OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
John J. Wagner, Sr.
Nov 17, 2010
John J. Wagner Sr., 71, of Bethlehem, PA, died November 17, 2010, of natural causes at his home. He was the husband of Theresa C. Makos Wagner. They were married on May 29, 1964. Born on February 28, 1939 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Martin and Fanny Wagner, he was one of thirteen children. He spent most of his life working...

Edward O'Hare
Nov 17, 2010
Edward O'Hare, 52, of Mahanoy City, PA passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Born April 16, 1958 in Bethlehem he was the son of Katherine Stephany O'Hare-Moyer and the late Arthur O'Hare. Edward was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Slatington. He will be lovingly remembered by his mother, Katherine O'Hare-Moyer and husband George Moyer of Slatington, brother...

Carmen D. Negron
Nov 16, 2010
Carmen D. Negron, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico; the daughter of the late Pablo and Estebania Cruz Morales. She was the loving wife of the late Adolfo Negron. Carmen was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church of Bethlehem. She will...
John Potter
Nov 16, 2010
John Potter, 77, of Hellertown, PA passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born October 6, 1933 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late AnnaPinter and Stephen Potter. He was married to Barbara A. Frey Potter with whom he celebrated 44 years of marriage until her passing in 2002. John was the owner and...
Lt. Col. Jeffrey W. Coke
Nov 15, 2010
Lt. Col. Jeffrey W. Coke, 74, of Bethlehem died on Monday, November 15, 2010 at L.V. Hospital-Muhlenberg. He was born February 28, 1936 in Owosso, MI; the son of the late Gilbert George and Charlotte Webb Coke. Lt. Col. Coke earned his B.S. degree from Michigan State University and later earned M.S. degrees from American University, Boston University and the...
Adele E. Breitenstein
Nov 14, 2010
Adele E. Breitenstein, 92, of Bethlehem died Sunday November 14, 2010 at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem. She was the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Sidonia LaMontaigane del' Etoile. She was the wife of the late John Stuart Breitenstein. Adele was a member and former trustee of the First Presbyterian Church in Bethlehem. She was Head of the Presbyterian...
Irene Forment
Nov 14, 2010
Irene Rolla Forment, 76, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born April 21, 1934 in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Anna and Joseph Rolla. She was married to her late husband, Charles Forment. Irene was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and the Sacred Heart School of...
Catherine Zuk
Nov 11, 2010
Catherine Zuk, of Fountain Hill, passed away November 11, 2010 of cancer. She died in her home surrounded by her husband and three children. She was born in the year 1945, daughter of Manuel DeLeon and Emma Conway. Catherine was a 1963 graduate of Liberty High School, received her Bachelor of Arts from East Stroudsburg University and Masters of Social...
Rosanne M. Kasian
Nov 11, 2010
Rosanne M. Kasian, 67, of Coatesville, PA; died on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Allentown, PA; the daughter of the late George W. and Barbara Vranesic Grasic. Rosanne is survived by her devoted husband of 44 years, Edward A. Kasian, Sr. of Coatesville. She retired from The Office of the Bursar at West Chester...

Rudolph Louis Rayner
Nov 10, 2010
Rudolph Louis Rayner, Valley Manor, Coopersburg, PA, and a long-time resident of Upper Saucon Township died Nov 10, 2010. Born Jan 5 1920, Mr. Rayner was the son of the late Fani Csaszar Rainer and Stephen Istvan Rainer. His late sister was Mrs. John Christine Wiczena. He was married to the late Helen Marie Zsilavec Rayner for 54 years. He...
Irene F. Halkias
Nov 10, 2010
Irene F. Halkias, 80, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Grgurinovic. She was the loving wife of Theodore "Ted" G. Halkias. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this November 18th. Irene worked as an administrative assistant for the Bethlehem...

Earl G. Johnson
Nov 9, 2010
Mr. Earl G. Johnson, 95 formerly of Freemansburg died Tuesday afternoon at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem, Pa. Earl was the loving husband of Helen Dehelker they celebrated their 73rd Anniversary May 1st. Born in Easton, PA he was the son of the late Harry and Bella Johnson. Earl worked for the Bethlehem Steel Company as a Bar Turner in...

Steve Sherbechuk
Nov 9, 2010
Steve Sherbechuk, 99, of Bethlehem, and formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, died Monday November 9, 2010 at Gracedale Nursing Home. Born in the Ukraine on October 23, 1911, he was the son of the late Feodor and Evdokia Pashkovska Scherbijczuk. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Anna Kowal Sherbechuk, who died in 2004. Steve was the...
Joan L Hogan
Nov 4, 2010
Joan L. Trimble Hogan, 75, of Bethlehem, PA formerly of West Palm, FL died on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem, surrounded by her family. Joan was born in Fountain Hill and was the daughter of the late John R. and Elizabeth Curran Trimble. Joan was a 1953 graduate of Allentown Central...
Mary A. Koch
Nov 3, 2010
Mary A. Koch, 100 of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Her secret to a long life was "one cup a coffee a day with eight cubes of sugar!" Mary was born in Palmerton, the daughter of the late Joseph and Julia Gearhart Hanus. She was the loving wife of the late Elmer...
Elizabeth Ann Ronneberg
Nov 3, 2010
Elizabeth Ann Ronneberg, 22, of Bethlehem passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2010. Born July 11, 1988 in Williamsport, PA she was the daughter of JaneDruckenmiller Ronneberg of Bethlehem and Henry Ronneberg and wife Michelle of Williamsport, PA. Elizabeth was a talented artist and recently presented her senior art show at Northampton Community College. She loved to travel, read and listen...

Mary E. Horvath
Nov 2, 2010
Mary E. Horvath, 96, formerly of Radford, VA died Tuesday November 2, 2010 at Heritage Hill Senior Community, Weatherly, PA. Born in Jamestown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Demkovich Smell. She was the wife of the late John C. Horvath who died in 2006. Mary gave many years as a volunteer for the Red...
Althea Ann Livirrie
Nov 1, 2010
Althea Ann Livirrie of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, November 1, 2010. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Rose Politi and Joseph Livirrrie. Althea graduated from Liberty High School, St. Luke's School of Nursing and Cedar Crest College with a degree in Cooperative Nursing. She entered the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during the Korean War and...

Dorothy A. Marth
Nov 1, 2010
Dorothy A. Marth, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Monday November 1, 2010 at Gracedale. Born in Bethlehem on February 20, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna Wari Ranilovich. She was the wife of the late Ignatius J. Marth Jr. who died in 2003. She worked in the shipping department for the former Ka-Res Lingerie retiring...

George R. Fulop
Oct 30, 2010
George R. Fulop, 69, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born December 13, 1940 in Bethlehem; the son of the late George and Mary Pinter Fulop. George is survived by his loving wife, Maryann Chassar Fulop of Bethlehem. He was a graduate of Liberty High School and worked for the...