Theresa M Yankovich

Theresa M. Yankovich, 85 of Bethlehem died Thursday in her home. She is the wife of the late Joseph C. Yankovich who died in 1989.

Born in Bethlehem she is the daughter of the late Frank and Theresa Messics.

Theresa was a floor lady for over 35 years for the former Wilgor Mills of South Bethlehem retiring in 1982.

She was a lifetime member of St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Bethlehem. She also belonged to the Windish Hall in Bethlehem.

Theresa was fabulous seamstress and an outstanding baker.

Surviving are her daughter Jo-Ellen wife of Ronald Batarick of Walnutport, Pa. along with her two grandsons Colin and Brandon. She is also survived by her sisters Ann Kobylarz and Elizabeth Vresics both of Bethlehem her sisters-in-law Margaret and Ruth Yankovich and her five nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother Joseph and her sisters Helen and Mary.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Connell Funeral Home 245 East Broad Street Bethlehem and followed by a Mass of Christian Burial AT 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph?s Church 216 E. Fifth Street Bethlehem.

Visitation will be on Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels 4234 Dorney Park Road Allentown, Pa.

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