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Catherine R. Fartun-Prestosh
May 7, 2009
Catherine R. Fartun-Prestosh, 86, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Old Orchard Manor Care Health Services in Easton. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Turk Keschl. She was the wife of the late Charles Prestosh who died in 1986. She was also predeceased by her first husband, William Fartun in 1970....
Winifred A. Harakal
May 6, 2009
Winifred A. Harakal, 88, of Las Vegas, Nevada formerly of Bethlehem passed away Wednesday May 6, 2009 at Delmar Gardens in Las Vegas. She was born on November 8, 1920 in Allentown, daughter to the late Howard H. and Frieda Musseman Andreas. Winifred was preceded in death by her beloved husband Joseph S. Harakal Sr. and son Joseph S. Harakal...
John S. Soltysiak
May 5, 2009
John S. "Salty" Soltysiak, 66, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday May 5, 2009 at his residence. Born on May 31, 1942 in Bethlehem, he was the son of John W. and Mary L. Wadolny Soltysiak of Bethlehem. He was a member of Our Lord's Ascension Polish National Church. "Salty" was a truck driver for Ruggiero Trucking Co., Bethlehem, and retired in...
James Norman Omdahl
May 3, 2009
James Norman Omdahl, 78, of Hanover Township, died Sunday, May 3, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital and went into the welcoming arms of his Lord. He was the husband of Mary K. Carson Omdahl for 54 years. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. , the son of Emil and Julia Omdahl, he graduated from Peters Township High School in 1949. Prior to...
Richard M. Willison
May 3, 2009
Richard M. Willison, 72, of Bethlehem, died Sunday May 3, 2009 at Westminster Village, Allentown. Born on July 4, 1936, in Carnegie, PA he was the son of the late Clyde and Bessie Comber Willison. He is survived by his wife Marjorie Clayton Willison, they celebrated 53 years of marriage in April. Richard was a 1958 graduate of Carnegie Mellon...
William J. Prebosnyak
May 3, 2009
William J. Prebosnyak, 81 , of Hellertown, PA died on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at St. Luke's VNA Hospice House, Bethlehem. He was born in Bethlehem, and was the son of the late Frank and Julia Triber Prebosnyak and the widow of the late Irene Fritchman Prebosnyak who died in 1989. William worked at the former Bethlehem Foundry as a...
Basil Kochan
May 2, 2009
Basil Kochan, 89, of Allentown, died on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at his residence in the Episcopal House. He was born September 22, 1919 in Northampton, the son of the late Anthony and Ksenia Salasky Kochan. Basil was preceded in death by his wife Rose E. DePetro Kochan. Basil retired in 1980 after 32 years of service as a laborer...
Robert James Grissler
May 2, 2009
Robert James Grissler, 55, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at St.Lukes Hospital. He was born August 4, 1953 in Staten Island, NY the son of the late Charles and Margaret Parker Grissler. Bob is survived by his devoted wife of 23 years, Susan Tushak Grissler of Bethlehem. Bob was a graduate of Susan Wagner High School. He...
Ursula Kobrick
May 1, 2009
The Passing of Ursula May 1, 2009 Ursula Kobrick, beloved wife and best friend of husband Thomas E. Kobrick for more than fifty years ended a six-year battle with cancer on May 1, 2009. She also is survived by three children, Patricia, Colleen and Thomas and granddaughter Ursula, who were lovingly at her side during her long battle, and continually...
Eugene J. Mcgorry
Apr 30, 2009
Eugene J. McGorry, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Westminster Village. He was born July 9, 1921 in Jim Thorpe, PA the son of the late Robert V. and Alice Murray McGorry. Eugene is survived by his loving wife, Jane Heller McGorry of Bethlehem. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corp during...
T. Sheila Bast
Apr 28, 2009
T. Sheila Bast of Bethlehem Township died Tuesday April 28th in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa. Sheila is the wife of Bernard J. Bast and celebrated their 43rd Anniversary this past October. Born in Kelayres, Schuykill County Pa., she is the daughter of Columbine Perfetta Orlando of Kelayres and the late John Orlando. After graduating from McAdoo High School in...
John J. Bolecz
Apr 28, 2009
John J. Bolecz, 91, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday April 28, 2009 at the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's. He was born on February 26, 1918 in Bethlehem son of the late Joseph and Theresa Horwath Bolecz. He was the husband of the late Agnes Gubich Bolecz. John worked as a highway foreman for Penndot for 18 years...
Daniel W. Bristol
Apr 27, 2009
Daniel W. Bristol, 62, of Bethlehem, PA died Monday, April 27, 2009 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Reading, PA. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Frances Little Bristol of Bethlehem and the late Walter Bristol. He was married to Maryann Seman Bristol with whom he celebrated 35 years of marriage. Daniel served his country proudly in the...
Henrietta Pierson
Apr 26, 2009
Henrietta Pierson, 78, of Bethlehem, died Sunday April 26, 2009 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. Born in Bethlehem on February 27, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mildred Pierson Koch. She was employed by the New York State Department of Transportation as a truck driver. She was an all star softball player for the Armorettes...
Margaret Youngkin
Apr 25, 2009
Margaret Zver Youngkin, 90, formerly of Bethlehem, PA died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Chester County Hospice Inpatient Unit in West Chester, PA. Born November 15, 1918 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Anna Zsisek and Anton Zver. She was married to Raymond Youngkin for 58 years until he passed in June of 2002. Margaret worked for...
Joseph P. Krenos
Apr 25, 2009
Joseph P Krenos, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at his Residence in Bethlehem. He was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa Ostrich Krenos and the widower of Victoria M. Falcone Krenos who died in 1977. Joseph was a salesman, fitter and tailor for the former Silverberg and Goldberg Fashion...
Regina R. Geier
Apr 23, 2009
Regina R. "Re" Geier, 84, of Bethlehem, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at L.V. Hospital Muhlenberg surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Dancho Lesko. Regina was preceded in death in 1997 by her loving husband of 51 years, John J....
Jeffrey Scott Young
Apr 22, 2009
Obituary Of Jeffrey Scott Young Jeffrey Scott Young, 52, of Freemansburg, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. He was born in Bethlehem on November 24, 1956 to Helen Herstitch Young and the late Raymond Young, Sr. Jeff graduated from Freedom High School class of 1975. His passion for music lead him to Southern California where he...
Eugene J. Zamadics
Apr 22, 2009
Eugene J. Zamadics, 93, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. He was born April 6, 1916, the son of the late Stephen, Sr. and Mary Donchez Zamadics. He was the loving husband of Helen M. Zebrowski Zamadics for over sixty years. Eugene worked as a craneman at...
Michael J. Onesky
Apr 21, 2009
Michael J. Onesky, 85, of Lower Saucon Twp., died April 21, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late John and Pauline Kopchuk Onesky. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Ann W. Wichot Onesky who died March 11, 2004. Michael worked for the Firestone Tire and Rubber...
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