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Helen B. Donaher
Mar 6, 2016
Helen B. Donaher, 94, of Bethlehem, died March 6, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Anna (Mindock) and John Pastir, Sr. Helen was the loving wife of the late Edward J. Donaher, Sr. Helen graduated from Hellertown High School. She was a member of St. Annes Catholic Church and the PA Ladies Slovak Catholic Union Wreath 83. She...
Adolph W. Locher
Mar 5, 2016
Adolph “Ade” W. Locher, Jr., 74 of Easton, died peacefully on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the St. Lukes VNA Hospice House in Bethlehem. Born March 10, 1941, in Allentown, he was the son of the late Mary (Yurick) and Adolph W. Locher, Sr. Ade was a graduate of William Allen High School. After high school, he joined the US...
Francis J. Cosgrove
Mar 4, 2016
Francis J. Cosgrove, 97, of Bethlehem, entered eternal life on Friday, March 4, 2016. He was born November 10, 1918 in Waterbury, CT; son of the late Joseph and Catherine (Ford) Cosgrove. Deacon Frank was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 54 years, Irene G. Cosgrove. Frank proudly served in the US Navy during WWII (1941-1946). He served...
Julia Becker
Mar 3, 2016
Julia Becker, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, March 3, 2016. She was born in Ralph, PA; daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Kotarba) Czech. Julia was the devoted wife of 52 years to the late Alexander J. Becker. Julia dedicated her life to her family. She was an American Gold Star Mother. Julia was a parishioner of St....
August L. Chicchi
Feb 28, 2016
August L. Chicchi, 90, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Born in Bethlehem on June 18, 1925; he was the son of the late Nicholas and Madeline Chicchi. August was the husband of the late Mary Zaun. He attended Bethlehem schools and was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Corp. until his retirement in 1989. August proudly...
Madeline A. Scheetz
Feb 28, 2016
Madeline A. Scheetz, 68, of Allentown, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Sugra) Marencik. She was the wife of the late Henry Scheetz. Madeline enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and knitting. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Bradley Scheetz and Judith Scheetz both of Bethlehem; brothers, Joseph Marencik,...
Mary Kessler
Feb 28, 2016
Mary (nee Johns) Kessler, of Quakertown passed away peacefully on February 28th, 2016 after several prolonged battles with cancer. She is survived by her children, Stephen, Mary Beth and Sherri, as well as her sister, Joann; brother-in-law, Jack; and brother, Joseph. Relatives and Friends are invited to attend a viewing Wednesday morning 8:30 to 9:30AM at Connell Funeral Home 245...
Anna Elizabeth Carchio
Feb 27, 2016
Anna Elizabeth Carchio, 96, of Lower Nazareth Township passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Manor Care in Easton. Born November 15, 1919 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Matus. She was married to Anthony James Carchio for 48 years until his death on May 23, 1994. Anna worked several jobs throughout her life....
Stella H. Stapinski
Feb 27, 2016
Stella H. Stapinski, 88, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016; she was surrounded by her loving family. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Pauline (Matwejko) Halewich. She was the wife of the late Walter Stapinski who died in 1997. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and sister; and faithful member...
Pasquale Caccaviello
Feb 27, 2016
Pasquale “Toto” Caccaviello, 78, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Hospice House of St. Lukes. Born in Brooklyn, NY; he was the son of the late Frank and Antoinetta Caccaviello and the brother of Luisa Fiore of Bethlehem, and Geraldine Nazzaro of Princeton, NJ. For most of his life, Toto lived in Princeton with his...
Lottie Shannon
Feb 26, 2016
Lottie Shannon, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, February 26, 2016. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Myrtle (Bogart) Fritchman. She was the wife of the late Jacob H. Shannon who died in 2011; they were married 59 years. Lottie dedicated her life to her family and especially loved being a Nana. She will...
Gloria Urban
Feb 25, 2016
Gloria Urban, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at her residence. She was born in Hazleton, the daughter of the late, Everisto and Isabelle (Lakitsky) Bertoni. She was the devoted wife of 63 years to the late Anthony Urban, Jr. Gloria worked for the Bethlehem Area School District in the cafeteria for 30 years. She was a...
Michael J. Stern
Feb 25, 2016
Michael Joseph Stern, Jr., 86, of Auburn, PA died on Thursday, February 25, 2016. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Magdelena (Margaret Narlesky) Stern and Michael Joseph Stern, Sr. He was a Bethlehem resident for 79 years, before relocating to Lake Wynonah, Auburn, PA in 2008. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Constance...
Avis Mary Godbout
Feb 20, 2016
Avis Mary Godbout, 88, of Bethlehem Township, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Country Meadows in Bethlehem Township. She was the daughter of the late Elsie M. Murphy. Avis was married to Charles Godbout for 63 years until his death on April 16, 2013. Avis was a 1944 graduate of Mary Louis Academy in Queens, NY and a...
Robert "Bob" A. Schaffer
Feb 19, 2016
Robert “Bob” A. Schaffer, 82, was born April 3, 1933 in Limeport, PA. He was the only child of the late Lovine and Elsie (Reinik) Schaffer. Bob was the loving husband of Jo Ann (Sydorak) Schaffer, celebrating 46 years of marriage. Bob was a graduate of Allentown High School in 1951. After high school, he played professional baseball in the...
Mike Mulhearn
Feb 18, 2016
John Michael “Mike” Mulhearn, 66, of Trexlertown, died on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Born in Darby, PA, he was the son of Dolly Mulhearn and the late Jack Mulhearn. Mike loved music and especially enjoyed a good guitar riff. He was an avid Philadelphia Phillies fan and a diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan, even though he reminded people daily that "they...
Mary Elizabeth Lilak
Feb 17, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Lilak, 90, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Lilak. Mary was a retired Lt. Colonel from the U.S. Army Nursing Corps, having served in both WWII and Vietnam. She was also a Supervisor at Walter Reed Army Hospital and Valley Forge. She was...
John Gorcsan
Feb 16, 2016
John Gorcsan, Jr., 95, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at UPMC Passavant Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John Gorcsan, Sr. and Vilma (Hassai) Gorcsan. He was the devoted husband to Lucy Rose (Carchio) Gorcsan. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this past November. John graduated from Lehigh University in...
Anna T. Marcincin
Feb 15, 2016
Anna T. Marcincin, 91, of Tamaqua formerly of Hellertown, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Seton Manor in Schuylkill County. Born February 5, 1925 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Apolonia (Palenchar) and Andrew Ulincy. She was married to the late Joseph F. Marcincin for 43 years until his death on May 19, 1990. Anna worked...
Helen R. Kostelnik
Feb 13, 2016
Helen R. Kostelnik, 96, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at her home at Moravian Village. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Urban and Anna (Balik) Kostelnik. Helen retired from the Bethlehem Steel after over 40 years of service at the Homer Research Department. She was a parishioner of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish where...
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