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John "Jack" J. Lavelle, Jr.
May 26, 2016
John “Jack” J. Lavelle, Jr., 74, of Bath, died Thursday, May 27, 2016. He was born in Scranton, PA, the son of Arlene (Smith) and John Lavelle, Sr. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth (Vreeland) Lavelle. Jack proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy for 20 years. After retiring from the Navy, he worked...
Joseph Otkowski
May 25, 2016
Joseph Otkowski, 92, of Macungie passed away on May 25, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Twp., Pa. He was born on November 14, 1923. Joseph was a resident of LifePath since 1985 and will be dearly missed. He is survived by a brother, Paul Otkowski of Bethlehem and all his friends and family from the Life Path Community...
Albert Martin Augelli
May 25, 2016
Albert Martin Augelli, 61, of Bethlehem died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born September 4, 1954 in Scranton he was the son of Gloria A. (Montella) Augelli of Bethlehem and the late Martin J. Augelli. Albert was an experienced secondary education High School Guidance Counselor at Phillipsburg High School from 1997-2016. He previously worked as a...
Anne Marmelo
May 24, 2016
Anne Marmelo, 83, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. She was born May 7, 1933 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Stanley and Anna (Kubilis) Melinsky. Anne was the devoted wife of 63 years to Rudolph “Rudy” Marmelo. Earlier in life, Anne worked at R.K. Laros Silk Mill prior to dedicating her life to her family as...
Thomas R. Brady, Sr.
May 23, 2016
Thomas R. Brady, Sr., 70, of Bethlehem, died on May 23, 2016. He was born December 21, 1945 in Bethlehem; son of the late Charles B. and Emma (Callan) Brady. Tom retired from the City of Bethlehem after 30 years of service; first with the Water Dept. and later with Parks and Recreation. He was also very proud to be...
Helen V. Dancho
May 23, 2016
Helen “Blondie” V. Dancho, 97, of Bethlehem died Monday, May 23, 2016 in her daughters home with her family by her side. Born December 1, 1918 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Zuzanna (Harvilla) and John Bilsak. She was married to the late George G. Dancho for 60 years until his death on March 7, 2001. Helen...
Maryann E. Brady
May 20, 2016
MaryAnn E. Brady, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, May 20, 2016. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Stephen G. and Anne M. (Lipovsky) Slaninka. She was the loving wife of the late William F. Brady. They were married 48 years before his death in 1999. MaryAnn worked as a secretary in the Sales Department of...
John "Jack" C. Trumbore
May 20, 2016
John “Jack” C. Trumbore, 74 of Bethlehem passed away peacefully May 20, 2016 at Holy Family Manor. Jack was born on Sept. 16, 1941 to the late Henry and Catherine (Courtney) Trumbore. He was the husband to Ellie (Hoffer) Trumbore and they were married 49 years this past April 15th. He attended Malvern Prep School, graduating in 1959, attended John...
Stella Nemchik
May 18, 2016
Stella Nemchik, 97, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016. She was born September 28, 1918 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Vincent and Florentina (Nyzoda) Kroll. Stella worked as a folder at Millcrest Manufacturing for ten years before dedicating her life to her family. She was a former parishioner of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Stella was also a...
Frances C. Doling
May 17, 2016
Frances C. Doling passed away at St. Lukes Hospital on Tuesday, May 17th. Born in Bethlehem on July 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Kathryn and Walter Pianowski. She graduated from Liberty High School and proudly served in the U.S. Air Force, reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant, during the Korean War. Frances worked as a secretary...
Dr. Charles Fraust
May 15, 2016
Dr. Charles (Chuck) Fraust, 73, of Bethlehem, passed away May 15, 2016, surrounded by his family. Born in Bronx, NY and raised in Queens, he was the son of the late Milton and Mildred (Weintraub) Fraust. He married wife Barbara (Kutzer) Fraust in 1981 and was married for 35 years. Chuck is survived by his wife Barbara; brother, Bart and...
Martha Anne Begovich
May 12, 2016
Martha Begovich, 81, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of Anna (Sabolchik) and John Marcinko. She was the loving wife of Nicholas Begovich. Martha was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Bethlehem where she was a member of the 55 Plus Club. She was also a member of the Plaza Art...
Francelle A. Wiley
May 12, 2016
Francelle A. Wiley, 90, of Bethlehem and Sacramento, PA, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016. She was born April 19, 1926 in Augusta, GA to Lucile Brown Adams and John Phillips Adams, Sr. She was married for 52 years to James Hundley Wiley, Jr., who passed on in 2002. She was a graduate of Dreher High School in Columbia, SC...
Magdalene "Madge" Price
May 11, 2016
Magdalene “Madge” Price died Wednesday, May 11, 2016. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Emil and Emma Husser. Madge was the devoted wife of over 57 years to the late Gerald R. Price “Sparky”. Madge dedicated her life to her family. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be...
Fred J. Stellato
May 10, 2016
Fred J. Stellato, 85, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016. He was born in Bethlehem, son of Antoinette (Bambu) and Louis Stellato. Fred was the husband of the late Theresa (Maio) Stellato. Fred proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. He enjoyed cars, cooking, playing cards, going out for breakfast and being with his...
Eugene J. Mychajliw
May 10, 2016
Eugene Jaroslaw Mychajliw, 91, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. He was born on October 24, 1924 in Veryn, Ukraine; son of the late Iwan and Iryna (Lubineckyj) Mychajliw. He was the devoted husband of the late Bohdanna (Tarnawsky) Mychajliw; they were married 60 years. Eugene worked as a Tax Accountant. He was passionate about his...
Jim S. Hock
May 9, 2016
Jim S. Hock, 87, of Bethlehem died Monday, May 9, 2016 at the St. Lukes Hospice House. He was born February 18, 1929 in Bethlehem to the late Anna and Imre Hock. He was married to Mary Agnes (Persa) Hock for 47 years until her passing on August 2, 1999. Jim worked at the Bethlehem Steel retiring in 1983. He...
Kathryn Kuzmics
May 7, 2016
Kathryn Kuzmics, 94, of Bethlehem died Saturday May 7, 2016 at Gracious Living Estates in Montrose, Pa. Born September 27, 1921 in Fogelsville, PA she was the daughter of the late Victoria and Nicholas Ferrani, Sr. She was the loving wife of Stephen J. Kuzmics, Sr. who passed away on September 29, 2004. Kathryn was the owner and operator of...
Rose M. Busocker
May 7, 2016
Rose M. Busocker, 89, of Bethlehem, PA died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Westminster Village in Allentown. Born April 11, 1927 in Elizabeth, NJ she was the daughter of the late Carmella (DiNetta) and Saverio “Sam” DeJohn. She was the loving wife of Ellsworth W. “Bill” Busocker who passed away on March 16, 1994. Rose worked for the former Buron...
Joseph E. Hudak
May 6, 2016
Joseph E. Hudak, 88, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday May 6, 2016. He was born on January 31, 1928 in Eckley, Pa. He was the son of the late John and Mary Margaret (Partika) Hudak. Joseph was the husband of Laura (Decker) Hudak of Bethlehem and they celebrated 66 years of marriage this past March 4th. Joseph worked in...
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