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Mary C. Mcelroy
Mar 1, 2013
Mary C. McElroy, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Weatherwood Nursing Home, Weatherly, PA. She was born in Coaldale, PA; daughter of the late William and Leona (Campbell) McElroy. She graduated Liberty High School in 1937 and Moravian College for Women in 1939. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, Bethlehem. She will be...
Adam Rosati
Mar 1, 2013
Adam Rosati, Sr., of Bethlehem Twp. passed away with home hospice care on Friday March 1, 2013 surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born on February 7, 1929, son of the late Marino and Josephine (Bastinelli) Rosati. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Pinter) Rosati. They were high school sweet hearts and were married for 64 years...
Joanne Hunter Sillivan
Feb 28, 2013
Joanne Hunter Sillivan, 84, of Hanover Township, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 in Moravian Village Nursing Center, 634 E. Broad St., Bethlehem, PA. She and her husband, Donald R. Sillivan, celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary last August. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Dorothy M. (Frey) Hunter. She attended Wilson College and...
Helen Rose Trivisano
Feb 27, 2013
Helen Rose Trivisano, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Phoebe Home, Allentown. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Frank and Agnes (Bokan) Korpics. She was the loving wife of the late Albert Trivisano who died in 1998. She was employed by Gamet Manufacturing for 25 years, retiring in 1978. She was a member...
Dolores J. Campanella
Feb 27, 2013
Dolores J. Campanella, 77, of Hellertown, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. She was born on November 25, 1935 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Theodore and Mary (Filo) Ardelean. Dolores was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Thomas Campanella. Dolores was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School. She served as the Finance Officer for the...
Frances A. Reinert
Feb 27, 2013
Frances A. Reinert, 98, of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday February 27, 2013 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. She was born on May 16, 1914 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Kneiss) Ammend. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Reinert. Frances worked for Bethlehem Steel for over 30 years becoming the supervisor in the...
Anna R. Fenicle
Feb 26, 2013
Anna R. Fenicle, 86, of Freemansburg, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born July 1, 1926; the oldest of eight children to the late Herman and Anna (Gutman) Sommer. She was the devoted wife of 55 years to her late husband, Dean "Diz" F. Fenicle. Ann retired from the former Durkee Foods in Bethlehem...
Martha H. Peterson
Feb 23, 2013
Martha H. Peterson, 88, of Bethlehem passed away Saturday morning, Feb. 23, 2013, at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. Her husband, the late Rehn C. Peterson,died in 1974. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of three children of the late Milton and Elsie (Phelps)Hendrie. Martha moved to the area in 1968 and was a 45 year resident...
Aleah Lynn Fatzinger
Feb 21, 2013
Aleah Lynn Fatzinger, 12, of Allentown, received her angel wings on Thursday, February 21, 2013; her work here on earth was completed. Born in Bethlehem on November 21, 2000; she was the daughter of Tara Fatzinger and Anthony Arocho. Aleah was a 5th grader at the Luis A. Ramos Elementary School, Allentown, and a 2007 graduate of the Easter Seals...
Monte Dirck Reichard
Feb 21, 2013
Monte "Dirck" Reichard,passed away surrounded by the love of family and friends at his residence in Kirkland VillageThursday, February 21, 2013. Dirck was born on March 21, 1926 son to Mike and Jean Reichard in ST. Louis, MI. Besides his parents, he is predeceased by a brother and sister,and his wife of over 55 years, Elizabeth. Dirck was blessed to...
Leonard A. Capuano
Feb 20, 2013
Leonard Anthony Capuano, 80, a lifetime resident of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at his home. He was surrounded by his wife and loving family. He was born on July 7, 1932; son of the late Georgio and Mariantonia (Ruggiero) Capuano. Leonard was the devoted husband of Anne (Martini), they were married 58 years. He was a member...
Peter M. De Pietro
Feb 19, 2013
Peter M. De Pietro, 69, of Freemansburg, died on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Philip and Philomena "Lena" (DeVita) DePietro. He was the loving husband of Stephanie (Mast) DePietro, they were married 34 years. Pete resided in Freemansburg all his life. He was a graduate of Liberty High School and a Navy...
John Paul Anthony
Feb 19, 2013
John Paul Anthony died at the age of 90 due to complications associated with pneumonia. An Allen High School graduate, John served in the US Navy, qualified and entered the Navy V-12 program at Berea College. He later earned his BS in Engineering at Lehigh University in 1948. While at Lehigh University, he was instrumental in the formation of the...
Cecelia H. Sauer
Feb 18, 2013
Cecelia Sauer, 91, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg with her family at her bedside. Born in Austria to the late Franz and Cecelia Yost, she came to the United States at age 7 and was a lifelong resident of Bethlehem. Cecelia attended Liberty High School. As a teenager, she worked in the...
Walter Lata
Feb 18, 2013
Walter Lata, 98, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Monday, February 18, 2013 at Country Meadows Nursing Home. He was the son of the late George and Bertha (Kadtka) Lata. He was the loving husband of the late Katherine (Szuter) Lata. Walter worked at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation as an Electric Furnace Operator. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic...
David F. Foley
Feb 16, 2013
David F. Foley, 75, of Bethlehem passed away peacefully Saturday February 16, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 10, 1937 in Worcester, Mass., son of the late Thomas and Mary (O'Hara) Foley. He was the devoted husband of Kathleen (O'Brien) Foley. David's career included 28 years with Bethlehem Steel and 15 years of teaching before...
Charles Zawadski
Feb 16, 2013
Charles Zawadski, 81, of Bethlehem Twp., died in his home with his wife by his side, on Saturday, February 16, 2013. He was born April 4, 1931 in Bethlehem; son of the late Charles and Helen M. (Kaleycik) Zawadski. Charles was the one and only true love of his wife, AnnaMarie (Hoffman) Zawadski. The two would have shared 60 years...
Lawrence G. Shea
Feb 15, 2013
Lawrence G. Shea, Sr., 85, of Fountain Hill, died on Friday, February 15, 2013. He was born October 1, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA; son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Foster) Shea. Larry is survived by his devoted wife, Alma M. (Dapp) Shea. Larry proudly retired from the U.S. Navy after 22 years. He served during WWII, the Korean War...
Joseph E. Bartos
Feb 15, 2013
Dr. Joseph E. Bartos, M.D., 89 of Bethlehem passed away on Friday February 15, 2013 at home. He was born on March 18, 1923 in Bethlehem, son of the late John and Anna (Demyan) Bartos. He was the husband of Ethel (Daday) Bartos. They were married for 64 years in June of 2012. Dr. Bartos was a family physician in...
Edward H. Oechsle
Feb 15, 2013
Edward H. Oechsle, Sr., 96 of Bethlehem passed away on Friday February 15, 2013 at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. He was born on February 26, 1916 in Bethlehem, son of the late Robert and Mary (Culligan) Oechsle. He was the husband of Doris (Zingler) Oechsle. They were married for 56 years in May of 2012. Edward was a...
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