OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Rosemarie Stiefle
Jan 12, 2012
Rosemarie Stiefle, 79, of Bethlehem, died on January 12, 2012 at Moravian Village; where she especially enjoyed her years as a resident. She was born, October 12, 1932 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Repasch Stiefel. Rosemarie retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. after many years of service. She was a parishioner of St. Anne's Catholic Church,...
Charles Mellick
Jan 11, 2012
Charles Mellick, of Bethlehem passed away January 11, 2012. He was the husband of Mary Lou Mellick for 30 happy years. Charles was born in St. Clair, PA May 25, 1926; son of the late Mary and Charles Mulick Mellick and stepson of the late Waysel Tyciak. Charles graduated from Whitehall High School in 1944. He was an Army veteran...
Louis Kovacs
Jan 11, 2012
Louis "Louie" Kovacs, 95, of Bethlehem passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Cedar Brook-Fountain Hill. Born October 12, 1916 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Adam and Sophie Kovacs. He was married to the late Mary R. Majczan Kovacs for 57 years. Louis was a barber owning his own shop in Bethlehem for 61 years, he...
Sandra R. Woodring
Jan 10, 2012
Sandra R. Woodring of Bethlehem passed away at home Tuesday January 10, 2012. Born in Jersey City, she grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn NY where she attended Bishop McDonnell High School and New York University. She is survived by her devoted husband, Carleton T. Woodring, Jr. and they were married 48 years. Sandra owned and operated Woodring Marketing Service,...
Mary C. Henn
Jan 7, 2012
Mary C. Henn, 96, formerly of Miller Heights in Bethlehem for over 60 years, died on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth. Born in Bethlehem on October 31, 1915, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Thomas Toth. She was the wife of the late Stanley C. Henn who died in 1990. Mary...
Raymond F. Stofanak
Jan 7, 2012
Raymond F. Stofanak, 83, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday January 7, 2012 at Muhlenberg Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa. He was born on January 20, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, son of the late Paul and Margaret Stofanak Stofanak He was the husband of Joanne Katrinak Stofanak. They were married for 57 years this past September 25th. Raymond worked in the...
Elizabeth M. Oravec
Jan 7, 2012
Elizabeth M. Oravec, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, January 7, 2012. Born in Hellertown on February 11, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Mika Mitch. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Joseph M. Oravec, of Bethlehem. Elizabeth was employed by Metro Decorator's as a seamstress where she worked for numerous years....
Isadore Joseph Oblick
Jan 6, 2012
Isadore "Izzy" Oblick, 81, of Bethlehem, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012 at his residence. He was born January 2, 1931 in Larksville, PA; son of the late John and Eva Oblick. Isadore proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Aldona Diamond Oblick Isadore...
Anna Maria Markmann
Jan 4, 2012
Anna Maria Markmann of Easton, PA, formerly of Union, NJ., passed away on January 4, 2012 at the Manor Care Nursing Home in Easton, PA. She was 103 years old. Anna was born September 13, 1908 in Stuttgart, Germany. She was the daughter of the late Max and Pauline Niederbacher and immigrated to the United States in 1929. Anna had...
Daniel Patrick Gallagher
Jan 3, 2012
Daniel Buddy Patrick Gallagher, 85, of Bethlehem died on January 2, 2012. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Daniel and Julia Gallagher. Daniel is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Christine Reiss Gallagher. He proudly served his country in the US Navy and was a graduate of Moravian College. He retired from the Bethlehem Steel...
Cecelia B. Ritter
Jan 2, 2012
Cecelia B. Ritter, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, January 2, 2012. Born in Bethlehem on September 21, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Orlosky Lazorik. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Ritter, who died in 1995. She was employed by Spirax Sarco where she worked as a clerk in the accounting...
Myron W. Reese, Jr.
Jan 2, 2012
Myron W."Pooch" Reese, Jr, 85, of Fountain Hill passed away on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 at Cedarbrook, Ft. Hill. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Myron W. and Sally Reese, Sr. Myron's wife, the late Dorothy M. Donchez Reese died in 1981. He worked as an insurance agent for John Hancock Insurance, retiring in 1979. He...
Ruth B. Faix
Jan 1, 2012
Ruth B. Faix, 86, of Nazareth passed away on Sunday, Jan.1, 2012 at home. Formerly of Bethlehem, she was the wife of the late Raymond G. Faix, who passed in 2003. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Gladys Kuehn Bauer. Ruth was employed for over 40 years at the former Western Electric Co....
Olimpia Parra
Jan 1, 2012
Olimpia Parra, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday January 1, 2012. Born in Ecuador, she was the daughter of the late Emilio and Petrona Parra. She was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church, Bethlehem. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Luis and wife, Justina and Marco and wife, Carmen; daughter, Flora Teran; and many grand and great...
Andrew Bednar Sr.
Jan 1, 2012
Andrew "Oc" Bednar, 94, of Bethlehem, died peacefully Sunday, January 1, 2012, in his home. Born November 26, 1917, in Lebanon, PA, he was raised in Siroke, Czechoslovakia, and returned to the U.S. in 1937. He was the son of the late Fabian and Helena Smolko Bednar. He was the husband of the late Sophie Timko Bednar, who died in...
Marguerite Stefl
Jan 1, 2012
Marguerite H Stefl, 85, known to all as Candi, died in Florida on Sunday, January 1, after a five year long bout with leukemia. She was a longtime resident of Bethlehem, and most recently, Crescent, PA. Candi was born January 8, 1926 in Steubenville, Ohio, to Daniel and Peg Bahen. She was predeceased by her sister, Bernardine Hughes and brother,...
Flora Bednar
Dec 31, 2011
Flora Fenstermacher Bednar, 93 of Bethlehem died Saturday morning at Holy Family Manor. She was the wife of the late John T. Bednar who died in 1978 Born in Bethlehem she is the daughter of the late George and Edna Fezer Fenstermacher Flora, always kind and generous to her family and friends, enjoyed cooking, canning, and was noted as a...
Frank J. Maloney
Dec 31, 2011
Frank "Butch" J. Maloney, Jr., 68, of Hellertown, PA passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem, PA. Born August 8, 1943 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Francis Joseph and Frances Orefice Maloney. He was married to Lynda Raub Maloney with whom he celebrated 43 years...
Joseph E. Correll, Jr.
Dec 31, 2011
Joseph E. Correll, Jr. Joseph Correll, Jr., 87, a successful, self-made entrepreneur and well-known philanthropist in the Lehigh Valley, entered into eternal life in peace, surrounded by his loved ones, at Country Meadows in Allentown on Saturday, December 31, 2011. He will be lovingly remembered as a gentleman who lived life with grace, deep compassion and great dignity. Born June...
Patricia M. Priestas
Dec 30, 2011
Patricia "Patsy" M. Collins Priestas, 80 , of Bethlehem died on Friday, December 30, 2011 at Gracedale in Nazareth. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Geissinger Collins. Patsy was the widow of Edward "Shag" Priestas who died November 1, 2004. They were married 51 years. Patsy worked for the former Bethlehem Contractors as a secretary for...
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