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Irene Yuhas
Jun 26, 2013
Irene Yuhas, 87, of Bethlehem Township, PA died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Blough Health Care Center in Bethlehem. Born November 6, 1925 in Cementon, PA she was the daughter of the late Michael and Maria (Pello) Kochenash. Irene was married to Alex Yuhas for 58 years until his passing on February 21, 1995. Irene dedicated herself to her family....
Joan E. Mcdevitt
Jun 26, 2013
Joan E. McDevitt, 94, of Reading, died on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth, PA. She was born July 5, 1918 in Reading; daughter of the late Raymond and Pauline (Talarczyk) Kubacki. Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph F. McDevitt. Earlier, Joan worked for the Berkshire Knitting Mills in Reading and from the...
Margaret Wilma "Willie" Leone
Jun 24, 2013
Margaret Wilma "Willie" Leone, beloved wife, mother, and Nana, passed peacefully Monday afternoon at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She was surrounded by those who continue to love her most, her family. Willie was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on September 3, 1935. She was the younger of two daughters of Margaret (ne Bell) and William Cunningham. Her sister,...
Ruth Folio
Jun 24, 2013
Ruth Folio, 88, of Bethlehem, PA, formerly of Bridgewater, NJ and Laurys Station PA, died Monday, June 24, 2013. She was born in Newark, NJ on May 2, 1925, one of 8 children of Olive and James Smith. She graduated from Hillside High School, where she excelled at sports. Her yearbook description was: "On the diamond, field or court, Ruth...
Floyd F. Fisher
Jun 23, 2013
Floyd F. Fisher, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, June 23, 2013. Born in Reading, PA; he was the son of the late Elmer and Bertha (Thompson) Fisher. He was the devoted husband of Louise (Rucidlo) Fisher. Floyd was employed by the AAA Motor Club of the Lehigh Valley for 25 years and retired as President in 1992. He will...
Frank Neglia
Jun 23, 2013
Frank Neglia, 58, of Bethlehem, died suddenly on Sunday, June 23, 2013. He was born in Manhattan, NY, the son of Theresa (Fierro) Neglia of Bethlehem and the late Vito Neglia. He was the adoring husband of Karen (Ferry) Neglia. They celebrated their 19th anniversary this past February. Frank worked for Verizon in the Pressure Department in Manhattan for 32...
Anne Marie Horbelt
Jun 20, 2013
Anne Marie Horbelt of Palmer Township passed away on June 20, 2013, peacefully with her loving family at her side. She was the devoted wife of the late William Horbelt with whom she shared almost 60 years until his death on January 7, 1997. She was born December 19, 1917 in Steelton, PA, daughter of the late Stanley Pasternak and...
Clint S. Ramsberger
Jun 19, 2013
Clint S. Ramsberger, 40, of Hellertown, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 17, 1973 in Allentown; son of Stanley & Wanda (Oplinger) Ramsberger of Bethlehem. Clint was a graduate of Freedom High School and was employed as a branch manager for Cooper Electric in Phillipsburg,...
James P. Case
Jun 19, 2013
James P. Case, Sr., 89, of Easton, PA died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born October 11, 1923 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Walter A. and Mary E. (Ward) Case. He was the husband of Georgine M. (Geary) Case with whom he celebrated 70 years of...
Robert Gredlics
Jun 14, 2013
Robert (Bob) Gredlics, 68, of Bokeelia, FL and New Tripoli, PA, formerly of Allentown, died on June 14, 2013, at Hope Hospice, Cape Coral, FL after being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a rare, fast-moving and untreatable brain disease. He was born and raised in Bethlehem, PA, the son of the late Charles and Rose (Rum) Gredlics.Bob was an accountant...
Peter Wengryn
Jun 12, 2013
Peter Wengryn, 90, of East Allen Twp., died on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Alden, PA, the son of the late Stephen and Anna Wengryn and the last of 11 children. He is the devoted husband of Helen (Waypa) Wengryn. They were married 64 years. Peter worked for Western...
Donald M. Downey
Jun 11, 2013
Donald M. Downey, Jr., of Bethlehem, PA passed away on June 11, 2013 in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. He was born in Fountain Hill, the son of the late Sophie (Demko) and Donald, Sr. Don, a Chevy man, early on found his pleasure, profession, passion and pride in his granddad's garage working on a 52' Plymouth, became known as "Dr....
Alice Stadelmann
Jun 9, 2013
Alice (Portman) Stadelmann, 85, of Bethlehem, PA died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem. She was born September 23, 1927 in Bern, Switzerland. She was married to Kuno J. Stadelmann, Sr. who passed away on August 25, 2010. Alice worked for the Bethlehem Area School District for over 20 years. She was a member of the Teamsters...
Mary T. Zabrecky
Jun 9, 2013
Mary T. Zabrecky, 91, formerly of Bethlehem, most recently of Emmaus Village, died on Sunday, June 9, 2013. She was born March 2, 1922 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Toth. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen J. Zabrecky. Mary worked for the Chemical Lab at the Bethlehem Steel during WWII. She also worked...
Elizabeth C. Kovacs
Jun 9, 2013
Elizabeth C. Kovacs, 65, of Bethlehem passed away Sunday June 9, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital-Anderson Campus. She was born on November 19, 1947 in Allentown, daughter of the late Frances Mess. She was the wife of Louis "Smokey" Kovacs. They were married for 16 years this past October. Elizabeth worked as an x-ray receptionist at Sacred Heart Hospital in...
Sophie Chayka
Jun 8, 2013
Sophie (Kapuscak) Chayka, 89, of Freemansburg, died peacefully on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown. Born December 30, 1923 in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Catherine (Ofsanka) Kapuscak. Sophie was married to William J. Chayka with whom she celebrated 63 years of marriage until his death on March 25, 2009. Sophie...
Edward C. Wisser
Jun 8, 2013
Edward C. Wisser, 99 of Bethlehem died peacefully on Saturday June 8, 2013 in his home. Edward was the husband of the late Anna N. (Nemeth) Wisser who died in 1998. They were married 59 years. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Mathias and Anna (Repasch) Wisser. Edward has been a long time member of St....
Harold John Paul Michael
Jun 6, 2013
Harold John Paul Michael, 90, of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday, June 6, 2013. Born June 25, 1922, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Alex and Anna (Grady) Michael. Harold worked for 40 years at the Eagle Printing Company in Allentown. After retiring, he started his own business, H. Michael Printing, which he ran for twenty years. Harold...
Susan R. Braido
Jun 6, 2013
Susan R. Braido, 79, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House. She was born in Allentown, the daughter of the late Robert J. and Dorothy (Frey) Hunter. She was the loving wife of Aldo Braido. They celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary this past February. Susan graduated from Liberty High School and Keystone Junior College...
James R. Reinhart
Jun 6, 2013
James R. Reinhart, 75 of Bethlehem died Thursday June 6, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital, Anderson Campus in Bethlehem. Jim was the husband of Rosemarie (Blatnik) Reinhart. They celebrated their 50th Anniversary in November 2012. Born in Easton, PA he was the son of the late Henry J. and Edna (Favire) Reinhart. After graduating from Wilson High School in 1955...
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