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Margaret B. Sawyer
Mar 27, 2015
Margaret “Marge” B. Sawyer ,89, of Bethlehem passed away Friday March 27, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. She was born on December 7, 1925 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late William and Barbara (Ripper) Ortwein. She was the wife of the late Thomas Sawyer Jr. They were married for 48 years. Marge worked at the Lantern Restaurant for...
Donna M. Bortz
Mar 26, 2015
Donna M. Bortz, 64, of Allentown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospice House. She was born in Allentown on October 4, 1950; daughter of the late Mary (Morris) and Nicholas Lobus. Donna worked as a secretary for Atty. Chris Parish and also worked part-time at Service Electric as a customer service representative. She was...
Anna M. Horwath
Mar 25, 2015
Anna M. Horwath, 98, of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday March 25, 2015 at the Weston Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hellertown, Pa. She was born on March 19, 1917 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Kovacs. She was the wife of the late William J. Horwath. Anna was a member of St. Annes Catholic Church in...
Helen E. Zelasko
Mar 25, 2015
Helen E. Zelasko of Bethlehem, PA passed away peacefully from this life on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. She was born on December 14, 1923 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Agnes and Joseph Slaninka. Helen was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years, Edmund “Butch” Zelasko. Helen worked at the Bethlehem Steel during WWII, Tri Togs and...
Leona Quinn
Mar 24, 2015
Miss B. Leona Quinn, 95, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at St. Josephs Villa, Flourtown, PA. She was born June 10, 1919, the daughter of the late Leo and Bernardine Quinn. Leona was a graduate of Moravian College and worked for the Bethlehem Steel Corp. for 44 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her sister, Sister...
Laura E. Berger
Mar 24, 2015
Laura Elizabeth Berger, 36, of Macungie, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of John Brown, Jr. and Pamela (Fowler) Brown of Bethlehem. She was also the loving wife of Michael B. Berger, whom she married on May 23, 2009. Laura earned her Bachelors Degree from Cedar Crest...
Betty-Jane Gow
Mar 24, 2015
Betty-Jane (Kolb) Gow, 83, of Bethlehem, went to her eternal home on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. She was born on February 23, 1932 in Dover, NJ, the daughter of the late Clifford E. and Helen (Egbert) Kolb. Betty was predeceased by her husband, N. Wells Gow, Jr.; who passed on January 5, 2015. The two met on a blind date...
Louis J. Salvatori
Mar 24, 2015
Louis J. Salvatori, 90, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. He was born August 6, 1924 in Bethlehem; son of the late Joseph P. and Philomena “Mamie” (Tocci) Salvatori. Louis was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine (Gigliotti) Salvatori. He was a 1943 graduate of Bethlehem High School. Louis was drafted into the US Army on July...
Julian A. Jagielski
Mar 23, 2015
Julian A. Jagielski, 95, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, March 23, 2015. He was born in Poland on August 11, 1919; son of the late Josephine (Samosko) and Anthony Jagielski. He was the loving husband to Helen (Zemba); they were married 70 years. He worked as a template maker for Bethlehem Fabricators. He was a member of the former St....
Mary Demarinis
Mar 22, 2015
Mary DeMarinis, 83, of Bethlehem and formerly of Union, NJ, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Born in Bethlehem on August 2, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Rosa (Kozmola) and Frank J. Zych. She was the loving wife of the late Paul DeMarinis who died in 2003. Mary was a member of the former St. Stanilaus...
Charles P. Bednarik
Mar 21, 2015
Charles P. Bednarik, 89, of Coopersburg, died on Saturday, March 21, 2015. He was born May 1, 1925 in Bethlehem; son of the late Charles A. and Mary (Pivovarnicek) Bednarik. Chuck is survived by his devoted wife of 67 years, Emma (Margetich) Bednarik. Chuck was a graduate of Bethlehem (Liberty) High School, where he was an outstanding scholar athlete. He...
Carlos A. Figueiredo
Mar 20, 2015
Carlos A. Figueiredo, 70, of Fountain Hill passed away suddenly on Friday, March 20, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born in Agueda, Portugal he was the son of the late Maria Almeida. He was married to Alzira (Alburquerque Costa) Figueiredo with whom he would have celebrated 43 years of marriage this July 23rd. Carlos worked as a...
Bohdanna H. Mychajliw
Mar 19, 2015
Bohdanna Halyna Mychajliw, 83, of Bethlehem, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 19, 2015. She was born on September 23, 1931 in Turka, Ukraine; daughter of the late Ivan and Olha Tarnawsky. She was the loving wife of Eugene J. Mychajliw for 60 years. She dedicated her life to her family and her faith. She was an active member of...
Peter A. Miltenberger
Mar 19, 2015
Peter A. Miltenberger, 56, of Allentown, died on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late, Albert and Elizabeth (McGuinness) Miltenberger. He was the loving husband to Karen (Elias) Miltenberger for the past 31 years. Peter was a Sales Representative for Davis Beverage for 24...
George J. Andrews
Mar 17, 2015
George J. Andrews, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. He was born Aug. 22, 1927 in Nanticoke, PA; son of the late Charles and Frances Andrews. George was the loving husband of the late Catherine (Pecil) Andrews. He was employed by the Bethlehem Steel for over 30 years, coached the Junior Bowling Program at T&C Lanes in...
John "Jack" Roger Karp
Mar 16, 2015
John “Jack” Roger Karp, 65, of Lower Nazareth passed away Monday, March 16, 2015 in his home with his family by his side. Born June 9, 1949 in Bethlehem he was the son of Helen (Raczkowski) Karp and the late John Karp. Jack was the loving husband of Eloise (Butko) Karp with whom he would have been married 43 years...
John J. "Sarge" Federanich
Mar 16, 2015
John J. “Sarge” Federanich, 80, of Danielsville, PA died peacefully in his home with his family by his side. Born January 17, 1935 in Palmerton he was the son of the late Victoria F. (Lendvay) and Metro C. Federanich. He was married to Bernadine J. (Blatnik) Federanich with whom he would have been married 35 years this coming May 4th....
Dorothy I. Resetco
Mar 15, 2015
Dorothy I. Resetco, 72, of Allen Township passed away on March 15, 2015. She was the loving wife of Thomas E. Resetco for over 45 years. She was born in Kingston, Pa. on May 12, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Irene (Ondish) Wascura. Dorothy graduated from Liberty High School in 1960, and attended Bethlehem Business...
Michele M. August-Brady
Mar 13, 2015
Dr. Michele M. August-Brady, 61, of Coopersburg, died on Friday, March 13, 2015. She was born May 10, 1953; daughter of the late George A. and Patricia (Schuler) August. Michele was preceded in death by her loving husband of 27 years, Michael J. Brady. Michele earned her diploma in 1975 from University of Pennsylvania Hospital and her BSN from the...
Justine P. Edelman
Mar 12, 2015
Justine P. Edelman, 90, of Bethlehem, died on March 12, 2015. She was born March 17, 1924 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late John and Anna (Polenchar) Kanuck. Justine was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Walter E. Edelman, Jr. She was a parishioner of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish and was a member of the Catholic...
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