passed away on Tuesday August 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Allentown, the daughter of George and Eleanor (Neitz) Hartman. She was the wife of the late Richard T. Novrosky. Peggy was a graduate of Dieruff High School. She worked for Mack Trucks for 38 years retiring in...
Florence M. Dennihy
Aug 3, 2025
Florence M. Dennihy, 88 of Bethlehem, formerly of Staten Island, NY, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2025 at Bethlehem Manor. She was the wife of the late SFC James L. Dennihy, Sr. who died in 1972. Florence was born in Staten Island, NY on March 27, 1937 to the late Donald and Edith (Cleland) Aspinwall. She pursued her education with...
Joseph Orban
Aug 2, 2025
Joseph D. Orban, 79, of Northampton County, PA, passed away peacefully on August 2nd, 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest following complications from cardiac surgery. He was the devoted husband of Mary (Lane) Orban for nearly 58 years.
Born on September 29, 1945, in Bethlehem, PA, to the late Joseph and Margaret (Donchess) Orban, Joe was a lifelong resident of...
Juan Cruz
Jul 30, 2025
Juan F. Cruz, 74, "The OG", of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at his home. Born on February 15, 1951, in Florida, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Francisco and Dominga Guzman (Cruz).
Juan also known as "Junior" to many of his friends and family. He will be remembered for his warm spirit, his love...
Joan McCollum
Jul 28, 2025
Joan McCollum, 93, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025. She was born on February 27, 1932, the daughter of the late Gladys and William Laudenslager.
Joan had a wonderful sense of humor, genuinely loved life, and expressed her love freely with those close to her. In addition to the people around her, she loved the Golden Girls,...
Thelma F. "Ty" McNeal
Jul 28, 2025
Thelma F. "Ty" McNeal, died peacefully on Monday, July 28, 2025, at age 97. She will lovingly be remembered by her children David C. Long (wife Janet) and Gail L. Heffner (husband Michael); her grandchildren Meagan Moffit (husband Lewis), Danielle Garner (fiancé Matthew Almquist), Christopher Long (wife Courtney), and Dylan Graver; great grandchildren Craig Graver, Zachary & Kian Moffit, and...
William Pcihoda
Jul 28, 2025
William W. Pcihoda, 88, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Ryan) Pcihoda. They celebrated 65 years of marriage in September. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late William S. and Rose (Szarka) Pcihoda. He was a graduate of Lehigh University where he received a Bachelor of Science...
Rosemary Rosamilia
Jul 27, 2025
Rosemary G. Rosamilia, 91, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025. Born on April 1, 1934, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Jesus and Petra (Tores) Garcia.Rosemary dedicated 35 years of her professional life as a production and layout operator at Western Electric/AT&T, where she made lasting contributions until her retirement. Following her retirement, she...
Faye Loraine Anderko
Jul 26, 2025
Faye Loraine Anderko, 99, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Born on July 24, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Beatrice (Krise) and William C. McKelvie. She was the wife of the late Anthony J. Anderko. They were married for 55 years.
Faye was a resident of Lutheran Manor of the Lehigh Valley for 16 years....
Gloria Moyer
Jul 25, 2025
Gloria Ann Moyer, 74, of Bethlehem, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2025. Born on July 28, 1950, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Margaret (Kerecz) Mease.Gloria graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School. She was a passionate animal lover, especially fond of dogs, and she enjoyed nurturing her garden with the same care she lavished...
Valerie Laponuke
Jul 20, 2025
Valerie A. Laponuke, 68, of Bethlehem, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025 at her residence. She was born in Fountain Hill on December 24, 1956 to the late Burton C. and Patricia L. (Santo) Deichman. Valerie was a beloved hairdresser at numerous Holiday Hair locations, where she devoted 50 years of her life to styling and beautifying her clients. She...
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