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Grace C. Capuano
Mar 21, 2018
Grace C. Capuano, 94, of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday March 21, 2018. She was born on September 16, 1923 in Allentown, the daughter of the late Rocco and Reparata (Cappizo) Callisto. She was the wife of the late Angelo F. Capuano who died in 2006. Grace was a member of the former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church...
Eliseo "Leo" Ocampo
Mar 20, 2018
Eliseo “Leo” Ocampo, 93, of Bethlehem, died at his residence on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. He was born June 14, 1924 in Ameca Jalisco, Mexico; son of the late Francisco and Maria (Ochoa) Ocampo. Leo is survived by his wife of over 70 years, Guadalupe “Lupe” Ocampo. Leo was a hard worker; retiring in 1994 from M.W. Wood after serving...
Sally Ann Velazquez
Mar 20, 2018
Sally Ann Velazquez, 66, of Bethlehem, passed away on March 20, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Anna Mae (Becker) and William White. Sally would like to inform you all that in the midst of a celebration with family and friends while at sea in a beautiful tropical paradise, she received a call with an offer she could...
Rose H. Spirk
Mar 20, 2018
Rose H. Spirk, 97, of Lenhartsville, passed away in her home on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. She was the wife of Albert J. Spirk; they celebrated their 75th Anniversary last November. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Bertha (Baron) and Michael Sorokas. Rose worked as a Beautician for many years. She was a member of: St....
James R. Biesecker
Mar 19, 2018
James R. Biesecker, 67, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018. Born in Williamsport, he was the son of the late William and Viola (Glasson). Before retiring, James worked in Social Services for over 40 years. He is survived by his former wife, Linda R. Biesecker. All services will be private. Memorial contributions may be made in James...
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;...
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