OBITUARIES

Clark John Hamman

May 7, 2024

Clark John Hamman, 73, of Bethlehem, formerly of Hellertown, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at Hidden Meadows on the Ridge, West Rockhill Twp. He was born in West Rockhill Twp. on December 8, 1950 to the late Kenneth R. and Ruth A. (Trumbore) Hamman. His love for music started as a young child. His parents played in the...

Cheryl Bedics

May 6, 2024

Cheryl Leigh Bedics, a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and grandmother, peacefully passed away on May 6, 2024, in Bethlehem, PA, at the age of 61. Born on December 30, 1962, in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of Elwood Walton and Barbara (Hollister) Walton Mitchell.

Cheryl was known for her warm heart and unwavering love for her...

Geza Nagy, Jr.

May 5, 2024

Geza J. Nagy, Jr., 77, of Allentown, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Born on June 16, 1946, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Geza and Catherine H. (Drozda) Nagy.

Geza resided at the SPIN group home and enjoyed playing bingo, doing scratch off tickets, and playing the lottery.

He is survived by his brother, John L. Nagy...

Grace Stratz

May 1, 2024

Grace E. Stratz, of New Bern, NC formerly of Bath, Bethlehem Twp. and Bethlehem, PA passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at CarolinaEast Medical Center, New Bern, NC. She was the wife of Willard W. Stratz. Grace was born in Lower Nazareth Twp. on June 25, 1933 to the late Howard and Helen (Werkheiser) Danner. A graduate of Nazareth...

Joan McEnrue

Apr 23, 2024

Joan H. McEnrue, 90, of Hanover Township, peacefully passed away on April 23, 2024, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Scranton on April 11, 1934, the daughter of the late James and Bridget (Farrell) Hughes. Joan was preceded in death by the love of her life, husband, Martin A. McEnrue II.

Joan will be lovingly remembered...

Isaura A. Alves

Apr 23, 2024

Isaura A. Alves, 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at her residence in Bethlehem. Born November 8, 1931 in Vilar do Dão, Portugal, she was the daughter of Antonio Domingos Albuquerque and Maria Do Carmo. She was the loving wife of the late Jose Alves.

Isaura was devoted to her Christian Faith and a member of Holy Infancy Church....

Ernest Barbarics

Apr 22, 2024

Ernest John Barbarics, 76, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024. Born on July 24, 1947, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Ernest and Helen (Gubish) Barbarics.

He attended Liberty High School and furthered his education at Northampton Community College, graduating with an associate's degree in computer science. Ernest pursued a career...

Francis "Babe" Turek

Apr 21, 2024

Francis "Babe Turek, a beloved member of the Bethlehem, PA community, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on April 21, 2024. He was born on April 15, 1934, to the late John and Anna S. (Supko) Turek. Babe was a cherished friend and family member to many. He will be greatly missed by all who know him.

Babe was...

Anthony Parra

Apr 20, 2024

Anthony J. "Tony" Parra, 87, of Bethlehem passed away in his home, surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Born on February 7, 1937, he was the son of the late Carmen (Sorriano) and Jose Parra. He was the loving husband of Rosemarie (Josar) Parra.

Tony retired as a machinist from Ingersoll Rand after many years of service....

Jean Katherine Kozlowski

Apr 20, 2024

Jean Katherine Kozlowski, 89, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. She was the wife of the late Edward S. Kozlowski, Jr. who died April 27, 2020. Jean was born in Old Forge, PA on January 7, 1935 to the late Eugene and Catherine (Poplaski) Lesneski. She worked as a bookkeeper for...

Kelly Vitale

Apr 19, 2024

Kelly Vitale, 44, of Bethlehem, peacefully passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, surrounded by her loving husband, parents, siblings, cousins, aunt, uncle, and friends, after her valiant fight with metastatic breast cancer. She was born on May 20, 1979, the daughter of Marie (Cavote) Silfies and William Steirer. She married her sweetheart, Michael Vitale, on May 14, 2022, and...

Roberta Haas

Apr 19, 2024

Roberta R. Haas, 84, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024. Born on January 10, 1940, the daughter of the late Ethel Anna (Angel) and Bernard Burkit. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph R. Haas who passed on December 22, 2023.

Roberta was a devoted wife and mother, always putting her family's needs first. She enjoyed...

Shaine Scheetz

Apr 17, 2024

Shaine T. Scheetz, 30, of Johnstown, PA, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Born on May 22, 1993, he was the son of Deanna L. (DiMartino) and James H. Scheetz, Jr.

Shaine worked for Walmart as a warehouse supervisor. He grew up playing baseball at North Central Little League and football with the Bethlehem Raiders. Shaine...

Salette Marmelo

Apr 16, 2024

Salette M. Marmelo, 84 of Bethlehem, PA, passed away Tuesday April 16, 2024 at St. Lukes Hospital Anderson Campus in Bethlehem Twp. She was born in Freixo, Portugal, the daughter of the late Adriao and Amelia (Sobal) Marmelo. Salette worked for the former Western Electric and Bell Labs in Allentown for many years. She was a member of Sacred Heart...

Ruth Cunningham

Apr 15, 2024

Ruth R. Cunningham, 87, of Ormond Beach, FL. Formerly of Bethlehem passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024. Born on October 4, 1936 in West Fork, AR, she was one of twelve children of the late Dora (Paris) and Leo S. Williams. She was the loving wife of the late Kenneth C. Richardson and the late Richard E. Cunningham.

Ruth worked...

Carole Tulio

Apr 14, 2024

Carole A. Tulio, 81, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Born on November 21, 1942, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Anne (Donchez) Silvester.

Carole found joy in music, singing, and caring for animals. Her kind soul and selfless nature endeared her to all who had the pleasure of knowing her. She dedicated...

Dolores M. Mervan

Apr 14, 2024

Dolores Mary Mervan, 92, of Bethlehem, PA and Westfield, NJ, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ. She was born on September 26, 1931 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Stephen and Virginia (Knipe) Kerso. She was the wife of the late Stephen C. Mervan for 57 years until his death in 2011.

Born...

Joan Slivko

Apr 10, 2024

Joan R. Slivko, 91, of Bethlehem passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. She was the wife of the late Joseph G. Slivko who died in 1969. Joan was born in Bethlehem on July 21,1932 to the late Joseph and Katherine (Repash) Reybitz. She graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School in 1950. Joan was previously employed...

Jack Brady

Apr 9, 2024

Jack Earl Brady Jr. was born January 16, 1970, in Allentown, PA. After a year long battle with bladder cancer, he passed on April 9, 2024.

He is the son of Janis Glassmeyer and the late Thomas Glassmeyer, and brother to Tammy Rhoads, wife of Michael Rhoads.

He has been married to Sharon for 22 years, together for 32 years. They raised...

Silvina Alves

Apr 9, 2024

Silvina Alves, 92, of Bethlehem passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Moravian Village. She was the wife of the late Antonio Alves who died in 2011. Silvina was born in Veiros, Portugal on March 28, 1932 to the late Benjamin and Arminda (Pereira) DaSilva. Silvina's career for four decades was a sewing machine operator at the former Forte...