OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Mary Frances Rader
Dec 21, 2016
Mary Frances Rader, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at home with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Miller) and Hugh Merwarth. She was the loving wife of Frederick H. Ehrsam and the late Robert H. Rader. Mary was a devote Catholic and a member of St. Annes Catholic Church....
John F. Wehr
Dec 19, 2016
John F. Wehr, Sr., 88, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, December 19, 2016 at Holy Family Manor. He was born April 19, 1928 in Bethlehem; son of the late Warren Joseph and Verna Catherine (Mutter) Wehr. John was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Mildred I. (Paules) Wehr. John was a graduate of Bethlehem High School and...
Frank L. Minarik
Dec 16, 2016
Frank L. Minarik, 96, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, December 16, 2016. Born in Bethlehem on January 5, 1920, he was the son of the late Cyril and Rose (Pongracz) Minarik. He was the loving husband of Mary (Harvilla) Minarik; they were married 70 years. Frank was a graduate of Liberty High School and Bethlehem Business College. He was employed...
Bernard B. Payonk
Dec 15, 2016
Bernard B. “Bernie” Payonk, 83, of Salisbury Twp., died on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Holy Family Manor. He was born in Cementon, PA; son of the late John and Catherine (Emerick) Payonk. Bernard is survived by his wife of 55 years, Irene (Kloo) Payonk. Bernie proudly served in the US Navy Seabees during the Korean War. He was a...
Joseph J. Calabrese
Dec 14, 2016
Joseph J. Calabrese, 73, passed away on December 14, 2016 with his beloved daughter, Sarah, with whom he resided and former wife, Pamela Calabrese, by his side. Born in Easton on January 4, 1943, he was the son of the late Francisco and Angelina (Merlo) Calabrese. Joseph served in the United States Army. He was co-owner of the former Metro...
John "Jack" L. Mies
Dec 12, 2016
John “Jack” L. Mies, 77 of Bethlehem, died on December 12, 2016 due to complications from leukemia. He was the son of the late Angela C. (Hoffstetter) and John F. Mies. Jack was the loving husband of Catherine “Fran” F. (Dwyer) Mies. He was a member of St. Annes Catholic Church. He retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. Homer Research...
Beatrice Mae Strohl
Dec 12, 2016
Beatrice Mae Strohl (Hafler) of Fountain Hill, Pa. passed away on December 12, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Melvin Robert Strohl. She was preceeded in death by her son, Gerald Milton Strohl, and 1 granddaughter, and 1 great great grandson. She is survived by her children, Virginia Brader (Bethlehem), Ruthann Decker (Sellersville), Kay Mertus (Bethlehem), Linda...
Sister M. Damian Baloga, O.S.F.
Dec 12, 2016
Sister M. Damian (Theresa) Baloga, O.S.F. Sister M. Damian, 92, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, United States Province, in her 69th year of Religious Profession, died on December 12, 2016, in Lehigh Valley Muhlenberg Hospital, Bethlehem PA. Sister entered the community from Sacred Heart Parish, Wilkes-Barre, PA in 1945 and professed her first vows in 1947...
Sandra I. Martinez
Dec 12, 2016
Sandra I. Martinez, 54 of Bethlehem, went home to be with the Lord on Monday December 12, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on January 26, 1962 in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of Pedro Martinez Sr. and Maria LeBron Cora of Bethlehem. She will be lovingly remembered by her parents, brothers, Edwin Martinez and wife...
Charles T. Kozo
Dec 11, 2016
Charles Terry Kozo, 69, of Allentown, died on Sunday, December 11, 2016. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Charles T. Kozo and Julia (Barner) Kuzmin. He was the devoted husband of Rosemarie M. Kozo; they were married for 47 years. Charles worked in sales for Xerox, then NCR, and finally for Fujitsu. Upon retirement, he and...
Ramona Ruiz
Dec 8, 2016
Ramona R. Ruiz, 82, of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Juana Cosme and Benito Reyes. Ramona was the loving wife of the late Antonio Ruiz. Ramona was a member of Holy Infancy Church. She enjoyed gardening, trips to the casino and Atlantic City and making doilies for family and friends....
Julia Wagner
Dec 7, 2016
Julia Wagner, 95, of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday December 7, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg Campus. She was born on February 16, 1921 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (Sinkecs) Kercsmar. She was the wife of Roger R. Wagner. They celebrated 59 years of marriage this past April 13th. Julia worked for the LVRR, the Northampton...
Robert D. Cohen
Dec 6, 2016
Bob Cohen of Bethlehem, PA. 78 died suddenly at home on Tuesday December 6, 2016. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on November 19, 1938 to Beatrice (Lopper) and Arthur R. Cohen, M.D. both deceased. He lived his life fully with an abundance of energy and a great capacity for service to others while also attending to his own needs...
Louis "Helias" Stiros
Dec 3, 2016
Louis “Helias” Stiros, 81, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday December 3, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. He was born on February 10, 1935 in Chios, Greece, son of the late Apostolos and Theodora (Kontoyiannis) Stiros. He was the husband of the late Evangeline (Fournaris) Stiros. Louis was the owner and operator of DD Doughnuts Bakery in...
Irene M. Kurtz
Dec 2, 2016
Irene M. Kurtz, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, December 2, 2016. She was born in Hellertown on May 1, 1930; daughter of the late Michael and Louise (Prielozny) Karch. She was the devoted wife of the late William H. Kurtz, Sr. who died in 2014; they were married 63 years. Irenes greatest passion was her family. She worked for...
Charles M. Bartish
Dec 1, 2016
Charles M. Bartish of Bethlehem, the loving husband and best friend of Joanne (Campbell) Bartish for 47 years, passed away peacefully on December 1, at St. Lukes Hospice. Born in Easton, he was the only son of the late A. Charles and Justina Y. Bartish. A 1965 graduate of Easton Area High School, he went on to receive a B.S....
Helen I. Dickey
Dec 1, 2016
Helen I. Dickey, 91, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth, where she received excellent care. Born on November 15, 1925 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Rose (Torok) and Frank Koczan. She was married to George J. Dickey for 54 years until his death on August 18, 2000. Helen worked...
Andrew J. Guff
Nov 30, 2016
Andrew J. Guff, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Andy was born June 15, 1926, in Nanticoke, PA, the only son of Andrew and Margaret M. Guff. On June 20, 1953, he married Annamae Bartos, daughter of John J. and Anna Bartos, they had four children....
John Mcneil,
Nov 29, 2016
John McNeil, Jr., 84, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He was the son of the late Irene (Jones) and John McNeil. John was the loving husband of Janet (Narolesky) McNeil for 45 years. John proudly served his country as a Sergeant in the Unites States Army. John graduated from Dubois High School in 1950. He was...
Vilma "Penny" J. Sekoch
Nov 26, 2016
Vilma J. “Penny” SeKoch, 69, of Nazareth, died on Saturday, November 26, 2016. Born in Bethlehem on April 20, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Wargo. She was the wife of the late David J. SeKoch who died in July 1995; they were married 27 years. Penny was employed by A&H Swimwear and was also...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
