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Gladys I. Bahr Spence
Jul 3, 2015
Gladys Irene Spence, a longtime resident of Scotch Plains, NJ, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2015 at the age of 92 in Bethlehem, PA. Gladys was born in New York City on October 27, 1922 to Anna and Harry Bahr. Gladys grew up in the Crestwood section of Yonkers and especially enjoyed times with her siblings Evelyn (Nichols), Virginia...
Anthony T. "Tony" Iasiello
Jul 1, 2015
Anthony T. “Tony” Iasiello, 72, of Bethlehem died on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of Marjorie (Achey) Schuler and the late Anthony J. Iasiello. He was the husband of Terry (McNelis) Iasiello. They celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary this past October. Tony graduated from Liberty High School and earned his Bachelors Degree from Moravian...
Agnes A. Moroney
Jul 1, 2015
Agnes A. Moroney, 72, of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Julia (Hrebin) and John L. McGowan. She was the wife of John M. "Mick" Moroney. They were married for 49 years. She was employed by Lehigh University where she worked in the Development Office for 22 years,...
Frank L. "Butch" Torma
Jun 30, 2015
Frank L. “Butch” Torma, 86, of Bethlehem Township died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. Born September 28, 1928 in Bethlehem he was the son of Sadie (Kardos) and Frank Torma. He was the husband of the late Mary “Tootie” (Zaun) Torma who died on September 3, 2007, they were married 53 years. Frank was a 1947...
James Arthur Weida
Jun 29, 2015
James A. Weida,87, of Hellertown, passed away Monday June 29, 2015. He was born on May 22, 1928 in Hellertown, the son of the late Arthur and Esther (Hoffert) Weida. He was the loving husband of the late Mary (Pirscenok) Weida to whom he was married for 57 years. James worked for Bethlehem Steel Corporation. He was a member of...
Lucy H. Sylvester
Jun 28, 2015
Lucy H. Sylvester, 86, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday June 28, 2015 at Manor Care of Bethlehem surrounded by her family. She was born on July 4, 1928 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Sterling and Catherine (Henry) Zettlemoyer. She was the wife of the late William Nemchik and Daniel T. Sylvester Sr. Lucy worked for Surefit Mtg....
Beatrice J. Straka
Jun 27, 2015
Beatrice J. Straka, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, June 27, 2015. She was born one of six children on June 18, 1928 in East Bangor, PA; daughter of the late Gilbert and Pearl R. (Williams) Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen R. Straka. Beatrice retired from M.W. Wood where she worked on the campus of...
Norman Marlow
Jun 26, 2015
Norman Marlow, 70, of Bethlehem, died at his home on Friday, June 26, 2015. He was born November 1, 1944 in Atlanta, GA; son of the late Bertus and Gladys (Hightower) Marlow. Norm is survived by his devoted wife of 47 years, Linda (Kovacs) Marlow. He proudly served as a U.S. Navy Seal. Norm was a very successful builder of...
Geraldine B. Talbot
Jun 24, 2015
Geraldine B. Talbot, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret (McFadden) Benner. She was the loving wife of the late John J. Talbot. Geraldine was a parishioner of St. Ursulas Catholic Church in Fountain Hill. She was a courageous woman devoted to her family. She...
Joseph Fejes
Jun 24, 2015
Joseph Fejes, 88, of Glen Mills, PA and formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John and Sophie (Jakab) Fejes. He was the loving husband of Ella M. (Zobb) Fejes for 66 years. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II in...
Albert J. "Woody" Witcoskie
Jun 22, 2015
Albert J. “Woody” Witcoskie, 73, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Monday, June 22, 2015 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Mt. Carmel, PA the son of the late Marie (Schuck) Packard and stepson of the late John J. Packard. He was the loving husband of Joanne (Rutkowski) Witcoskie. They would have celebrated their 49th...
Dolores E. Werkheiser
Jun 22, 2015
Dolores E. Werkheiser, 77, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, June 22, 2015. She was born in Allentown; daughter of the late Louis and Eleanor (Miller) Falco. Dolores worked for the Ukrainian Orthodox Club in Allentown as a waitress for 30 years where she was also a member. Earlier, she worked for Western Electric and Fashion Prints. Dolores was a parishioner...
Phyllis A. Fauci
Jun 20, 2015
Phyllis A. Fauci, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, June 20, 2015. She was born September 23, 1928 in New York City, NY; daughter of the late Anthony and Angelina (Ferraro) Tronolone. Phyllis is survived by her husband of 64 years, Anthony J. Fauci. She retired in 1991, after 23 years of service as an assistant county clerk in the...
Trevor S. Bonstein
Jun 19, 2015
Trevor S. Bonstein, 30, of Bethlehem, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015. Born in Easton, he was the son of Vern (Dittmar) and Larry E. Bonstein, Sr. of Bethlehem. He is also survived by his sister, Michelle, wife of Tom Hornberger, Jr.; twin brother, Darren Bonstein; and nephew, Tom Hornberger, III. He was predeceased by his grandparents: Mary &...
Susan B. Bendus
Jun 18, 2015
Susan B. Bendus, 88, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away on Thursday June 18, 2015 at her residence. She was born on July 25, 1926 in Nazareth, Pa., the daughter of the late John and Mary (Kowalczyk) Franczak. She was the wife of Francis Bendus. They celebrated 60 years of marriage this past February. Susan was a registered nurse retiring from...
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...
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