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Linda M. Laczo
Mar 12, 2015
Linda M. Laczo, 72, of Bethlehem, Salisbury Twp., died on Thursday, March 12, 2015. She was born October 7, 1942 in Slatington, PA; daughter of the late Robert S. Lapp and Mary K. (Stauffer) Lapp of Allentown. Linda is survived by her devoted husband of 52 years, Victor Laczo. Linda was an important part of her husbands tax business. She...
Edna Elizabeth Fioriglio
Mar 12, 2015
Edna Elizabeth Fioriglio, 88, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at her home. She was born in Greensburg, PA, the daughter of the late Albert C. and Scundra (Richie) Albert. Edna was the loving wife of the late Louis E. Fioriglio. She graduated from Liberty High School and later worked at St. Lukes Hospital in the pharmacy....
Kathleen M. Solito
Mar 11, 2015
Kathleen M. Solito, 91, of Bethlehem, PA died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born June 4, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Catherine (Smith) and Harry McElderry. She was the wife of the late Lewis T. Solito. Kathleen was a 1942 graduate of Allentown Business College. She worked for the...
John J. Bartos
Mar 10, 2015
Jack died peacefully on March 10 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surrounded by his loving wife, his children and by the compassionate Jefferson staff. He was a loving husband to Sallie (Dunbar) Bartos for 19 years and an incredibly supportive and proud father to his six children: Bethlehem Catholic sophomores, Drew and Alexa, with whom he resided; Peter (Donna) of...
Mary Gorsky
Mar 10, 2015
Mary Gorsky, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. She was born July 18, 1928 in Dunmore, PA; daughter of the late Michael and Katerina (Hafich) Gonda. Mary was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 60 years, Alex Gorsky. She worked as a cashier for the Bethlehem Area School District and was a member of Ss....
Joseph R. Bozik
Mar 9, 2015
Joseph R. Bozik, 79, of Hellertown, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Joseph was born on March 2, 1936 in Donora, Pennsylvania, to the late Joseph G. and Anna (Peters) Bozik. Joe attended Lafayette College from 1954-1958. During his college years, Joe participated in football, wrestling and baseball. He found his greatest success...
J. Ardys Gallagher
Mar 8, 2015
Ardys (Sprague) Gallagher, 92, died March 8, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Muhlenberg Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. She was born in Roselle Park, NJ and also lived in Westfield, NJ, Myrtle Beach, SC, and Mt. Pocono, PA. She graduated from Roselle Park High School and attended Ohio Wesleyan University. She worked with Brownies and Girl Scouts. Ardys was a secretary before...
Margaret A. Dougherty
Mar 7, 2015
Margaret (Peg) Dougherty, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015. She was born in Philadelphia on January 22, 1929; daughter of the late Catherine (Gross) and Vincent McDonough. She was the wife of the late William M. Dougherty; they were married 42 years. Margaret retired from Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Fountain Hill where she worked as a seamstress....
Mary Susa
Mar 4, 2015
Mary Susa, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. She was born January 2, 1918; daughter of the late Joseph and Vilma (Subul) Kuzma. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Hassay in 1958 and her husband, Paul Susa in 1965. Mary was a very dedicated and hard worker, walking to and from the south side...
James J. Martini
Mar 4, 2015
James J. Martini, 56, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was born September 12, 1958; son of Beryl T. (Holletz) Martini of Bethlehem and the late John J. Martini. Jim is survived by his wife of 29 years, Deborah A. (Gum) Martini. He was a graduate of Liberty High School. Jim worked in the lighting industry...
Paulette M. Balshi
Mar 4, 2015
Paulette (Miklos) Balshi, 65, of Bethlehem, died at home on Wednesday, March 4, 2015; she was surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Allentown on October 22, 1949; daughter of the late Pauline (Keglovits) and Joseph Miklos of Coplay. She was the wife of Stephen J. Balshi. Paulette was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, class of...
Stephen M. Boligitz
Mar 3, 2015
Stephen M. Boligitz, 61, of Wind Gap, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Helen (Nemeth) and Stephen J. Boligitz. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Lisa Ann (Hornak). He was retired from the Bethlehem Steel after 30 years of employment. After retirement he was employed by...
Miguel A. Torres
Mar 2, 2015
Miguel A. Torres, 78, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, March 2, 2015. He was born August 19, 1936 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico; son of the late Felix Torres and Elvira Santana. Miguel retired after 32 years of service from Bethlehem Corporation. He was a member of Bethlehem Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Carmen...
Fay M. Rubertone
Mar 2, 2015
Fay M. Rubertone, 97, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Bethlehem Twp., died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 2, 2015. She was born in Trenton, NJ, the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Grosso) George. She was the loving wife of Vincent J. Rubertone, they celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary before his death in 2002. Fay worked...
Mardelle Parenti Blume
Mar 1, 2015
Mardelle Parenti Blume, 38, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the Temple University Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of Nancy (Weaver) Kleckner and Flory “Porky” Parenti. She was the wife of Joe Blume; they married on April 4, 2014. She was a supervisor at Service Master. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Joe,...
Edwin Rivera
Feb 28, 2015
Edwin Rivera, 71, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday February 28, 2015 at St. Luke Hospital in Allentown. He was born on January 2, 1944 in Puerto Rico, son of the late Faustino and Ramona (Maldonado) Rivera. Edwin was a member of the LifePath community and was always happy which made people around him happy. He made everyones day when...
James E. Dundon
Feb 26, 2015
James E. Dundon, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away at Country Meadows on February 26, 2015 after a long bout with cancer. He was born September 12, 1927 in Baltimore, MD. He was the son of the late James and Sarah Connolly Dundon. James was married to Elizabeth Brady in 1965. He retired from the Bethlehem Area School District after 42...
Clemente Perez
Feb 26, 2015
Clemente Perez, 86, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday February 26, 2015 at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. He was born on January 10, 1929 in La Vega, Dominican Republic, son of the late Elias and Ana Rita (Pena) Perez. He was the husband of the late Maria (Nunez ) Perez. Clemete was a steel worker for Ansco Wire...
Margaret R. Thistle
Feb 25, 2015
Margaret (Peg) Race Thistle, 84, of Nazareth, PA, went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Moravian Hall Square, surrounded by her three children. Peg was the loving and devoted wife of Raymond A. Thistle, Jr. for 46 years before he passed away in 2000. Born in Schenectady, NY on July 5, 1930, she...
Pauline Teresa Hochella
Feb 25, 2015
Pauline was born to Kosmos and Frances Hofer Deutsch on February 9, 1925 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The wife of William Henry Hochella of Bethlehem to whom she was married on August 2, 1947. Pauline attended Holy Family School and Nazareth High School. A seamstress by trade, she worked for a variety of clothing manufacturers including Josette Manufacturing of Bethlehem. While...
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