OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas

Miguel A. Torres

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Robert Mark Hartzell

Robert Mark Hartzell

Feb 25, 2015

Loving father, grandfather, uncle and friend, Robert Mark Hartzell, 69, resident of Bridgeville, Delaware died peacefully at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Bob was the beloved husband of the late Rita E. Hartzell and the son of the late Mark and Elizabeth Hartzell. He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on February 28, 1945. Bob graduated...

Melvin Becker

Melvin Becker

Feb 25, 2015

Melvin (Mel) Becker peacefully passed away in Denver, CO, on February 25, 2015 at the age of 90. Mel was born on March 31, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts to Daniel and Anna Becker. Mel attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed additional college-level courses in finance, law and computer science. Mels time was interrupted at MIT as he served as...

Charles Zervos

Charles Zervos

Feb 24, 2015

Charles Zervos, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. He was born in Wind Gap, PA, the son of the late, John and Mary (Mitchell) Zervos. He was the loving husband to Angela (Papajohn) Zervos. They observed their 46th wedding anniversary before her death in 2003. Charles was employed by Champion Spark Plugs for 27 years. He then...

Donna R. Picht

Donna R. Picht

Feb 24, 2015

Donna Rose Picht, 69, of Allentown, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Born in Bethlehem; she was the daughter of the late Lucia (Tutolo) and Donald Weibel. She was the wife of the late Joseph Picht who died in 1995; they were married 30 years. Donna was employed by the Western Salisbury School District where she worked in the...

Sam J. Spagnola

Sam J. Spagnola

Feb 23, 2015

Sam J. Spagnola, 89, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born October 18, 1925 in Bangor, PA he was the son of the late Constance (Callie) and Lorenzo Spagnola. He was a loving husband to Katherine (Viglione) Spagnola for 61 years. He proudly served his country as a Broadcast Operator in...

Rui Dacosta

Rui Dacosta

Feb 23, 2015

Rui DaCosta, 63, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, February 23, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Trancozelos, Penalva Do Castelo Portugal the son of the late Manuel and Susana Da Costa. He was the loving husband of 39 years to Maria Armanda DaCosta. Rui worked for Lisbon Contractors and Anrich, Inc. in King of...

Harry E. Magan

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

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

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.

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

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

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...