OBITUARIES

George T. Hudson

Jul 12, 2024

George T. Hudson of 1360 Cherry Avenue, Bethlehem, PA, died on July 12, 2024. He was the husband of the late Patricia A. (Leun) Hudson. Born in Kingston, NY, he was the son of George D. Hudson and Frances M. (Connors) Hudson.

He was a past Area Manager for IBM Corporation during his 33 year career with IBM until...

Martha M. Dickey

Jul 9, 2024

Martha M. Dickey 98, of Bethlehem, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. She was the wife of the late John P. Dickey who died April 11, 1988. Martha was born in Butztown on November 21, 1925 to the late Clarence and Ellen (Campbell) Kincaid. She worked for the former Groman's Bakery, Bethlehem for many...

Guy Connelly

Jul 8, 2024

Guy Matthew Connelly, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away on July 8, 2024. Guy was born on the stroke of midnight between January 21 and January 22, 1949 and happily celebrated two birthdays for the rest of his life. He grew up in Winfield, New Jersey where his dad taught him how to fix everything. He was a...

Kathleen Szulborski

Jul 6, 2024

Kathleen Szulborski, 96, of Fountain Hill, PA passed away on Saturday July 6, 2024, at Advanced Health Care of Hanover in Bethlehem, PA.

She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late James and Agnes (Holmes) Hanley. She was the wife of the late William S. Szulborski. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her two...

Michael Charles Demyan, Jr.

Jul 6, 2024

Michael Charles "Bossman" Demyan, Jr., 85 of Bethlehem, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. He was the husband of Dolores J. (Dougherty) Demyan. Michael was born in Allentown on December 11, 1938 to the late Michael Charles Demyan, Sr. and Frances (Puskas) Demyan. He was a graduate of Moravian College with a Bachelor's Degree...

Robert Brennan

Jul 5, 2024

Dr. Robert "Bob" Brennan, of Saucon Valley, passed away Friday morning July 5 at the age of 89.

A longtime resident of Bethlehem, PA, Bob moved to Bethlehem from Hecksherville, PA to attend Moravian College, where he became captain of the baseball team. He enjoyed math and science and followed that passion to Temple University, graduating with honors from...

Gary M. Martell

Jun 30, 2024

Gary M. Martell, 73, of Bethlehem passed away at peace in his home on June 30, 2024. Born in Philadelphia on November 1, 1950, he was the son of the late Violet M. (Thress) and Vincent J. Martell and beloved brother to the late John “Jake,” Dennis “Matt,” and Vincent “Horse” Martell. 

Gary graduated from Frankford High School (Philadelphia), Staunton Military...

Henrietta R. Leitgeb

Jun 29, 2024

Henrietta R. Leitgeb, 97, of Bethlehem, passed on June 29, 2024, at Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace, Florida. She was the wife of the late John F. Leitgeb. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. and Nora (Furey) Richards.

Henrietta worked for the Bethlehem Steel until she retired in 1982. She was a long-time member...

Agnes Takacs

Jun 29, 2024

Agnes Takacs, 94, of Nazareth, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at Gracedale Nursing Home.

Born on February 4, 1930, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late John and Suzanna (Straka) Posivak Tackash.

Agnes worked for the Bethlehem Steel Printery for 31 years and retired in 1984. She was a member...

Anna Marie Bosak

Jun 27, 2024

Anna M. Bosak, 89, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Born on September 28, 1934, in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Bendas) and Joseph Olay. She was the loving wife of the late William A. Bosak.

Anna enjoyed bowling in the Southside Women's League as well as at the Bethlehem Panthers AA. She...

Kenneth L. Stott, Jr.

Jun 22, 2024

Kenneth L. Stott, Jr., 86, of Bethlehem, PA, died peacefully with his devoted wife of 65 years, Nancy (Denkhaus) Stott, by his side, holding his hand. Ken was born April 21, 1938, in Upper Darby, PA, the son of the late Kenneth L. and Dorothy M. (Dann) Stott.

Ken will be lovingly remembered for his polite demeanor, determination, intelligence, and tremendous...

Theresa Dorothy Derhammer

Jun 19, 2024

Theresa Dorothy Little Salasky Derhammer, 63, of Lehighton, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 12, 1961, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Jay L. Little and Georgine (Dick) Hummel.

She was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School class of 1979 and went on to become a dedicated Transportation...

Margaret Seruga

Jun 17, 2024

Margaret M. Seruga, 82, of Bethlehem passed away Monday, June 17, 2024 at Bethlehem Manor. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Edna (Giest) and Conrad Mory. She was married to Richard Seruga for 28 years until his death on December 3rd, 2011.

Margaret worked at Kmart and later she and her husband ran the Lehigh Valley Taxi...

Barbara A. Roth

Jun 15, 2024

Barbara A. Roth, 76, of Allentown, passed away on June 15, 2024, at her home. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Ozakuski) and Edward Wodzicki of Bethlehem.

Barbara graduated from Liberty High School. She held several legal assistant positions throughout her career while raising her daughter, Jill, the love of her life. As a devout member...

Elizabeth Hothouse

Jun 14, 2024

Elizabeth Hothouse, 72, of Hackettstown, NJ passed away on Friday June 14, 2024, at the Atlantic Health Hospital in Hackettstown, NJ. She was born in Bethlehem, PA, the daughter of the late Luis Huertas and Mary (Diaz) Huertas of Puerto Rico. She was the wife of Everett Hothouse. Elizabeth was a healthcare worker and retired after many years.

She will be...

Anna Mae Kita

Jun 12, 2024

Anna Mae (nee Hollendersky) Kita

Anna Mae passed away, peacefully, on June 12, 2024, at Country Meadows Nursing Home, in Bethlehem Township, PA. She was born in Gates, PA on June 30, 1934. She was the daughter of the late Anna Hugya and George Hollendersky. She was married to Bernard F Kita for 67 years.

She attended Ss Cyril & Methodius Parochial...

John M. Bellew

Jun 10, 2024

John "JJ" Bellew, 62, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on June 10, 2024, at his home. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John J. and Rose Marie (Guinta) Bellew. John was an independent contractor for many years. He was also a talented musician and guitarist, who was known as the Valley Legend, who played in the...

Madonna E. Zullo

Jun 8, 2024

Madonna E. (Weaver) Zullo, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Madonna worked for Bethlehem Business School for many years and then Hanover Engineering where she retired after over 25 years in 2012. Madonna loved playing dominos with her friends; cooking and baking for family; visiting the casino with her sister-in-laws; and spending time with David and Audrey's...

Carmine Litz, Jr.

Jun 7, 2024

Carmine Litz, Jr., 85, of Coopersburg passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospice House. Born on April 13, 1939, he was the son of the late Philomena (DeNofa) and Carmine Litz. He was the loving husband of Mary K. (Lynch) Litz.

After graduating high school, Carmine joined the United States Air Force. After being honorably discharged, he...

Nancy Felker

Jun 7, 2024

Nancy J. Felker, 84, of Pennington, New Jersey, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away with family by her side on June 7, 2024. Born on May 22, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Venanzi) and Chester Kocher. She was the loving wife of the late John D. Felker.

Nancy was a 1958 graduate of Liberty High School and attended...