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Ann E. Novak
Jun 18, 2015
Ann E. Novak, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 18, 2015. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Emery and Anna Hock. She was the devoted wife of John Novak. They were married for 43 years before his death in 1993. Ann dedicated her life to her family. She was a founding and active member of...
Dorothy A. Barkouskie
Jun 18, 2015
Dorothy A. Barkouskie, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 18, 2015. She was born in Mount Carmel, PA; daughter of the late Zigmond and Anna (Zdanowicz) Tamecki. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Bernard “Bernie” J. Barkouskie, Sr. Dorothy was a parishioner of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church and was a member of...
Rosemarie Holzer
Jun 18, 2015
RoseMarie Holzer, 81, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday June 18, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. She was born on March 2, 1934 in Easton, Pa. ,the daughter of the late Carmelo and Mary (Pelonero) Ipsaro. She was the wife of the late Frank G. Holzer who died in 2011. RoseMarie was a longtime seamstress for the Strongwear...
John G. Mingora
Jun 16, 2015
John G. Mingora, 91, of Bethlehem, PA, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Gracedale. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John W. and Anna (Petrik) Mingora. He was the loving husband to the late Margaret T. “Peg” (Donchetz) Mingora. They were married 67 years. John worked for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation for 45 years, retiring as...
Ana Santos
Jun 16, 2015
Ana Santos, 101, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at her residence. She was born January 5, 1914 in Portugal, daughter of the late Jose Maria Esteves and Ana Joaquina (Tavares) Cirne. Ana was preceded in death by her husband, Antonio A. Santos. Ana was a seamstress for many years and retired from the St. Lukes Hospital housekeeping...
Gasper Frank Drago
Jun 12, 2015
Gasper Frank Drago, 79, of Bethlehem passed away Friday, June 12, 2015 at Gracedale Nursing home in Nazareth, PA. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Phillip and Rose (Barbara) Drago. He was preceded in death by his wife Grace (Castagna) Drago. Frank worked as a Lithographer and was a member of the Amalgamated Lithographers of...
John Santiago,
Jun 11, 2015
John Santiago, Jr., 55, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bethlehem. He was the loving husband to Nancy (Rodriguez) Santiago, they celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary on May 23rd. John was an All-Star Athlete and Hall of Famer at Freedom High School. He was employed...
Theresa Kovacs
Jun 9, 2015
Theresa Kovacs, 95, of Bethlehem passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born May 26, 1920 in Northampton she was the daughter of the late Theresa and Frank Reiter. She was married to the late Joseph Kovacs. Theresa worked for the former Laros Company in Bethlehem and Beth Leon Togs Company. She was a devoted...
James N. Binder
Jun 8, 2015
James Nicholas Binder, 90 years young, passed away peacefully in his home in Bethlehem, PA on Monday, June 8. Jim was born in Berlinsville, PA on August 24, 1924 to the late Clement and Louise (Spadt) Binder. He was the devoted husband of the late Betty (Hoffman) Binder. Jim was a member of the greatest generation. He proudly served as...
John A. Tersigni
Jun 8, 2015
John Alvin Tersigni, 76, passed away on June 8, 2015, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. John A. Tersigni was born on June 24, 1938. He grew up in Alpha, New Jersey. John was the son of the late Lawrence “Mack” and Carmella “Emily” (Ganguzza) Tersigni, Sr. “Ho-John” Tersigni graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1956. John was a first team New Jersey...
Martin S. Petraitis
Jun 7, 2015
Martin S. Petraitis, 92, of West Allentown, passed June 7, 2015 in L.V. Hospital-Cedar Crest after complications from a fall. He was the adored patriarch of our family. Formerly of Bethlehem, Martin worked for 45 years at the Bethlehem Steel Company as a Mechanical Inspector in the #2 and #8 Machine Shops. He served in the Army during WWII and...
Katherine Rita Collins
Jun 7, 2015
Katherine R. Collins, 79, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, June 6, 2015 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Francis and Katherine Emma (Geissinger) Collins. Katherine retired from FLSmidth, Inc. where she worked as an executive secretary and later in the human resource dept. Katherine will be dearly missed by her sister, Barbara A. Lambert of...
Russell A. Wolfe
Jun 6, 2015
Russell A. Wolfe, 71, of Bethlehem passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born July 9, 1943 he was the son of the late Corareidis (Weiland) and Gilbert T. Wolfe. Russell was a graduate of Southern Lehigh High School where he was the captain of the varsity basketball team. He then joined the U.S....
Anthony Michael Zullo
Jun 6, 2015
Anthony Michael Zullo, 82, of Bethlehem died at his home on June 6, 2015. He was born March 28, 1933 in Bethlehem; son of the late Rocco and Lucy (Guerrieri) Zullo. Tony is survived by his wife, Marie E. (Lechman) Zullo. They would have celebrated their 59th anniversary on June 9th. He proudly served in the US Navy during the...
James O. Kelly
Jun 4, 2015
James O. Kelly, 73, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 04, 2015 in his home with his family by his side. He was born in Quakertown, the son of the late, James and Janice E. (Smith) Kelly. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Ann (Moffit) Kelly and his second wife, Linda Gregory. James worked for Spirax...
Robert Joseph Orwan
Jun 4, 2015
Robert Joseph Orwan, 77, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 4, 2015. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late John and Anna Orwan. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Barbara A. Orwan. He proudly served in the US Air Force and retired from the Bethlehem Steel Co. in 1994. Later Bob worked for Hajoca, Industrial...
Kenneth F. Nansteel,
Jun 4, 2015
Kenneth Franklin Nansteel, Sr., 88, of Fountain Hill, died Thursday, June 4, 2015. He was born in Fountain Hill, the son of the late Sheldon and Helen M. (Rhoades) Nansteel. He was the devoted husband of Ronatella Rose (Fantasia) Nansteel who died in 1983. Kenneth worked for Bethlehem Steel in the Labor and Construction Department as a bricklayer for 41...
Kathleen O'Donnell
Jun 3, 2015
Kathleen ODonnell, 64, of Bethlehem died peacefully and unexpectedly in her home on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Urban W. and Barbara M. (Mako) ODonnell. Kathy was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, class of 1968. She worked as an administrative assistant for the Diocese of Allentown and was active in...
Thomas P. Novak
Jun 2, 2015
Thomas P. Novak, 46, of Center Valley, died on June 2, 2015, at his home. Born in Fountain Hill on June 25, 1968, he was the son of William J. Novak and the late Catharine (Christman) Novak. Tom was a graduate of Southern Lehigh High School, Penn State and Widener School of Law. He was an attorney with his own...
James M. Fitzpatrick
Jun 1, 2015
James M. Fitzpatrick, “Fitz”, 88, of Bethlehem Twp. passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, June 1, 2015. He was born February 16, 1927 in Ashley, PA; son of the late James and Margaret (Reidle) Fitzpatrick. James is survived by his devoted wife, Mary J. (Reiser) Fitzpatrick. They would have celebrated their 63rd wedding...
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