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Margaret A. Sharkey
Sep 23, 2017
Margaret A. “Peggy” Sharkey, 84, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Catherine (Bower) Nelson. She was the wife of Jack Sharkey; they were married for 64 years. Peggy was employed by St. Lukes Hospital where she worked in telecommunications and retired a supervisor...
Stephen L. Chanitz
Sep 20, 2017
Stephen L. Chanitz, Sr., 83, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Stephen J. and Catherine (Mlinko) Chanitz. He was the loving husband of 61 years to Barbara (Chapo) Chanitz. Stephen graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 1952. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and...
Louis Lopez
Sep 20, 2017
Louis Lopez, 91, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Luis and Marina (Perez) Lopez. He was the loving husband to Loretta (DeFulvio) Nuno Lopez for 30 years. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Lou honorably served his country in the...
Rosemarie L. Carpency
Sep 16, 2017
Rosemarie L. Carpency, 83, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017. Born in Coaldale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Valeria (Vitek) Carpency. Before retiring she was employed by Muhlenberg Hospital for 17 years then Holy Family Manor for 20 years. She was a member of Ss. Simon & Jude Catholic Church, Bethlehem. She...
John A. "Jack" Makos
Sep 16, 2017
John A. “Jack” Makos, 56, of Bath, PA, passed away from a rare illness on September 16, 2017, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born March 25, 1961, in Allentown, the son of the late John R. Makos and Marjorie Trautman. Jack was the loving husband to Nancy C....
Eleanor K. Horoschock
Sep 15, 2017
Eleanor K. Horoschock, 86, of Allentown, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 15, 2017. Known as Baba, she was lovingly surrounded by all her children and grandchildren. Born in Centralia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Sarah (Masinick) Kasenych and wife of the late Vincent Horoschock. Eleanor was employed by AT&T where she worked as a...
Thomas W. Del Mastro
Sep 15, 2017
Thomas W. Del Mastro, 66, of Allentown died on Friday, September 15, 2017. Our beloved friend, Tom Delmastro, passed away suddenly on Friday, September 15th. Tom was hospitalized after surgery and suffered many setbacks. Tom was an advocate, volunteer, friend, helper, Good Samaritan, disc jockey, trainer, patriot, collector, music lover, artist, comedian, and lover of life. Tom spent his time...
Francis T. Bendus
Sep 15, 2017
Francis T. Bendus, 87, of Bethlehem Township, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017. He was born in White Haven, PA, the son of the late Stella (Radjavitch) and Michael Bendus. He was the loving husband of the late Susan B. (Franczak) Bendus for 60 years. Francis met his wife Susan while they were both proudly serving their country as...
Regina M. Barna
Sep 13, 2017
Regina M. Barna, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. She was born September 12, 1931 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Stanley and Marie Leanor (Shive) Verdensky. She was preceded in death by her husbands, John Bednar, Warren Boyer and John Barna. Regina worked for Roller-Smith Co., Bitronics; where she worked for over 20 years, RKP, and...
Joseph F. Delker
Sep 13, 2017
Joseph F. Delker, 75, of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Born in Freemansburg; he was the son of the late Joseph and Eva (Skomitz) Delker. He was the husband of the late Madelyn (Zahurak) Delker. They were married for 45 years. Joe worked as a Millwright for the Bethlehem Steel then Atlantic States Pipe. He proudly served...
Patricia M. Donchez
Sep 9, 2017
Patricia M. Donchez, 75, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Saturday September 9, 2017 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown, PA. She was born on January 22, 1942 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Herishko) Donchez. Patricia taught school at Pennridge High School for 22 years and taught 12th grade English Literature for 11 years at...
Henry C. Grunwald
Sep 6, 2017
Henry C. Grunwald, 80, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 6, 2017; he was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Henry and Beatrice (Copertino) Grunwald. He was the husband of Patricia (Edler) Grunwald, the love of his life. They were married for 56 years. Henry was...
Pedro R. Perez
Sep 3, 2017
Pedro R. Perez, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away on September 3, 2017. Born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Oliva (DeJesus) and Vincente Perez. He was the loving husband of Josephine (Garza) Perez. Pedro served his country in the Korean War under the 65th Infantry Division. He was a member of Holy Infancy Church. He...
Peter J. Senick
Sep 1, 2017
Peter J. Senick, 53, of Bethlehem, passed away on September 1, 2017. He was the son of Pauline (Keretz) and the late Joseph Senick, Jr. Peter had a passion for his work as a heavy equipment operator. His German Shepherds, Max, Duke and Bentley brought him great joy. He enjoyed cooking, especially lasagna, going to the shooting range, fishing, being...
John R. Tierney
Aug 31, 2017
John R. Tierney, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, August 31, 2017. He was born June 14, 1926 in Scranton, PA; son of the late Patrick and Alice (OMalley) Tierney. John was the devoted husband of 44 years to the late Loretta A. (Potash) Tierney. He will be remembered for his kindness, selflessness, and wonderful sense of humor. John was...
Anthony "Tony" Holva
Aug 30, 2017
Anthony “Tony” J. Holva, 72, of Bethlehem, passed away on August 30, 2017. He was the son of Maria (Demianoff) and John J. Holva, Sr. Tony proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. He worked for A and H Sportswear and at Keystone Cement. Tony was a lifetime member at the Bath American Legion and...
Camilla Z. Lawrence
Aug 30, 2017
Camilla Lawrence, 97, of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday August 30, 2017 at Saucon Valley Senior Living in Center Valley, PA . She was born in Bethlehem, PA to the late Anthony and Agnes Zondlo. She was the wife of the late Joseph Peter Lawrence and was preceded in death by her 2 sisters, and 7 brothers. Although Camilla worked...
William C. Kuplen
Aug 28, 2017
William C. Kuplen, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, August 28, 2017 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Theresa (Danyi) Kuplen. William was the loving husband of the late Catherine D. “Katie” (Yurich) Kuplen; they were married for 66 years. William proudly served in the US Army as a...
William P. Bakos
Aug 27, 2017
William P. Bakos, Sr., 92, of Bethlehem Township, Miller Heights, died peacefully on Sunday, August 27, 2017. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Stephen and Lucy Bakos. He was preceded in death by his devoted wife, of 60 years, Helen E. Bakos. William proudly served in the US Navy during WWII. Upon returning from war, he began...
Dennis J. Vinkovics
Aug 26, 2017
Dennis Vinkovics, 63, of Freemansburg, PA passed away on Saturday August 26, 2017 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Bethlehem. He was born on March 11, 1954, the son of the late Stephen and Betty (Ebert) Vinkovics. Dennis worked as a mechanic for several auto shops in the Bethlehem area. He also loved riding his motorcycle and watching old television...
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