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Richard D. Kovacs
Mar 18, 2018
Richard D. Kovacs, 46, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on March 18, 2018 after a 5 year battle with glioblastoma. He was the son of Nancy K. (Sandor) and Richard F. Kovacs. Rich graduated from Liberty High School where he was a member of the golf, wrestling and cross country teams. He attended...
Josephine R. Shannon
Mar 17, 2018
Josephine R. Shannon, 90, of Bethlehem died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born November 19, 1927 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Billiard) Enright. Josephine worked and retired from South Manufacturing in Bethlehem. She was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church where she loved playing bingo many years...
Thomas J. Mchale
Mar 16, 2018
Thomas J. McHale, 79, of Bethlehem, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018. He was born on August 24, 1938, the son of the late Helen (Gribbin) and Dr. Thomas B. McHale. He was the loving husband of Ann (Belgrasch) McHale. Tom was a proud graduate of Central Catholic High School and being a member of the 1956 State Champion...
Rocco P. Zulli
Mar 13, 2018
Rocco P. Zulli, 80, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully March 13th. He was the husband of the late Marian (Majczan) Zulli. Rocco was a resident of Sacred Heart Assisted Living at Saucon Creek. Rocco enjoyed playing on the varsity basketball teams at Liberty HS and Moravian College. He also worked in the transportation business as terminal manager and sales for...
Josephine "Nena" Gonzalez
Mar 13, 2018
Josephine “Nena” Gonzalez, 94, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of Eugene Gonzalez, who died when she was a youth, and Josefa (Vincente) wife of the late Roman Garcia who raised “Nena”. Josephine was a graduate of Bethlehem Business School. She worked for the Bethlehem Steel as secretary and translator...
Dorothy E. Sabota
Mar 12, 2018
Dorothy E. “Dotsy” Sabota, 84, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Stefan and Anna (Cupinka) Sobota. Dorothy was a graduate of Liberty High School. She worked for the Bethlehem Steel as the Supervisor of the Data Processing Dept. from 1952 to 1986. She was then employed by...
Michael "Medic Mike" J. Horon
Mar 11, 2018
Michael Jon Horon died on Sunday, March 11, 2018, in Hellertown, PA. He was the son of Michael and Julia (Chichersky) Horon. Mike was an Army medic and received various medals and awards for his two tours of service in Viet Nam. He was pre-deceased by his parents and is survived by his son, Zacharia, two daughters Sunset and Serenity,...
Jaime G. Teles
Mar 9, 2018
Jaime G. Teles, 90 of Bethlehem, died Friday, March 9, 2018 in his home with his family by his side. Born October 14, 1927 in Funchal Madeira, Portugal he was the son of the late Maria (Batista) and Manuel Teles. He was married to Edna A. (Coruche) Teles for 68 years. Jaime worked in the Coke Works at the Bethlehem...
Elizabeth Ann Cauley Wallace
Mar 9, 2018
Elizabeth Ann (Cauley) Wallace, 58, of Skillman, NJ died at her home on March 9, 2018. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 17, 2018 from 9:30-10:00 a.m. at Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Holy Saviour Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, it is...
Lucilia Pinho
Mar 9, 2018
Lucilia Pinho, 87, of Bethlehem, died on March 9, 2018 at her home. She was born December 15, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; daughter of the late Antonio and Ana Ferreira. Lucilia is survived by her husband of over 25 years, Alfredo Pinho. Lucilia worked as a seamstress in the Lehigh Valley and was member of the ILGWU. She...
Christine S. Schray
Mar 9, 2018
Christine S. Schray, 81, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Friday March 9, 2018 at Westminster Village in Allentown, PA. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Frank and Veronica (Zeinlic) Sinko. She was the wife of Frank Schray. They celebrated 57 years of marriage on June 18th 2017. Christine was a supervisor in the accounting department for...
Donald J. Pulley
Mar 9, 2018
Donald J. Pulley, Sr., 77, of Bethlehem, went home to the Lord on Friday, March 09, 2018. Born in Bethlehem on January 18, 1941 to Antoinette L. (Maio) Pulley and the late Charles Pulley, Sr. Don graduated from Liberty High School Vo-Tech in 1959. He is a U.S. Navy Veteran and retired from the Pennsylvania State Police with 26 years...
E. Robert Kishbaugh
Mar 8, 2018
E. Robert (“Bob”) Kishbaugh, 94, of Bethlehem, formerly of Jim Thorpe (and currently Northampton), passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at LVHN Hospice. He was born on March 21, 1923 in Lehighton, the son of the late Bertha (Mantz) and Robert S. Kishbaugh. He was the loving and devoted husband of Alverda (Meckes) Kishbaugh. Bob (also fondly known as...
Harry C. Herman
Mar 7, 2018
Harry C. Herman, 91, of Hellertown, passed away at home on March 7, 2018. He was the son of the late Charles and Elda (Deibert) Herman. He was the loving husband of Anna M. (Rasich) Herman. Harry proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army in WWII. He worked at the Bethlehem Steel Co. for 44...
Catherine Nemith
Mar 6, 2018
On March 6, 2018, Catherine Nemith left us to go into the arms of our Lord. She was born in Bethlehem on March 14, 1923. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alexander Nemith. Catherine was living in Maryland for the last six years surrounded by her family; Nancy Haupt, her daughter; Karen Johnson-Sheridan, her granddaughter and husband, John;...
Ralph A. Gerra
Mar 6, 2018
Ralph A. Gerra, 98, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2018 in Bethlehem, PA. Born in 1920 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Martin and Margaret Gerra also of Brooklyn, and grew up there with his brother Martin and sister Margaret. He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara, who died in 2012, one month before their...
Joan M. Dieterich
Mar 5, 2018
Joan M. Dieterich, 88, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018. She was born on May 24, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of the late William and Catherine (VanWinkle) Lambertus. She was the loving wife for 63 years to the late Harry G. Dieterich. In her earlier years, Joan dedicated her life to her family. Later she...
Samuel Kenneth Plank
Mar 5, 2018
Samuel Kenneth Plank, 18, of Saucon Valley, died on March 5, 2018. He was born September 27, 1999 in Toledo, Ohio; son of Andrew and Tina Lee (Paige) Plank. Sam was a 2017 graduate of Saucon Valley High School where he was member of the stage crew. He was most recently attending Northampton Community College. Sam enjoyed working as a...
Rafael A. Rios Cajigas
Mar 2, 2018
Rafael A. Rios Cajigas, 71, of Bethlehem, passed away in his home on Friday, March 2, 2018. He was born in Camuy, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Carmen (Cajigas) and Rafael Rios. Rafael was raised in Coney Island, NY. He had a passion for singing and playing the guitar. He enjoyed wrestling in his younger years and working...
Margaret Joan Mcphillips
Mar 1, 2018
Margaret Joan McPhillips, 89, of Kirkland Village, Bethlehem, PA and formerly of Midland Park, NJ, died on March 1, 2018. She was born September 15, 1928 in West Orange, NJ; daughter of the late Cornelius and Margaret (Kelly) McPhillips. Joan was a 1950 graduate of Newark State Teachers College where she earned her BS in Art Education. Upon graduation she...
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