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Marjorie C. Willison
Mar 28, 2017
Marjorie C. Willison, 80, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. She was born in Carnegie, PA, the daughter of the late, William R. Clayton and Minerva B. (Boor) Clayton. She was the loving wife of Richard M. “Dick” Willison to whom she was married for 53 years before his death in 2009. Marjorie was a longtime member of...
Marcella A. Bitler
Mar 28, 2017
Marcella A. Bitler, 80, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Born in Bethlehem on February 14, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marcella (Carr) Hart. She was the wife of the late Kenneth J. Bitler who died in 2015. They were married 59 years. She was employed by B. Braun where she worked as...
Edward D. Nakata
Mar 23, 2017
Edward D. Nakata, 81, of Bethlehem passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Hospitality Nursing and Rehab Center in Kenosha, WI, with family by his side. Born June 26, 1935, in Wilkes Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Veronica (Vrabel) and John Nakata. He was married to Ottilla K. “Tillie” (Kufrovich) Nakata for 43 years until her...
Carole L. Dane
Mar 23, 2017
Carole L. Dane, 79, of Hancock, Maine, formerly of Coopersburg, Pa. passed away at her home on Thursday March 23, 2017. She was born in Emmaus, Pa., daughter of the late Leo and Elizabeth Dorothy (Silnik) Nelson. She was the wife of the late James B. Dane. Carole was a research librarian for Lehigh Valley Hospital, Moravian College and Bell...
Dean A. Krenz
Mar 21, 2017
Dean Krenz, 86, formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, died March 21. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he worked in the newspaper publishing industry in Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Iowa. He most recently served as publisher of the Sioux City Journal (Iowa) from 1975 until his retirement in 1994. He enjoyed spending time with...
Vicki Lynn Seifert
Mar 20, 2017
Vicki Lynn Seifert, 69, of Nazareth died Monday, March 20, 2017 at Moravian Kings Daughters Home in Bethlehem. Born September 16, 1947 in Souderton, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Mildred Allen. She was married to Thomas W. Seifert, Sr. Vicki was a graduate of Kutztown University. She worked for Lehigh Valley Dry Cleaners. She was...
Bernard B. Bankowski
Mar 20, 2017
Bernard B. Bankowski, 91, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. He was the son of the late Agnes M. (Baraniak) and Stanley J. Bankowski. He was the loving husband of Marie F. (Forstoffer) Bankowski. Bernard was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church where he was...
John T. Dittbrenner
Mar 16, 2017
John T. Dittbrenner, 81, died on Thursday, March 16, 2017, with his wife by his side at their Bethlehem home. John was born in Freeland, PA, and was the son of the late Elias H. and Mary (Kovalchik) Dittbrenner. John loved to fish, and spent many late afternoons at Saucon and Monocacy Creeks fishing with his son. He was also...
James R. Jamann
Mar 14, 2017
James R. Jamann, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Born in Haycock, PA; he was the son of the late Simon and Margaret (Kramer) Jamann. He was the husband of the late Lois (Mohn) Jamann; they were married 45 years. James owned and operated two business during his career; first as an electrical contractor and then as...
Gordon J. Sabol
Mar 14, 2017
Gordon J. Sabol, 90, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Luther Crest in Allentown. Born December 5, 1926 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Andrew and Anna (Pavlinsky) Sabol. Gordon worked and retired from Bethlehem Steel. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. Gordon was a 1954 graduate of Tulane University...
Rose M. Smith
Mar 14, 2017
Rose M. Smith, 93, of Allentown, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Edna (Silfies) and Daniel Gentilcore. She was the loving wife of the late Ezra J. Smith. After graduating from Fountain Hill High School, Rose worked for Smith and Peiffly Inc. for 25 years. She was a caring person who loved life....
Jose F. Bemposto
Mar 14, 2017
Jose F. “Joe” Bemposto, 94, of Bethlehem Twp. died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. He was born in New Bedford, MA on August 15, 1922; son of the late Joaquim Ferreira and Rosa Bemposto. Joe is survived by his devoted wife of 71 years, Ida (August) Coruche Bemposto. Joe worked for the Bethlehem Steel and Walps Restaurant prior to beginning...
Robert H. Diefenderfer
Mar 13, 2017
Robert H. Diefenderfer, 82, formerly of Bethlehem, went home to be with the Lord on March 13, 2017, after a lengthy illness. He was residing at Commonwealth Memory Care in Radford, VA. He was the husband of Dolores (Mulzet) Diefenderfer for 62 years, and was the son of the late Leia Caroline (Mildred) and Harvey Diefenderfer. Bob was a graduate...
Obadiah E. Lopez
Mar 13, 2017
Obadiah “Obi” E. Lopez, 38, of Bethlehem, Pa. passed away on Monday March 13, 2017 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Bethlehem, Pa. He was born in Bethlehem, son of Hector Lopez and step mother Margarita of Bethlehem and son of Myrna (Davila) Rivera and husband David of Bethlehem. Obi was very involved with community work for adults with developmental...
Kathryn A. Szedlock
Mar 12, 2017
Kathryn A. Szedlock, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was born March 26, 1923. She was the wife of John Szedlock who died in 1997. Kathryn worked for the Lehigh University Cafeteria prior to dedicating her life to her family. She is survived by her three grandchildren, Donald, Patrick and Christopher Phillips. Kathryn was predeceased by...
Eleanor M. Berg
Mar 11, 2017
Eleanor M. Berg, 83, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday March 11, 2017 at Westminster Village in Allentown, Pa. She was born in Swoyersville, Pa., daughter of the late Edward and Nellie( Povailitis) Supon. She was the wife of Eugene P. Berg, Sr. They were married for 55 years in August this past year. Eleanor worked for Bell Telephone Co.,...
William E. Antol
Mar 9, 2017
William Emil Antol of Bethlehem Twp, passed away on March 9, 2017. It was his 86th birthday; he was surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Joseph and Rosa (Mesaros) Antol. William was the loving husband of 61 years to Eleanor (Bandurich) Antol. William was a graduate of Bethlehem High School and Vo-Tech....
William G. Palenchar
Mar 8, 2017
William George “Star” Palenchar, 89, died peacefully March 8, 2017, at Holy Family Manor. Born April 2, 1927, in Bethlehem, he was the son of Frank and Anna (Kostelnik) Palenchar. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Motiska) Palenchar for 67 years. Bill graduated from Bethlehem (Liberty) High School in 1944, and spent two years in the Army, traveling Europe...
Ellen M. Posivak
Mar 7, 2017
Ellen M. Posivak (ne Sauers) died in Bethlehem on March 7, 2017 at age 104. She was born October 30, 1912 in Lehighton, PA, to John and Edith (Steigerwalt) Sauers. Ellen often reminded us that her birth year coincided with the sinking of the Titanic and, ironically, her early life was filled with multiple tragedies that included the death of...
Alvin C. Sheetz, Jr.
Mar 7, 2017
Alvin C. Sheetz, Jr., 88, of Hellertown, formerly of Connellsville, PA, died on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. He was the son of the late Katherine (Hoffman) and Alvin C. Sheetz, Sr. He was the loving husband of Joanne Mihulec Sheetz and the late Carol Ann Sheetz. Alvin was a very active member of Christ Lutheran Church of Lower Saucon. He...
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