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Jill Trabich
Sep 27, 2017
Jill Trabich, 71, of Bethlehem, Pa died Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Born Randy Jill on March 17, 1946 in New York she was the daughter of the late Sylvia (Lang) and Herman Trabich of Roslyn, New York. Her middle name resonated for her and she began to use it sometime in the 1980s. Jill graduated from Roslyn High School and...
Richard L. Gergar
Sep 27, 2017
Deacon Richard L. Gergar, 72, of Bethlehem, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, following a battle with cancer. Born in Bethlehem on December 15, 1944, he was the son of the late Anna and Louis Gergar of Bethlehem. Richard graduated from Liberty High School in 1962. He was employed for 30 years...
Rita M. Thomas
Sep 26, 2017
Rita M. Thomas, 77, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late James and Isabelle Conway. She was the wife of the late David W. Thomas; they were married for 38 years. Until her retirement Rita was a Customer Service Representative for Fritch Fuel. She will be lovingly remembered...
Elizabeth "Betty" Wasilick
Sep 24, 2017
Elizabeth “Betty” Wasilick, 88, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday September 24, 2017 at the Tidewell Ellenton Hospice House in Palmetto Florida. She was born on January 7, 1929 in Heckscherville, Pa to John and Mary (Honyara) Skubenich. She was the wife of the late John M. Waslilick. Betty attended Liberty High School and worked for Holtz & Co....
Ronald L. Smith
Sep 24, 2017
Ronald L. Smith, Sr. 58, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, September 24, 2017. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late, Leroy and Marie (Freeman) Smith. He was the loving husband to Joann (Horn) Smith. They were married 38 years. Ronald worked as a mechanic for various shops for many years. He loved music especially the drums. He...
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...
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