OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Aaron Abraham Abud
Sep 4, 2010
Aaron Abraham Abud passed away on September 4, 2010 at the age of 18 in Miami, FL after a tragic accident while helping needy children in the Dominican Republic. He graduated from Liberty High School Class of 2010 this spring and decided to go and study Spanish in the Dominican Republic and volunteer his time at the Foundation Mahatma Gandhi...
Lee A. Rayden
Sep 4, 2010
Lee A.Rayden, of Bethlehem died Saturday September 4, 2010. He was born in Northampton, son of the late John E. and Florence A. Miller Rayden. He was the husband of the late Elsie Wagner Rayden. Lee was a supervisor at Bethlehem Steel for 20 years, retiring in 1988. He was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem,...
Ryan Michael Petskus
Sep 4, 2010
Ryan Michael Petskus, 22, of Bethlehem died Saturday September 4, 2010 as a result of a car accident. He was born on June 13, 1988 in Bethlehem son of Alan and Lisa Levering Petskus both of Bethlehem. Ryan was a welder for Weldship Corporation and most recently BTI Coopermatics in Northampton, Pa. He was a graduate of Freedom High School...
Irvin L. Munshaur, Jr
Sep 4, 2010
Irvin L. Munshaur, Jr., 73, of Bethlehem died at home on Saturday, September 04, 2010. He was the husband of Helen Bazeka Munshaur with whom he celebrated 51 years of marriage this past August 15. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Mary Serfass Munshaur of Bethlehem and the late Irvin L Munshaur. Irvin mostly worked as a self...
Rose Bonavita
Sep 4, 2010
Rose Bonavita, 95 of Bethlehem died Satruday evening at Alexandria Manor, Bath, PA She was the wife of the late Raul Bonavita who died in1982. Born in Puerto Rico she moved to New York City at the age of 15 and later moved to the Lehigh Valley in 1992. Rose was very dedicated to her family. Surviving are her son...
Mary Chando
Sep 2, 2010
Mary Chando, 89, of Bethlehem, surrounded by her loving family , died Thursday, September 2, 2010 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. Born July 20, 1921, Mary was the eldest child of the late Michael and Susan Billetz Bandurich. Mary was the wife of Stephen Chando, Sr. celebrating 55 years of marriage until his death on August 6, 2004. She graduated...
Francis J. Bellew
Aug 31, 2010
Francis J. Bellew, 85, of Bethlehem died on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at St Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late James and Mary Ford Bellew. He was the loving husband of Frances Bicking Bellew, they celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on April 9, 2010 He served his country during WWII with the...
Kathryn M. Baron
Aug 30, 2010
Kathryn M. Goida Baron Kathryn M Marciw Baron, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, August 30, 2010 at St.Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Kathryn was born in Palmerton, PA and was the daughter of the late Michael and Anastazia Marciw Marciw and the wife of Michael R. Baron with whom she celebrated their 10 anniversary this past September. Kathryn was the...
Ruth Ann Bobal
Aug 29, 2010
Ruth Ann Bobal, 66, of Bath, PA passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010 at St.Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. Born November 4, 1943 in Hazelton, PA she was the daughter of the late Ruth Smith and Curtis Rataczak. She was married to Joseph F. Bobal, Jr. with whom she just celebrated 36 years of marriage this past July 27th. Ruth...
Paul A. Pilyar
Aug 29, 2010
Paul A. Pilyar, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday August 29, 2010 at Praxis Nursing Home, Easton. Born in Bethlehem on November 27, 1920, he was the son of the late John and Anna Havernik Pilyar. He was the husband of the late Philomena Salvadge Pilyar who died in 2003. Paul was employed by the Bethlehem Steel and retired in...
Catherine Cruciani
Aug 28, 2010
Catherine Cruciani, 82, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. She was born February 14, 1928 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Michael and Barbara Tangle Maurer. She is the wife of the late Alfred A. Cruciani, who died August 6, 2010. They celebrated 58 years of marriage on June 14th of this year....
Roberto Rodriguez
Aug 26, 2010
Roberto Rodriguez, 72, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. passed away Thursday August 26, 2010 at the University Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He was born on October 3, 1937 in Puerto Rico, son of the late Bernardo and Cruz Rodriguez. He was the husband of Carmen Ojeda Rodriguez. Roberto was a retired carpenter. He was a loving and devoted man to...
Kuno J. Stadelmann, Sr.
Aug 25, 2010
Kuno J. Stadelmann, Sr., 81, of Bethlehem, died on August 25, 2010 at Hospice House of St. Luke's. He was born in Switzerland and was a member of the Swiss Army. Kuno was a Chef for the Hotel Bethlehem and Wood Co. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Alice Portman Stadelmann; his daughter Heidi Wruble; his son, Kuno...
Josephine Florence Roth
Aug 25, 2010
Josephine F. SantaMaria Roth, 91, of Bethlehem died on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at LV Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Peter and Angeline Gentilcore SantaMaria. Josephine was preceded in death by her husband, Norman H. Roth and her daughter Norma Jean Yeager. She worked as a manager for Stonehenge Apts. from 1975-1983. Josephine was...
Angelo M. Butch
Aug 25, 2010
Angelo M. "Babe" Butch, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Manor Care Health Services I in Bethlehem. He was born May 9, 1926 in Orange, NJ; the son of the late Samuel and Antonetta Palmieri Butch. Babe is survived by his wife of 61 years, Helen Butch. He served in the US Army Air Corps during...
Elizabeth J. Beahm
Aug 24, 2010
Elizabeth Louise "Becky" Beahm, 80 of Bethlehem died Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospice in Lower Saucon Township. She was the wife of the late Earl E. Beahm, Sr. who died in 1988. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late James J. And Helen K. Briody Cannon. Becky had been employed by the Bethlehem Area...
William Charles Goheen
Aug 23, 2010
William Charles "Willie" Goheen, 74, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, August 23, 2010 at LV Hospital-Muhlenberg. He was born February 2, 1936; the son of the late John and Helen Goheen of Allentown. Willie was employed by Liberty Nursing Home in Allentown, Good Shepherd Work Service Recycling in Allentown, and APS in Bethlehem. Recently, he was partially retired, splitting his...
Dorothy Jacqueline Haas
Aug 23, 2010
Dorothy Jacqueline K. Haas, 83 of Birch Road in Hellertown, Pa. died Monday Aug 23rd. She and her husband Donald W. Haas celebrated their 60 wedding Anniversary earlier this year. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Frank P. and Anne C. Tibalo Kern. Dorothy was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation Communications Dept. retiring in the...
Stanley K Fenstermacher
Aug 23, 2010
Stanley K. Fenstermacher, 68, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, August 23, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born in Bethlehem; the son of the late Frank G. and Margaret H. Matthews Fenstermacher. Stan is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Sandra M. Windisch Fenstermacher. He was the owner and operator of Stan's Sanitation for 40 years. Stan...
Cesira Desentis
Aug 22, 2010
Cesira "Jessie" Anfiteatro-DeSentis, 85 of Bethlehem died on Sunday August 22, 2010 at Cedarbrook Fountain Hill, PA. She was born February 2, 1925 in San Leucio del Sannio, Benevento, Italy, daughter of the late Antonio Anfiteatro and Maria Izzo. She was the wife of Julius P. DeSentis, who passed away in 2003. Cesira Anfiteatro and her son Mario came to...




