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Theresa Blatnik
Oct 17, 2013
Theresa A. Blatnik, 79, of Bethlehem, died on October 17, 2013. She was born in Fountain Hill, PA the daughter of the late Erdman and Anna (Spisak) Brauchle. Theresa was married to the late, Frank W. Blatnik, Sr. for 58 years. Prior to raising a family, Theresa worked at Sure Fit Corporation. She was a member of Our Lady of...
Robert A. Kammetler
Oct 16, 2013
Robert A. Kammetler, Sr., 86, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. He was born December 9, 1926 in Bethlehem; son of the late John and Theresa (Feiler) Kammetler. Robert is survived by his devoted wife, Mary Jane (DeLay) Kammetler. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in May. He proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII....
Lois M. Guerra
Oct 15, 2013
Lois M. Guerra, 59, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family, friends and devoted coworkers after an eight year battle with cancer. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of Mary (Alonso) Guerra of Bethlehem; and the late Adolph Guerra. Lois was a graduate of St. Josephs School of Nursing, Reading and...
Norma O'Neill
Oct 13, 2013
Norma (Holben) O'Neill, 87, of Bethlehem Township died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born July 18, 1926 in Elkhart, IN, she was the daughter of the late Grace (Watkins) and Ralph Holben. She was married to Joseph C. ONeill for 50 years until he passed away on August 4, 1998. Norma...
Anne Marie Timmins
Oct 10, 2013
Anne Marie Timmins, 87, of Montgomery Village, MD, formerly of Bethlehem, PA, passed away at her home surrounded by loving family, on Thursday October 10, 2013. She was born on July 18, 1926 in the front room of her home in Bethlehem, PA daughter of the late William and Nora Casey Timmins. At the age of 4, she and her...
Joseph J. Fedor
Oct 10, 2013
Joseph J. Fedor, 74, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, October 10, 2013. Born in Nanticoke, PA; he was the son of the late John and Mary (Pizont) Fedor. He was the loving husband of the late Ruth (Ambrose) Fedor who died in 2010, they were married 49 years. Joe was a machinist for Ingersoll Rand, retiring after 36 years. He...
Gizella A. Kovacs
Oct 9, 2013
Gizella “Grace” A. Kovacs, 91, of Bethlehem Twp. died on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice in Lower Saucon Twp. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Joseph and Grace (Toth) Krasnai. She was the loving wife of the late Charles W. Kovacs who died in December of 2000. Gizella dedicated her life to her...
John D. Trout
Oct 9, 2013
John D. Trout, 84, of Bethlehem, went home to be with the Lord on October 09, 2013. He was the husband of Geraldine (Strickler) Trout for 61 years. He received his BA is Psychology from F& M College and his Masters from Temple. He served in public education in the roles of secondary classroom teacher, Guidance Counselor and School Psychologist....
X'Zayvier Sanborn
Oct 8, 2013
XZayvier Sanborn, 5, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday October 8, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Twp. He was the son of Candace Sanborn and Semu Levine. XZayvier was a member of the Central Assembly of God in Bethlehem. He loved listening to his music, riding in the car and being outdoors. He will be lovingly remembered by...
Thomas Patrick Lawler
Oct 8, 2013
Thomas Patrick Lawler, 57, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 of natural causes. He was born November 15, 1955; son of Joseph and Regina (Morrison) Lawler. Tom will be dearly missed by his siblings, Michael Lawler and his wife, Michele of Langhorne, PA; Patrick Lawler and his wife Terry of Cockeysville, MD; Molly Lawler Driscoll of Bethlehem and...
Michael T. Bedics
Oct 7, 2013
Michael T. Bedics Sr., 82, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 07, 2013 at Gracedale. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Michael F. and Frances (Anderko) Bedics. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Carolyn (Smith) Bedics. Michael was a graduate of Moravian College and worked as an estimator for both Bethlehem Steel and the...
Todd Simmers
Oct 7, 2013
Todd Simmers, 48, of Bethlehem, PA died Monday, October 7, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospice 17th & Chew St. in Allentown. Born August 28, 1965 in Bethlehem he was the son of Nancy (Fistner) Verbonitz and the late Robert Simmers. Todd worked for the City of Bethlehem in the Physical Plant Department. He was a member of the Grover Cleveland...
Dorothy Chao
Oct 6, 2013
Dorothy Filaseta Chao, 75, of Bethlehem, PA died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born March 19, 1938 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Gubich) Toth and Leonard Filaseta. Dorothy was a member of the former St. John Capistrano Catholic Church. She is survived by her son, Joseph Franco and wife Susan...
William M. Svirzovsky
Oct 6, 2013
William M. "Bill" Svirzovsky, 64, of Pocono Lake, died on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Fountain Hill, the son of Emma (Kovacs) Novak of Bethlehem; and the late William Svirzovsky. He was the husband of the late June R. "Chickie" Svirzovsky. Bill owned and operated A & A Auto Rental Co. in Stroudsburg. He...
Margaret M. Schwab
Oct 5, 2013
Margaret M. Schwab, 82, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on October 5, 2013 at her residence, Sterling Heights. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA; daughter of the late Michael and Julia (Mattie) Grohol. Peggy was the devoted wife of the late Leonard J. Schwab. Peggy was a graduate of Temple University, where she earned her Bachelors degree in Medical Technology. She...
Charles L. Tomko
Oct 4, 2013
Charles L. Tomko, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, October 4, 2013 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John and Julia (Mahoski) Tomko. He was the loving husband of Doris (Green) Tomko. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this November 13th. Charles worked for Bethlehem Steel as...
Lucy S. Peters
Oct 3, 2013
Lucy S. (Soda) Peters, 94, of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday, October 3, 2013 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born February 10, 1919 in Niles, OH she was the daughter of the late Rose (Loprete) and Theodore Soda. She was married to Earl E. Peters who passed away on April 30, 2003. Lucy worked at the Bethlehem Steel as a clerk...
Elsie W. Adams
Oct 2, 2013
Elsie W. (Windisch) Adams, 92, of Bethlehem, PA died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born June 23, 1921 in Salisbury Township she was the daughter of the late Anna (Sever) and Conrad Windisch. She was married to Joseph W. Adams who passed away on September 16, 1971. Elsie worked for over 25 years as the Resettlement...
Joann "Mokey" Gorgol
Oct 1, 2013
Joann Gorgol, “Mokey”, 57, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, October 1, 2013 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Montclair, NJ, the daughter of the late Peter Wall, Sr. and Agnes (Arminio) Wall of New Jersey. She was the loving wife of Joseph Gorgol. They met in...
Lauren E. Burkhardt
Oct 1, 2013
Lauren Burkhardt, 20, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. She was born on October 23, 1992 in Allentown. She is survived by her parents, Peter and Stephanie Skyriotis of Bethlehem. Lauren had a big heart and a smile that would light up a room. She enjoyed painting, crafts and dancing to her favorite music. Lauren will be...
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