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Marcella C. Sharkan
May 10, 2012
Marcella C. Sharkan, 87, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown's Holy Family Manor of Bethlehem. She was born November 2, 1924; daughter of the late Urban and Marcella (McFadden) O'Donnell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph G. Sharkan in June of 2009. Marcella was a member of...
George Boksan
May 8, 2012
George "Satch" Boksan, 89, of Bethlehem; died on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York. He was born in Bethlehem the son of the late John and Mary (Lazorchak) Boksan-Rice. He was the loving husband of the late Elizabeth "Elsie" (Copek) Boksan. They were married 43 years before her passing in 1991. George worked for...
Anna M. Free
May 6, 2012
Anna M. Free, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Stephan and Anna (Senkaren) Ochinicki. She was the wife of the late Raymond C. Free who died in 1988. Anna was employed by the former Sure Fit, in Bethlehem, as a sewing machine operator...
Elizabeth Marie Holva
May 4, 2012
Elizabeth Marie Holva, 82, of Bethlehem Twp., died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, May 4, 2012 at her residence. She was born May 31, 1929; daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Meilinger) Bolash. Elizabeth is survived by her devoted husband of 64 years, Michael J. Holva, Sr. She was a parishioner for 64 years of Sacred Heart Catholic...
Richard "Dickie" Davis
May 4, 2012
Richard "Dickie" Davis, 69, of Bethlehem Township, died on Friday, May 4, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Anthony Sr. and Marian (Falco) Davis. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Cynthia (Kern) Davis. "Dickie" was a long time employee of Mack Truck where he worked as an assembler. He was recently working part...
Jack W. Fluck
May 2, 2012
Jack W. Fluck, Jr., 50, of Easton, died on Wednesday May 2, 2012. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Jack W. Fluck, Sr. husband of, Patricia, of Bethlehem and Barbara (Kukor) Fluck of Bethlehem. In previous years Jack was employed by Zappa Plastics and Component Technologies, both of New Jersey. He also played baseball and roller hockey. He...
Patrick Vermuelen
May 1, 2012
Patrick Vermuelen, 58 of Bethlehem passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at his residence. He was born on November 12, 1953 in Bethlehem; son of the late Peter Martin Vermuelen and Helen (Rudolph) Vermuelen. Patrick worked for Royer Sanitation as a truck driver. He was an avid fisherman and loved to go camping. He will be lovingly remembered by...
Edward S. Kuss
May 1, 2012
Edward S. Kuss, 82, of Lower Saucon Twp. died on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. He was born August 2, 1929 in Bethlehem; son of the late Steven and Elizabeth (Harakal) Kuss. Edward is survived by his devoted wife of 55 years, Lina Frances (Fehnel) Kuss. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army as...
Josephine Zapotocki
May 1, 2012
Josephine-Stella Zapotocki, 92, passed away, May 1, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Stanley and Frances (Petrosky) Zapotocki, Sr. She is survived by her sister, Frances King and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother, Stanley Zapotocki, Jr. and her sister, Wanda Greenfield. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2012...
Raymond Joseph Gonzales
Apr 30, 2012
Raymond Joseph Gonzales, 63, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday April 30, 2012 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. He was born on December 31, 1948 in New York, son of the late Cecilio Gonzalez and Petra (Huertas) Gonzalez of Bethlehem. He was the husband of Cathy (Manley) Gonzales. They celebrated 41 years of marriage this past...
Margaret Antonis
Apr 29, 2012
Margaret Antonis, 82, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. She was born on January 2, 1930 in Dunmore, PA; daughter of the late Victor and MaryAnn (Sopko) Jason. She was the wife of the late Dr. Manassi Antonis who died in 1985. Margaret was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker...
Irma Lux
Apr 29, 2012
Irma (Bujcs) Lux, 90, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Hospice in Allentown. Born September 3, 1921 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Krisztina (Zrinski) and James V. Bujcs. Irma is survived by her brothers, James Bujcs, Jr. with whom she resided with in Bethlehem, John Bujcs of Weissport, PA...
Oliver Barres
Apr 24, 2012
Oliver Barres, 90, of Bethlehem died on April 24, 2012 at Holy Family Manor Nursing Home in Bethlehem, PA. He was born in Bethlehem on July 31, 1921; son of the late Oliver Morgan and Matilda Mary (Ritter) Barres. Mr. Barres is survived by his devoted wife of 66 years, Marjorie Jane (Catchpole) Barres. He was predeceased by his sister...
Louise H. Nagy
Apr 23, 2012
Louise H. (Repasch) Nagy, 91, of Northampton, formerly of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at Sacred Heart Assisted Living in Northampton. She was born on Wednesday, December 29, 1920, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Anna Schoffhouser and John Repasch. She was married to the late Steven Nagy. Louise dedicated her life to her...
Ellen M. Albarelli
Apr 22, 2012
Ellen M. Albarelli, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, April 22, 2012. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Frank and Maria (Campana) Albarelli. She was the owner and operator of Ellen's Beauty Salon for many years and retired in the early 90's. She was a volunteer for the Red Cross Gray Ladies and a faithful parishioner of...
Andrew Torkos
Apr 20, 2012
Andrew Torkos, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, April 20, 2012. He was born in Williams Township, son of the late Joseph and Theresa (Pej) Torkos. He was the devoted husband of the late Lillian (Morris) Torkos who died in 2001. They were married for 31 years. He was employed by the Bethlehem Steel where he worked as a crane...
Richard Bauer
Apr 20, 2012
Richard J. Bauer, Sr., 49, of Allentown, died on Friday, April 20, 2012. He was born in Allentown, son of the late Donald Sr. and Joyce (Schaffer) Bauer. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Danielle (Wallace) Bauer. Rick was the owner and operator of Bauer's Pest Control, Inc. servicing the Lehigh Valley. Richard served in the United...
Irene A. Szvetecz
Apr 19, 2012
Irene A. Szvetecz, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at Holy Family Manor. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Hirczi) Donchetz. She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph Szvetecz who died in 2001. They were married for 52 years. She worked as a supervisor for the August F. Nielson...
Louis James Romanell
Apr 19, 2012
Louis J. Romanell, 87, of Freemansburg died on Thursday, April 19, 2012. He was born September 3, 1924 in Tresckow, PA; son of the late Joseph and Carmella (Mente) Romanell. Louis is survived by his devoted wife of 59 years, Louise E. (Hussar) Romanell. During WWII, Louis proudly served his country in the US Army Air Corps. He worked in...
Agnes Sefranek Walters
Apr 18, 2012
Agnes (Slahta) Sefranek Walters, 88, formerly of Northampton Village Senior Care Community and McCloskey Ave in Lower Saucon Twp. died on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Gracedale Nursing Home. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Tutko) Slahta. Agnes was preceded in death by her husbands, Joseph G. Sefranek and Donald T. Walters. She was...
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