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Robert P. Breiner
Aug 10, 2011
Robert P. Breiner Sr., 75, of Northampton passed away peacefully at his residence Wednesday August 10, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 23, 1936 in Bethlehem son of the late Alfred P. and Dorothy Lawler Breiner. He was the husband of Barbara Cunningham Breiner. They celebrated 51 years of marriage on October 10, 2010. Robert...
Edward Vincent Willey
Aug 8, 2011
Edward Vincent Willey, age 90, of Bethlehem, died on August 8, 2011 in Bethlehem, Pa. He was the husband of the late Margaret Terr Willey. They were married for 59 years. He was a repairman in the Coke Oven Division of Bethlehem Steel for 27 years until his retirement in 1982. He was the son of the late Jeremiah Willey...
Helen A. Baba
Aug 7, 2011
Helen A. Baba, 99, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Mary Ellen Convalescent Home, Hellertown. She was born in Bethlehem on May 24, 1912; the daughter of the late Mathew and Lena Bertai Gerencher. Helen was preceded in death by her husband Louis Baba. During WWII, Helen worked for the Bethlehem Steel Corp. and later served as...
Dean C. Burk
Aug 6, 2011
Dean Burk, 56, of Bethlehem died Saturday, August 8, 2011 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Cathie Dale-Burk and the son of Gordon and Jane Frankenfield Burk who reside in Bethlehem. Dean, a licensed electrician and man of many talents, was a self- employed "handy man" for the last 30 years. He was a...
Edwin Amador, Sr.
Aug 6, 2011
Edwin Amador, Sr., 48, of Allentown, PA passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem, surrounded by his family. Born December 26, 1962 in Puerto Rico he was the son of Francisco Amador and Mercedes Padilla. He married Patricia Grello Amador. They spent over thirty years together and on this past...
Raymond C. Holz
Aug 6, 2011
Raymond C. Holz, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, August 6, 2011 surrounded by his family at the VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born May 13, 1925 in Allentown; the son of the late William Holz and Genevieve Holz Meyers. Raymond is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Dorothy Holz. He proudly served in the...
David E. Hirchak
Aug 5, 2011
David E. Hirchak, 67 of Bethlehem died Friday morning August 5th in Gracedale Lower Nazareth Township. Born in Bethlehem he is the son of the late Edward C. and Bertha R Rayda Hirchak. David worked as a chainman in the beam yards of Bethlehem Steel Co. He was a graduate of Liberty High School, a volunteer for the Miller Blood...
Rose K Dzierbicki
Aug 5, 2011
Rose K. Dzierbicki, 79, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, August 5, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Martin and Theresa Novotney Katrinak. She was the loving wife of the late Edward Dzierbicki. Rose worked as a secretary for Bethlehem Steel for 30 years. She was a member of...
Anna R. Pavelko
Aug 4, 2011
Anna R. Kovacs Pavelko, 92, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born March 8, 1919 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Anna and Francis Kovacs. She was married to her late husband John J. Pavelko. Anna worked for the Lehigh Dress Factory as a floor lady retiring at...
Harold Milositz
Aug 2, 2011
Harold Milositz, 89, of Allentown, PA passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown. Born November 6, 1921 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Theresa Bartolovits and John Milositz. Harold was married to the late Grace Kistulentz. He remarried Joan Palla Milositz. Harold proudly served his country in the U.S. Army 32nd AA...
Martin A. Pillar, Jr.
Aug 1, 2011
Martin A Pillar, Jr. 89, of Bethlehem, passed away Monday, August 1, 2011 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born in Sparrows Point, MD; he was the son of the late Rose Perom and Martin Pillar, Sr. He was the loving husband of Victoria R. Shelesky Pillar. They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this past January....
Melissa Carrigan
Jul 31, 2011
Melissa Carrigan, 41, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday July 31, 2011. Born in New Jersey on December 29, 1969, she was the daughter of Ann Marie Fortune Kraft, of Bethlehem, and the late Peter F. Kraft. She was a graduate of Freedom High School, St. Luke's School of Nursing, and Cedar Crest College where she earned her BSN and graduated...
Sister M. Sylvia Pavlochin, O.S.F.
Jul 30, 2011
Sister M. Sylvia Anna Pavlochin, 90, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, United States Province for 65 years, died from a heart condition, on Friday, July 29 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, PA. Sister Sylvia entered the community from Assumption BVM Parish in Northampton PA in 1943 and professed her first vows in 1946...
Francine J. Long
Jul 29, 2011
Francine J. Prisque Long, 67, of Lower Nazareth, PA passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 in her home. Born March 14, 1944 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of Jane Capobianco Prisque and the late Frank Prisque. She was married to Edward Long with whom she celebrated 46 years of marriage this past January 9th. Francine worked as a legal...
Patricia K. Talijan
Jul 29, 2011
Patricia Talijan, 70, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, July 29, 2011 at LV Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA; the daughter of the late Frederick and Loretta Mulhern Koons Patricia retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. where she worked as a Secretary. She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Patrick J. Talijan of Bethlehem; brothers, Frederick Koons...
Manuel R. Valentin
Jul 29, 2011
Manuel Valentin, 80 , of Bethlehem, died on Friday, July 29, 2011 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem . Manuel was born in Veja Baja, Puerto Rico, and was the son of the late Juana Bruno. Manuel was the husband of the late Philomena Loretta Cerchiaro-Valentin who died in March of 2008. Manuel worked for the Bethlehem Steel in various departments...
Ronald Windish
Jul 25, 2011
Ronald Windish of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 in his home. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Hilda Toth and John J. Windish. Ronald work for the Bethlehem Steel. He was a member of the University Parish of Holy Ghost. Ronald is survived by several cousins. He was preceded in death by his...
Raymond T. Gregorek
Jul 24, 2011
Raymond T. Gregorek, 68, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, July 23, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 29, 1943, he was the son of the late Thaddeus and Mary Zezdren Gregorek. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Marilyn C. Ilich Gregorek. Ray was employed by Baxter International Healthcare Corporation as a sales representative for 30 years,...
James W. Lamb
Jul 23, 2011
James W. Lamb, 87, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, July 23, 2011 in his home. He was the husband of the late Mary T. Santanasto Lamb. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Foster and Sadie Lamb. James retired from the former Bethlehem Steel Co. in 1984 as a Foreman in the Tool Steel Division after many...
Sean F. Harrigan
Jul 22, 2011
Sean F. Harrigan, 21, of Bethlehem, died on Friday July 22, 2011. Born in Bethlehem on February 28, 1990; he was the son of Daniel and Therese Rucker Harrigan of Bethlehem. Sean was a graduate of Freedom High School, Class of 2008. He loved being active and playing sports; playing ice hockey for both Freedom High School and the Allentown...
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