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William R. Ballek
Feb 2, 2013
William R. Ballek, 79 of East Allen Township died suddenly on Saturday in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. Bill and his wife Joan (Fehr) celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last April. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Joseph and Fani (Zsisko) Ballek. He was the youngest of 8 children. Bill proudly served with the U. S....
Frances M. Covino
Feb 2, 2013
Frances M. Covino, 86, of Bethlehem died peacefully Saturday, February 2, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem, Pa. Frances was the wife of the late Peter Covino, who died in 1994. Born in Bethlehem, Pa. she was the daughter of the late John Demyan and Veronica (Gasdaska) Demyan. She was a member of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish...
Marian D. Felso
Feb 1, 2013
Marian D. Felso, 87, passed away on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 in Mary Ellen Convalescent Home, Hellertown. Her husband, the late Julius J., died in 1991. She was the daughter of the late Emilio and Lucy (Delgrosso) Diana. She was predeceased by her sister Rose Beers in March of last year. Marian had been the owner operator of the Felso...
Anne Peters Mcgeady
Jan 30, 2013
Anne P. McGeady, 91, died Wednesday January 30, 2013, at Moravian Village. Her husband of 62 years, Leon J. McGeady, died in 2011. Anne was a lifelong resident of Bethlehem and a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and the College of New Rochelle. Following completion of her Ph.D. degree in Bacteriology at Lehigh University in 1950, one of the...
Francis R. Donchez
Jan 30, 2013
Francis R. Donchez, 78, of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday January 30, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Campus after a short Illness. He was married to Rose M. (Mandic) Donchez for 54 years. He was the son of the late Frank S. and Julia A. (Sinko) Donchez. He graduated from Liberty High School in 1952. He was a...
Arthur A. Ross
Jan 29, 2013
Arthur A. Ross, Jr., 93, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Arthur, Sr. and Loretta (French) Ross. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Theresa (Falbo) Ross and his second wife, Loretta (Beahm) Ross; his sisters, Caroline, Francis and Ruth; and brother, Ronald. Survivors: daughter, Ann...
Pauline M. Casamassa
Jan 29, 2013
Pauline M. Casamassa, 81, of Bethlehem Township, died on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. She was born in Perkasie on February 1, 1931, daughter of the late Ralph and Delilah (Weikel) Stahr. She was the loving wife of the late Anthony D. Casamassa who died in 2001. She was a graduate of the Sacred Heart School of Nursing and worked as...
Anna Czap
Jan 29, 2013
Anna Czap, 93, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born on Nov. 14, 1919 in Buck Run, PA, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Urban Dembitsky and was the widow of Geza Czap who passed away in 1978. She was the eldest of nine children and was...
Kevin M Morano
Jan 28, 2013
Kevin M. Morano, 50 of Easton, PA died Monday in Easton. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Domenic M. and Marie E. (Hari) Morano. Kevin was the valedictorian of the Class of 1980 at Liberty High School. He then attended Lehigh University. He later became a Master Plumber and opened his own business Morano Plumbing and...
Myrene V. Rakos
Jan 28, 2013
Myrene V. "Arky" Rakos, 87, of Bethlehem and formerly of Levittown, PA, died on Monday, January 28, 2013. Born in Jefferson City, MO, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt and Edna (Adair) Vaughn. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Rakos who died in 2005. Myrene was employed by the Fountain Hill Mills, Bethlehem, for 15...
John J Kelleher
Jan 27, 2013
John Joseph Kelleher, 97 of Bethlehem. God has taken John into his graces and called to join his loving wife Rosemary A. (Bittel) of 45 years. Jack Died Sunday January 27, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg Campus. He was born in Bethlehem, PA on October 5, 1915. John was the son of the late Patrick and Carrier Kelleher. Raised...
Dr. Neil O. Connelly
Jan 27, 2013
Dr. Neil O'Boyle Connelly passed away peacefully after a long illness, Sunday, January 27, 2013. Born in Maybrook, New York, he was the son of Edward and Kathryn (McCormack) Connelly. He is preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Cecelia (Qualter), his son Michael, his sons-in-law, Douglas Weida and Marc Riddell, and his sister Rosanna Mulligan. He is...
Lewis F. Stauffer
Jan 26, 2013
Lewis F. "Buddy" Stauffer, 84 of Bethlehem died Saturday morning January 26th in St. Luke's Hospital Hospice House, Lower Saucon Township. Lewis was the husband of the late Josephine (Carisio) Kozul Stauffer who died in 1993. Born in Bingen, PA he is the son of the late Howard and Mary (Fox) Stauffer. Lewis worked for 38 years for Bethlehem Steel...
Analisa Defilippo
Jan 25, 2013
Analisa DeFilippo, 46, of Coplay, died after a courageous 5 year battle with ALS and breast cancer, on Friday, January 25, 2013. She was born May 10, 1966; daughter of Joseph and Maryann (DiPrimio) Santangini of Bethlehem. Lisa was the loving wife of 22 years to Thomas G. DeFilippo. She earned her Bachelor's degree from DeSales University. Lisa worked as...
Ronald J. Silvoy
Jan 25, 2013
Ronald J. Silvoy, Sr., 68, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, January 25, 2013. He was born August 30, 1944; in Bethlehem; son of the late Andrew M. Silvoy, Jr. and Anna (Vatza) Silvoy. He was the devoted husband of 3 years to Rosanne (Ryder) Silvoy. He was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and proudly served 20 years in...
Antonio Ruiz
Jan 24, 2013
Antonio Ruiz, 81, of Bethlehem, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 24, 2013. He was born in Guaynilla, Puerto Rico; son of the late Aguedo Ruiz and Juana Soto-Ruiz. Antonio is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Ramona. Antonio worked for Ruggiero Trucking and later retired from Allied Maintenance at Lehigh...
Helen E. Martin
Jan 23, 2013
Helen E. Martin, 92 of Bethlehem and a resident of Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem, died Wednesday evening, January 23, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township. Helen and her husband, Joseph E. Martin, were married for 65 years prior to his death in 2006. Born in Bethlehem, she is the daughter of the late Joseph and...
Eugene J Cunningham
Jan 23, 2013
Eugene J. Cunningham, 75 of Bethlehem died Wednesday morning at his home. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Joseph O. and Bertha Elizabeth (Hebner) Cunningham. Gene worked for the Bethlehem Steel Company retiring as a clerk in the production Dept. After leaving the steel co. he had worked, part time, for Air Products International. Gene served...
Anthony F. Ortwein
Jan 22, 2013
Anthony F. Ortwein, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late George M. and Barbara M. (Kugler)Ortwein. Anthony was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Pauline P. Ortwein. Anthony proudly served in the US Army during WWII. He was a...
William B. Noe
Jan 22, 2013
William B. Noe, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born April 14, 1920 in Hellertown, William was the son of the late John and Anna (Hancz) Noe. He was preceded in death by his wife, Veronica A. (Gumlock) Noe. He proudly served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. William later worked...
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