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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...
Stephen J. Mangano
Feb 28, 2018
Stephen J. Mangano, 64, of Bethlehem Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Born in Massapequa, NY on January 2, 1954, he was the son of the late Joseph and Viola (Gallo) Mangano. He is survived by his wife, Lori (Lysy) Mangano; they married on May 3, 1983. Before retiring, Steve worked as an Electrical Designer for over...
Ronald G. Danyi
Feb 28, 2018
Ronald G. Danyi, 78, of Bethlehem, died at his home with his family by his side, on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. He was born in Bethlehem on August 1, 1939; son of the late Frank J. Danyi, Sr. and Georgine (Chendo) Danyi. Ronald is survived by his loving wife of over 30 years, Jennifer C. (Weaver) Danyi. Ronald was a...
Olga D. Hayduk
Feb 27, 2018
Olga D. Hayduk passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at St. Lukes Anderson. She was born in Hazleton, PA on July 28, 1935 and lived in Beaver Meadows and then in the Lehigh Valley for most of her 82 years. Her beloved husband, Raymond J. Hayduk preceded her in death in 2009. They met at Bethlehem High School (Liberty...
Sara Rose Cuellar
Feb 26, 2018
Sara Rose Cuellar, 86, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Natalia G. (Gutierres) and Ramon G. Cuellar. Sara was a member of Holy Infancy Church. Before retiring to help care for her family, she worked for many years as an order entry clerk for the Bethlehem Steel Co. Sara enjoyed...
Anna Walkiewicz
Feb 26, 2018
Anna Walkiewicz, 91, of Bethlehem, died on February 26, 2018. She was born November 18, 1926 in Freemansburg; daughter of the late Peter and Anna (Kaleycik) Beckage. Anna was preceded in death by her husband Alexander J. Walkiewicz. Anna retired in 1988 as a sewing machine operator with Surefit Products. She was a parishioner of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic...
Margaret E. Bealer
Feb 26, 2018
Margaret “Marge” Bealer, 98, of Coopersburg died February 26, 2018 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born December 10, 1919 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Rose (Lukacs) and Joseph Kaiser. She was married to the late Ernest Bealer. Marge worked at Fountain Hill Mills until she retired. A strong spokeswoman for her colleagues, Marge advocated for...
Christa Feraca
Feb 25, 2018
Christa Feraca, 85, of Bethlehem, passed away at home on Sunday, February 25, 2018. She was born in Queens, NY, the daughter of the late Martha (Huber) and Werner Engelmann. She was the loving wife of the late Bernard F. Feraca. Christa enjoyed reading, watching the Yankees and spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed being with friends at...
Alphonse R. Susoljak
Feb 24, 2018
Alphonse R Susoljak, 97 of Center Valley, PA, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2018. Born in Bayonne, NJ, Alphonse was a graduate of Bayonne Vo-Tech and served his country as a member of the US Army in France during WWII. Following his time in the Army, Alphonse was a machinist working for various companies in Bayonne. After retiring, he...
David W. Johnson
Feb 24, 2018
David W. Johnson, 51, of Bethlehem died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Manor Care Nursing Home in Bethlehem. Born in Virginia he was the son of Sue Jones. He was married to Peggy (Ocasio) Johnson with whom he celebrated 25 years of marriage this past August 1, 1992. David was a graduate of Liberty High School. He worked for Coca...
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