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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...
Margaret E. Yankovich
Mar 5, 2017
Margaret E. Yankovich, 107, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Eva (Donchez) Yankovich. She was a Registered Nurse who worked for St. Lukes Hospital for many years and retired as the head nurse of the IV team. She was a long-time member of St. Josephs Catholic...
Lawrence M. Wilson
Mar 5, 2017
Lawrence M. Wilson, 59, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on March 5, 2017. He was born September 17, 1957 in Sellersville, PA; son of the late David and Genevieve Wilson. Lawrence is survived by his devoted wife of 35 years, Susan J. (Ott) Wilson. Larry worked in sales for over 25 years, most recently with Electronic Security Solutions. In his free...
Enice G. Konschnik
Mar 4, 2017
Enice G. Konschnik, 92, of Bethlehem died Saturday, March 4th at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born May 16, 1924 in Weston, PA she was the daughter of the late Mary (Reitmeyer) and Arthur Nause. She was the widow of Archie Konschnik with whom she was married to for 43 years until his death on March 25, 1989. Enice dedicated...
Theresa A. Schoenberger
Mar 4, 2017
Theresa Schoenberger, 76, of Bethlehem died, Saturday, March 4, 2017 in her home with her family by her side. Born May 26, 1940 in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Mary (Zawadski) and Adolph Dalint. She was married to Norman Schoenberger with whom she celebrated 49 years of marriage this past December 16th. Theresa worked at St. Lukes...
Gerald C. Snyder
Mar 3, 2017
Gerald C. Snyder, 67, of Bethlehem, died on March 3, 2017. He was the son of the late Beatrice (Keller) and Charles “Jack” Snyder and brother of the late Polly Snyder. Jerry graduated from Liberty High School in 1967 and went on to get his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Allegheny College. He worked for the Social Security Administration for...
Eloi Rodrigues
Mar 2, 2017
Eloi Rodrigues, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, March 02, 2017. Born in Cardial, Portugal on November 13, 1929; he was the son of the late Alexandre and Ana (DeJesus) Rodrigues. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Raquel (Fontoura) Rodrigues. Eloi was employed by the Bethlehem Steel where he worked in the CSL Department as a mason....
Arthur R. Donohue
Mar 1, 2017
Arthur R. Donohue, Sr., 82 of Bethlehem Twp., died on Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at his home. He was born in Jersey City, NJ, the son of, James J. and Gertrude (Kearney) Donahue. He was the loving husband to Marion A. (Armstrong) Donohue. They celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary this past October. Arthur worked as a Distribution Manager for Binney...
Dylan R. Kovacs
Mar 1, 2017
Dylan R. Kovacs, 22, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. He was the son of Kristine (Parent) and Bruce A. Kovacs, Sr. Dylan was the owner of Kovacs Lawn and Landscape. He enjoyed the outdoors, motorcycles and four wheelers. Dylan was a mechanical enthusiast and would help anyone that was in need. Dylan continues to give through the...
Helen M. O'Donnell
Mar 1, 2017
Helen M. ODonnell, 102, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Holy Family Manor. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late, Frank and Tresa R. (Kokot) Donchez. She was the devoted wife to James C. ODonnell. They observed their 40th wedding anniversary before his death in 1993. Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be...
Joseph W. Long
Feb 24, 2017
Joseph W. “Sonny” Long, 79, of Allentown, died on Friday, February 24, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. He was born March 11, 1937; son of the late Joseph N. and Myrtle (Frederick) Long. Joseph was the devoted husband to Patricia L. (Smith) Long of Allentown. He graduated as Valedictorian of Bethlehem High School Vo-Tech in...
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