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Fernando I. Dasilva
May 23, 2015
Fernando I. DaSilva, 61, of Bethlehem passed away suddenly Saturday, May 23, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born June 23, 1953 in Avanca, Portugal he was the son of the late Perciosa Valente Fonseca and Manuel Dias Silva. He was married to Maria Dulce (Sousa) DaSilva for 41 years this August 4th. Fernando worked as a foreman...
Edward Faraldo
May 22, 2015
Edward Faraldo, 66, of Freemansburg, passed away on Friday May 22, 2015, at Hershey Medical Center, surrounded by his family after a long illness. He was born on May 30, 1948 in Bethlehem, son of the late John Faraldo and Frances (Karc) Faraldo of Bethlehem. He was the husband of Christine (Tina) (Rakos) Faraldo. They were married for 48 years...
Fausta Gentile
May 21, 2015
Fausta Gentile, 94, of Bethlehem, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the St. Lukes Hospice House. Born August 12, 1920 in Italy she was the daughter of the late Josephine (Caprara) and John Malatesta. She was married to Frank Gentile for 61 years until his passing on April 22, 2002. Fausta worked in the textile manufacturing industry for 35...
Michael J. Sopko
May 21, 2015
Michael J. Sopko, Jr., 74, of Bethlehem, PA, died Thursday, May 21, 2015. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late, Michael J. Sopko, Sr. and Isabel (Reagan) Sopko. He was the loving husband to Dorothy (Danko) Sopko. They celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary this past February. Michael worked for the City of Bethlehem for over 40 years....
Michael Bachik
May 21, 2015
Michael Bachik, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at St. Annes Retirement Community in Columbia, PA. He was the son of the late John and Mary (Kopcho) Bachik and preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Klumpp (1979) and his second wife, Nancy Schutter (2009). He was also predeceased by his siblings: Clarence, George and John...
Joseph J. Geiter
May 19, 2015
Joseph “Dakota Jack” Geiter, 73, of Bath, Pa. passed away on Tuesday May 19, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. He was born on February 21, 1942 in Kroisbach, Hungary, son of the late Joseph and Katharina (Ivanschitz) Geiter. He immigrated to the United States in 1950. He was the husband of Felicia (Giobbi) Geiter. They celebrated 51 years...
Irene A. Petko
May 19, 2015
Irene A. Petko, 92, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Holy Family Manor. Born in Bethlehem on June 30, 1922, she was a life-long resident of this community. She was eldest child and only daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Simo) Anderko. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph “Pat” P. Petko who...
Roslyn D'Andria
May 18, 2015
Roslyn DAndria, 89, of Bethlehem, formerly of Somerset, NJ, passed away Monday, May 18, 2015 at Westminster Village in Allentown. Born January 1, 1926 in Jamaica Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and May Nussbaum. She was preceded in death by her husband Roland DAndria. She is survived by her son, Neil DAndria, daughter, Donna wife...
Mary L. Cabrera
May 16, 2015
Mary L. Cabrera, 76, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, May 16, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Robert T. and Marcella (Carr) Hart. She was happily married to Richard Cabrera. They celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary this past February. Mary worked in the accounts payable department at Bethlehem Steel and...
Frank Vajda
May 16, 2015
Frank Vajda, 92, formerly of Freemansburg and a resident of Westminster Village since 2007, died on Saturday, May 16, 2015. He was born October 27, 1922; son of the late Stephen and Rose (Kerchmar) Vajda. Frank was a graduate of Bethlehem Vo-Tech. He retired from the Bethlehem Steel Co. where he worked as a machinist in the #2 Machine Shop...
Timothy Joseph Long
May 15, 2015
Timothy Joseph Long, 68, died at home on Friday, May 15, 2015. He was born November 11, 1946 in Bethlehem, son of the late Joseph and Marie (Rogan) Long. Tim is survived by his devoted wife of 37 years, Nancy (Visneski) Long. Tim was proud of his service in the US Army. He was the owner and operator of The...
Roy Lee Dye
May 15, 2015
Roy Lee Dye lost his battle with Parkinsons disease on Friday, May 15, 2015. He died at home surrounded by his family. Roy was born September 2, 1932, in Mahanoy City, PA, but was raised in Allentown. He was the son of the late Roy S. Dye and Anna Bobby Dye. He is survived by his wife, Joan Russell Dye....
Catharine C. Novak
May 14, 2015
Catharine C. Novak, 79, of Coopersburg, died on May 14, 2015 surrounded by her family at St. Lukes Hospice in Lower Saucon Township. Born in Fountain Hill on September 12, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Christman and Hannah (Deane) Christman. She was the loving wife to William J. Novak, Sr. they celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary...
Joan E. Thieme
May 13, 2015
Joan E. Thieme, 80, of Fountain Hill, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 13, 2015. She was born in Fountain Hill, the daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa (Monshein) Seidenberger. She was the wife of Curtis W. Thieme to whom she was married 57 years. Joan was a 1953 graduate of Fountain Hill High School. She worked for Bethlehem Steel...
Robert J. Uttley
May 12, 2015
Robert J. Uttley, Sr., 82, of Center Valley, PA, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Clement and Irene (Wetter)Uttley. He was the loving husband to Pearl Florence (Rau) Uttley. They were married 31 years before her death in 1981. Robert worked as a draftsman for the Fuller Company until his retirement....
Julia J. Wargo
May 11, 2015
Julia Wargo, 88, passed away peacefully in the care of St. Lukes Hospice House on Monday, May 11, 2015. Julia was previously a resident of Country Meadows, Bethlehem and was appreciative of the love, care and kindness she received from the support staff. Julia truly enjoyed her time spent at Country Meadows. Jule was born in Minooka, Pennsylvania in 1926,...
John "Jack" N. Monarek
May 11, 2015
John “Jack” N. Monarek, 74, of Allentown passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Allentown. Born November 6, 1940 in Phoenixville, PA, but resided in Mont Clare, PA until the 1960's, he was the son of the late Mary (Vasko) and John J. Monarek. He was married to Barbara (Lackatos) Monarek with whom he would have...
Rita H. Brecker
May 11, 2015
Rita H. Brecker, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, May 11, 2015 at Saucon Valley Manor, Hellertown, PA. Born in Ashland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Smith) and Joseph Brecker. She was employed by Hunsicker Insurance for 44 years, retiring in 1986. She belonged to the Bethlehem Womens Municipal Golf League for over 20 years and...
Joseph J. Horvath
May 11, 2015
Joseph J. Horvath of Whitehall Manor, formerly of Bethlehem, died on Monday, May 11, 2015. He was born March 11, 1928 in Bethlehem; son of the late Charles and Caroline (Szvetecz) Horvath. Joe retired from the Bethlehem Area School District where he worked for many years in the Maintenance Department. He was a former parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church....
Maria L. Dematos
May 10, 2015
Maria L. DeMatos, 81, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospice House. She was born in Portugal, daughter of the late Joaquim and Marianna (Rebimbas) Lopes. She was the loving wife of the late Edward V. DeMatos who died in 1998; they were married over 40 years. She was a faithful parishioner of the Assumption...
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