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John J. Peters, Iii
Dec 3, 2010
John J. "Johnny" Peters III, 30, of Bethlehem died in St. Luke's Hospital on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. He is survived by his parents, John and Terri B. Peters, and his sister, Sarah M. Peters, of Bethlehem; his maternal grandmother, Margaret Boyer of Lycoming County; many uncles, aunts, cousins, and a large extended family of close friends. Services will be...
Francis G. Lamonde
Dec 3, 2010
Francis G. Lamonde, 76, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, December 3, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Danvers, Massachusetts; the son of the late Francis and Alice Gorczyca Lamonde. Francis worked as a self-employed contractor. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. He will be lovingly remembered by his two sons, Francis G....
Frances H. Krawczyk
Dec 3, 2010
Frances H. Krawczyk, 91, of Bethlehem, died Friday, December 3, at Gracedale of Nazareth. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Agnes Jecorek Krawczyk. She was employed by Western Electric, as well as several Lehigh Valley garment factories, where she was a sewing machine operator most of her working life. She was the primary caretaker...
Canice R Smith
Dec 2, 2010
Canice R Smith, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. He was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Charles J. and Elizabeth Wineberger Smith and was the companion of the late Ruth A. Pursell Lasso who died in July of 1994. Smitty was a graduate of Moravian...
Dorothy Kravatz
Dec 2, 2010
Dorothy M. Kravatz, 77, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem; the daughter of the late Alexander and Theresa Ambrus. Dorothy was also preceded in death by her husband Albert J. Kravatz. She worked in different administrative clerical positions for both Bethlehem Steel Co. and later Xerox. Dorothy was a...
Louis R. Bruno
Nov 30, 2010
Louis R Bruno, 74, of Bethlehem, PA died on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at his Residence with his loving family by his side. Raymond was the son of Juana Bruno and the husband of Consuelo de Leon Bruno with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage last December. Raymond worked for the Bethlehem Steel Co. in the Coke Works Division...
John Prystasz
Nov 30, 2010
John Prystasz, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday November 30, 2010. Born in the Ukraine on August 5, 1923, he was the husband of the late Theresa Fekete Prystasz. He was employed by the Bethlehem Steel and a member of St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church. He is survived by his beloved son, Greg, and his friends and caretakers, Cheryl...
Frances Toth
Nov 30, 2010
Frances C. Toth, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at Holy Family Manor. She was born October 21, 1916 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Anthony and Katherine Walkiewicz. Frances was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, John J. Toth, Sr. in 2004. Prior to dedicating her life to her family as a...
Helen M Wasil
Nov 30, 2010
Helen M. Wasil, 86 of South Bethlehem died Tuesday morning at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Bethlehem she is the daughter of the late Stephen P. and Helen Balik Wasil. Helen lived, worked and worshipped in Bethlehem her entire life. She was a life long member of the former SS. Cyril and Methodius Church in Bethlehem and...
Felicia B. Bates
Nov 29, 2010
Felicia B. Bates, 60, of Bethlehem, died on Monday November 29, 2010, at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem from complications of dermatomyositis. Born in Hazleton, PA, on February 13, 1950, she was the daughter of the late George and Louise J. Lichard Bruley. Felicia was a graduate of Hazleton High School, a cum laude graduate of the Pennsylvania State University Class...
Barbara Piotrowski
Nov 28, 2010
Barbara Piotrowski, 69, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, November 28, 2010. She was born August 20, 1941 in Allentown, PA; the daughter of Jeanne Butler Meixell and the late Robert A. Meixell. Barbara was a 1959 graduate of Liberty High School and later graduated from the Dance Masters of America Teachers Training School. She dedicated many years to her community...
Edward J. Crawford
Nov 28, 2010
Edward J. Crawford, 61, of Bethlehem, passed away Sunday, November 28 at St. Luke's Hospice House. Born February 25, 1949, he was the son of Rita Ferrell Crawford and the late John E. Crawford. He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Sally Sevick Crawford. Edward was a graduate of Lehigh University and obtained his Masters Degree in Special...
Mary K. Buss
Nov 27, 2010
Mary K. Pfeiffer Buss, 87, of Bethlehem Township, PA passed away Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Old Orchard Manor Care Health Services in Easton. Born July 6, 1923 in Fountain Hill she was the daughter of the late Anna Fuchs and Joseph Pfeiffer. She was married to her late husband Raymond P. Buss, Sr. Mary worked at Lauris Textile. She...
James J Gallagher
Nov 22, 2010
James J Gallagher, 85, of Bethlehem died Monday Nov. 22nd in his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Bridget McGready Gallagher. They celebrated their 51st anniversary this past year. Born in Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland, he was the son of the late James and Bridget Furey Gallagher. One of eight children, James came to America in...
Robert J. Zimmerman
Nov 21, 2010
Robert J. "Zimmy" Zimmerman, 62, of Bethlehem Twp., died Sunday, November 21, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of James and Gertrude Konrad Zimmerman of Hellertown. Robert was the loving husband of Charlotte L. Kovacs Zimmerman. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this past May. He worked for Bethlehem Steel in...
Frances M. Doody
Nov 20, 2010
Frances Gerrity Doody, 74, of Easton, PA died on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at The Village at Sullivan Trail in Forks Township. She was born in New York City, NY and was the daughter of the late Matthew and Florence Cullen Gerrity. Frances was an LPN at Woodbridge Developmental Center Woodbridge, New Jersey for 15 years retiring in 1998. Frances...
Ron F. Nickischer
Nov 19, 2010
Ron F. Nickischer passed from the arms, but not the hearts of his loving family on November 19, 2010. He was a resident of Bethlehem and was 68 years old. He will be deeply missed by wife, Rosemary; son, Brent and his wife Amy; son, Todd and his two rays of sunshine, granddaughters, Morgan and Taylor, his mother Anna of...
Louis S. Hussar
Nov 18, 2010
Louis S. "Whitey" Hussar, 88, of Northampton, formerly of Lincoln St. in Bethlehem, died on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Vincent and Barbara Hussar. He was the loving husband of Stella Tarola Hussar. They celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary this past...
Grace Szakaly
Nov 18, 2010
Grace Duh Szakaly, 89, of Mount Laurel, NJ, formerly of Bethlehem, PA Died on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Innova Care Health and Rehab in Mount Laurel, NJ. Grace was born in Bethlehem, and was the daughter of the late Sandor and Apallonia Reihart Duh and the widow of Stephen Szakaly who died in 1994 and to whom she was...
Paul Dominic Bugay
Nov 18, 2010
Paul Dominic Bugay, 80, of Mansfield, PA died on November 18, 2010. He was born in Birdsboro, PA; the son of the late Dominic and Anna Ferko Bugay. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He served his community as an art teacher from pre-k to graduate school for over 36 years. Paul will...
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