OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Harry E. Magan
Feb 22, 2015
Harry Edward Magan “P-Nuts”, “Eddie”, 73, of Bethlehem, passed away suddenly at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born July, 9, 1941 in Brookville, PA he was the son of the late, Hazel (Carr) and William Magan. Harry worked at Surefit, Capital Records, Spirax Sarco and part time for the 7 Eleven on Linden St. He proudly served his country...
Rev. William J. O'Donnell
Feb 21, 2015
Pastor Emeritus of the former Holy Family Church, New Philadelphia, died on Friday, 20 February 2015, at the age of 86, at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A native of Bethlehem, Father ODonnell was the son of the late Urban W. and Marcella E. (McFadden) ODonnell. He is survived by sisters, Sister Saint Urban, S.S.J., Flourtown; Kathleen ODonnell, Bethlehem, and...
Irene M. Sedlock
Feb 21, 2015
Irene M. Sedlock, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, February 21, 2015. She was born March 12, 1922 in Utica, NY; daughter of the late George and Mary (Haggerty) Seitz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph P. Sedlock. Irene worked for Bell Telephone Co. as an operator from 1940-1945 and later she worked part time for the...
John P. Horvath Sr.
Feb 20, 2015
John Paul Horvath Sr., 85, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Friday, February 20, 2015. He was born in Bethlehem on May 21, 1929; the last surviving child of the late Theresa (Windish) and Frank Horvath. He was the loving husband of Irene E. (Stofanak); they were married 60 years. He owned and operated Bethlehem's oldest hardware store, Laufer's Hardware, for...
Joseph S. Sigley
Feb 20, 2015
Joseph S. Sigley, 61, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Doylestown Hospital. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late William H. and Margaret (Szalai) Sigley. He was the loving husband to Sandra (Johnson) Sigley. Joseph worked as a machinist. He was a member of St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bethlehem. He was...
Justo R. Cadiz
Feb 19, 2015
Justo R. Cadiz, 84, of Bethlehem passed away at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg. Born in Menuabo, Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Santurnino and Teudola (Montes) Cadiz. Justo served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked and retired from Just Born Candy. He is survived by his brother, Jose Cadiz and wife Gloria and many other...
Dennis D. Bedics
Feb 17, 2015
Dennis D. Bedics, 60, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. He was born February 12, 1955 in Bethlehem; son of the late Joseph A. and Margaret (Wolfe) Bedics. He is survived by his devoted wife of 25 years, Nancy (Filaseta) Bedics and son, Ryan. Dennis was a graduate of East Stroudsburg University. He worked as a Route Salesman...
Edward J. Hudak
Feb 16, 2015
Edward J. Hudak, Sr., 86, formerly of Bethlehem, PA and Fort Myers, FL, passed away peacefully in the company of his daughters at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Virginia on Monday, February 16, 2015. Ed, born March 27, 1928, was the youngest of 13 children to the late George and Susan (Dozer) Hudak. Edward or “Aja” grew up on the South...
Dolores Duda
Feb 15, 2015
“Dolores” Rosalie Duda, 76, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, February 15, 2015. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Mosko) Duda. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Brian Duda, and Felicia, wife of Thomas Fliszar; granddaughter, Lauren Fliszar; sister, Joanne Gerlach; nieces, Diane Richter, and Deairdre Kemmerer; and nephew, Troy Gerlach. She was...
Evangeline Stiros
Feb 14, 2015
Evangeline Stiros, 78, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Saturday, February 14, 2015. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late John and Alexandra (Zozos) Fournaris. She was the loving wife of Helias Stiros; they were married 60 years. She dedicated her life to her family and was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Bethlehem. Evangeline will...
Bobby J. Berry
Feb 14, 2015
Bobby J. Berry, 83, of Hellertown, formerly of Dallas, and Plano, Texas, died on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Lyons VA Hospital, Lyons, NJ. Born in Sedalia, MO, he was the son of the late Vaughn and Kathryn (Hall) Berry. He was the loving husband of Eueldean (Bush) Berry; they were married 61 years. Bobby was a retired U.S....
Allen W. Raisner
Feb 12, 2015
Allen W. Raisner, 60, of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday February 12, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. He was born on December 26, 1954 in Easton, Pa., son of the late Walter and Betty (Huegel) Kulp. Allen worked as an office technician for DSC Logistics in Macungie. He was an avid motorcycle rider, and Nascar and Pittsburgh Steeler...
Michael N. Potkovac Ii
Feb 11, 2015
Michael N. Potkovac II, 83, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Michael N. and Alice (Noonan) Potkovac. Michael is survived by his devoted wife, Annette (Dick) Potkovac. Michael proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. He...
Dorothy M. Pack
Feb 11, 2015
Dorothy M. Pack, 85, of Bethlehem Twp., died suddenly on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. She was born in Altoona, PA the daughter of the late, Cletus O. and Ruth A. (Wesley) McCully. She was the loving wife of the late Billy D. Pack; they were married 60 years. She was an Operator for the Bell System in both PA and...
Helen Micolochick
Feb 8, 2015
Helen Micolochick, 78, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Sunday, February 8, 2015. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Bosoti) Szabo. She was the loving wife of Andrew Micolochick. They were married 59 years. Helen was a crossing guard for many years at Farmersville Elementary School. She loved to shop, bake, and cook halupkies....
Lynn J. Jones
Feb 7, 2015
Lynn J. Jones, 71, died on Saturday, February 7, 2015 with her family by her side. She was born in New York City; daughter of the late Peter W. and Lillian (Maier) Maslanka. She was married to the late PA State Trooper George A. Jones, Jr. who passed in 1995. Lynn was raised in Newark, Delaware and attended Newark High...
Rosemary E. Fornauf
Feb 7, 2015
Rosemary E. Fornauf, 71, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 7, 2015. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of Theresa (Mastropieri) Bednar of Bethlehem and the late John Bednar. She was the wife of the late Daryl “Bo” Fornauf who died in 2006; they were married 29 years. She was employed by B. Braun Medical for the past...
George O. Sampson, Iii
Feb 6, 2015
George O. Sampson, III, 58, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015 in his home. Born June 14, 1956 in Maryland he was the son of the late Betty (Lewis) and George Sampson. He was married to Lisa (Ludwick) Sampson with whom he celebrated 37 years of marriage this past July 2nd. George will be lovingly remembered by...
Maryann S. Hancharick
Feb 6, 2015
Maryann S. Hancharick, 98, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, February 6, 2015. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Maryanna (Czuba) and Idzi Gawlik. She was the wife of the late Paul Hancharick who died in 1976. She was a professional dancer and instructor and a member of St. Annes Catholic Church, Bethlehem. Maryann will be lovingly...
Patricia G Adamek
Feb 5, 2015
Patricia G. Adamek, 82, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Pasquale and Libera (DelGrosso) DeStasio. She was the devoted wife of the late Richard Adamek, Sr. who died in 1986. Patricia devoted her life to her family. She was a parishioner of the...