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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...
Florence Bellew
Jun 1, 2015
Florence Bellew, 88, of Easton, PA passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 at Old Orchard Manor Care. She was born in Hoboken, NJ, the daughter of the late Lillian (Beatty) Sciancalepore and Raymond Thall. She was married to James Bellew for 64 years until his passing on December 25, 2013. Florence worked as a nurse for the NY Foundling Hospital...
Anna Palencar
May 31, 2015
Anna Palencar, 98, of Center Valley, died peacefully on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at the Hospice House of St. Lukes. She was the daughter of the late Martin and Katharina (Mateycak) Katrinak. Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Victor Palencar. Anna worked as a waitress for the Copper Kettle in Allentown and later worked at Walps Family Restaurant...
Nadine A. Berback
May 29, 2015
Nadine A. Berback, 77, of Bethlehem, died peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family on Friday, May 29, 2015. She was born on October 29, 1937 in Bethlehem to the late Armand and Laura (DeWalt) Frankenfield. She was married to Thomas F. Berback, with whom she recently celebrated her 52nd wedding anniversary. Nadine worked at St. Lukes Hospital and...
Berniece "Moni" Apple
May 27, 2015
Berniece “Moni” K. Apple, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. She was born in Tamaqua, the daughter of the late George and Charlotte (Ditchy) Krell. She was the devoted wife to Dr. John M. Apple, Sr. who died in 1976. Berniece was a nurse in the U.S. Army Nursing Corps during WWII. She was an avid Phillies...
Nick Denofa
May 25, 2015
Nick DeNofa, 94, of Bethlehem, died at his residence surrounded by his family and caretakers on Monday, May 25, 2015. He was born February 26, 1921 in Bethlehem; son of the late Domenic and Sadie (Gatta) DeNofa. His wife of 40 years, Eleanor (Ringo) DeNofa, passed away on January 11, 2005. He was a former member of Our Lady of...
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