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Anthony A. Strobel
May 15, 2014
Anthony A. "Butz" Strobel, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Whitehall Manor. He was born January 25, 1920 in Bethlehem; son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Matiska) Strobel. Tony was preceded in death by his wife Helen E. (Segti) Strobel. Tony proudly served as a paratrooper in the US Army 101st Airborne Division during WWII....
William M. Cope
May 15, 2014
William M. Cope, 70, of Allentown, died on Thursday, May 15, 2014. He was born in Fountain Hill, the son of Barbara (Hawk) Cope of Bethlehem; and the late Howard Cope. He was the loving husband to Florinda (Rodriguez) Cope, they were married 46 years William worked as an Aide at the Allentown State Hospital. He was a member of...
Kathleen L. Boyle
May 13, 2014
Kathleen L. Boyle, 71, of Fountain Hill, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in St. Lukes Hospital. She was born in Fountain Hill, the daughter of the late Philip and Hannah (Sharkey) Boyle. Kathleen was a 51 year employee of the Bon-Ton, formerly Hess Bros., where she held various positions and was currently an assistant Sales Manager. She was a...
Deborah Gates
May 12, 2014
Deborah Gates, 60, of Trexlertown, died on Monday, May 12, 2014. She was born October 26, 1953 in Philadelphia; daughter of the late Arthur and Virginia Mary (Zuccari) Gates. Debbie was passionate about traveling, live music, sporting events, her family, housemates and friends. Debbie also loved her nephews, Tom and Michael; who she visited every year. She will be dearly...
Carola R. Sauers
May 12, 2014
Carola R. Sauers, 69, of Hazleton, died on Monday, May 12, 2014. She was born in Biebelnheim, Germany, daughter of Hanna (Konig) Kubecka of Bendorf, Germany and the late Alois Kubecka. She was the loving wife of Michael A. Sauers. Carola was a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant who graduated from The Pennsylvania State University. She was a caring wife, mother...
Kenneth O. Kerschner
May 10, 2014
Kenneth O. Kerschner, 70, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday May 10, 2014 at his residence. He was born on August 13, 1943 in Bethlehem. Ken worked as a housekeeper at the Hotel Bethlehem for 15years. He will be missed by all his friends that he has made in Bethlehem over the last 25 years. Surviving is a brother, Oliver...
Justa Castillo
May 10, 2014
Justa Castillo, 83, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. Born May 30, 1930 in Villaba, Puerto Rico she was the daughter of the late Catalina and Dionecio Gonzales. She was married to Alberto Castillo for 54 years until his passing on December 11, 2007. Justa worked at Bethlehem Togs as a...
Richard "Dick" Magan
May 6, 2014
Richard L. “Dick” Magan, 69, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly, on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late William and Hazel (Carr) Magan. He was the husband of Barbara (Stiffinella) Magan. Dick graduated from Liberty High School and later received his Sheriffs Certification from Dickinson College. He was a...
James S. Mills
May 6, 2014
James S. Mills, 88, of Bethlehem died Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Moravian Village, Bethlehem. Born November, 23, 1925, in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Harry and Cora (James) Mills. He was the husband of the late Marie (OConnell) Mills who died in 2008. They were married 61 years. Mr. Mills was employed by Bethlehem Steel as...
Margaret R. Vooz
May 4, 2014
Margaret R. Vooz, 92, passed away on May 4 in Bethlehem, PA. Daughter of the late Joseph and Susanna Reisteter, Margaret was predeceased by her husband, Philip, in 2003, her sisters Agnes, Anna, Sophia and Mary, and her brothers, John, Joseph, Stephen, Andrew and Fr. William. Margaret was educated in the Catholic schools of Bethlehem and received her R.N. degree...
John J. Buchvalt
May 4, 2014
John J. Buchvalt, 85, of Bethlehem Township, died on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Holy Family Manor. Born in Bethlehem on May 25, 1928; he was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa (Hajzer) Buchvalt. He was employed by and retired from Hellertown Manufacturing Company. He was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran and member of: Sacred Heart Catholic...
Philomena M. Kuzio
May 2, 2014
Philomena M. Kuzio, 90, of Bethlehem, PA died Friday, May 2, 2014 at Old Orchard Manor Care health Services in Easton, PA. Born October 14, 1923 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Mary (Strizzi) and Samuel Frabotta. She was married to the late Edward J. Kuzio for 50 years until his passing on April 25, 1998. Philomena...
Frances E. Bellew
Apr 26, 2014
Frances E. “Ikey” Bellew, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, April 26, 2014 in her home. She was born in Bethlehem on March 27, 1923; daughter of the late Clement and Anna (Kealey) Bicking. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Bellew who died in 2010; they were married 62years. She was a faithful parishioner of St. Annes...
Scott A. Doll
Apr 25, 2014
Scott A. Doll, 57, of Bethlehem, passed away on Friday April 25, 2014 at his residence. He was born on March 7, 1957 in Bethlehem, son of the late Arlan Doll and Thelma (Beck) Doll of Hellertown, Pa. He was the husband of Karen (Warminsky) Doll. They were married for 26 years August 8th of last year. Scott was a...
Raymond R. Pasquel
Apr 25, 2014
Raymond R. Pasquel, Jr., 68, of Moore Twp., died at his home on Friday, April 25, 2014. He was born in Yonkers, NY; son of the late Raymond R. and Lorraine (Kelly) Pasquel. Ray is survived by his wife of 46 years, Stephanie (Chomko) Pasquel. Ray proudly served in the US Marine Corps during Vietnam and later served as a...
Stanley J. Maga Iii
Apr 23, 2014
Stanley J Maga III, 57, of Fountain Hill, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. He was born in Bethlehem, son of Stanley J. Jr. and the late Dolores (Sarr) Maga. He was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and Williamsport Area Community College. He was an elevator mechanic who started his career with Otis Elevator Co. and retired...
Elizabeth A. Holzman
Apr 23, 2014
Elizabeth “Betty” A. Holzman, 88, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Hospice in Allentown. She was born in Bethlehem on December 28, 1925, and was a daughter of the late Victor and Anna (Straka) Dolak. She was the wife of the late Charles B. Holzman who died in 1969. They were...
Bernadine L. Evans
Apr 22, 2014
Bernadine L. Evans, 82, of Murrells Inlet, SC died on Tuesday April 22, 2014. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Stephen Anderson and late Mary (Yevich) Fody. She was the wife of the late Charles D. Evans who died in 2010. They were married 54 years. Bernadine was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker....
Judith Ann Spaar
Apr 22, 2014
Judith Ann Spaar, 67, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. She was born August 24, 1946; daughter of James and Josephine (Muscler) Gaul. Judith will be dearly missed by her husband of 35 years, Elwood Spaar; her sons, Joseph Spaar and his wife Jessica of Bethlehem and Christopher Gaul and his wife Jackie of Orlando, FL; three grandchildren...
Theresa K. Bedics
Apr 22, 2014
Theresa K. Bedics, 91, of Bethlehem, passed away on Earth Day, April 22, 2014 due to complications from a stroke. Born on October 5, 1922, she was the only daughter of Stephen and Theresa (Zisko) Kotich. She was married to William J. A. Bedics for 67 years. After graduating from Liberty High School, she worked at the main lab of...
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