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Catherine M. Lucente
Oct 14, 2008
Catherine Lucente, 73, of Walnutport, formerly of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at St.Luke's Hospital. She was born October 9, 1935 in Williams Twp. the daughter of the late John and Agnes Kostelnik Ender. Catherine was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and Sacred Heart Nursing School. She retired from nursing after 45 years of service at...
Richard A. Barron
Oct 13, 2008
Richard A. Barron, 61, of Lower Nazareth Township, died Monday October 13, 2008 at his home. Born in Fountain Hill, on March 12, 1947; he was the son of the late Clarence and Evelyn Lobb Barron. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Sandra Kline Barron. He was a firefighter for the city of Bethlehem for 27 years...
Ethel M. Potosnak
Oct 11, 2008
Ethel M. Monroe Potosnak, 96, Allentown, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Luther Crest Health Center in Allentown. Born February 15, 1912 in Hoboken, NJ she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Ferber and Harry Monroe. She was married to her husband Nicholas Jannicola for 40 years until his passing and then was married to the late Arthur J....
Robert G Holva
Oct 10, 2008
Robert "Bob" G Holva, 57, of Bethlehem Township, PA died on Friday, October 10, 2008 at his Residence. He was the son of the late John J. Holva, Sr.and Marie "Mary" Demianoff Holva. Robert worked for Northampton County in the Bridge Works Department since 1989, He was a member of the North End Wanders A. A. and the Jefferson Democratic...
Anna R. Dugan
Oct 10, 2008
Anna R. Dugan, 87, of Bethlehem, died Friday, October 10, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Stefan and Anna Cupinka Sabota. She was the loving wife of the late Edward M. Dugan. Anna worked as a sales clerk at the former Orr's Department Store and the former Paul's Stationary....
Margaret C. Pesola
Oct 8, 2008
Margaret C. Pesola, 85, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born in Hellertown, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Saxon Sontak. She was the loving wife of the late John G. Pesola. Margaret worked for Young Folks Bazaar Children's Shop as a part-time clerk and then for B...
Peter C. Catalogna
Oct 7, 2008
Peter C. Catalogna, 86, of Bethlehem died Tuesday October 7, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Frank and Eleanor Smara Catalogna. He was the husband of the late Frances R. Mack Catalogna. He was a long-time member of the Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. He proudly served his...
Ray J. Ueberroth
Oct 7, 2008
Ray J. Ueberroth, 72, of Hellertown, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born in Colesville, he was the son of the late James and Mabel Frick Ueberroth. Ray graduated from Liberty High School in 1954 and Muhlenberg College in 1962. He taught Junior High School in Maryland for many years and later became Superintendent of High...
Robert Reinhard Scholl
Oct 6, 2008
Robert Reinhard Scholl, 79, passed away on Monday October 6, 2008, after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. Born in Fountain Hill, PA, he was the son of the late Calvin and Anna Reinhard Scholl. He was predeceased by a brother, Dr. Franklin Scholl. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary Jane Miller of Bethlehem; daughters Raleigh...
Dorothy Joan Howie
Oct 5, 2008
Dorothy Joan Howie, 88, of Mount Pocono, died Sunday, October 5, 2008, at St. Lukes Hospital, Fountain Hill. She was born, the youngest of nine children, on January 6, 1920, in Worcester, Mass., the daughter of the late Dr. Kamel and Amelia Merhige Khoury. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Jamiel Elias Howie, in 1997....
Emma A. Frantz
Oct 4, 2008
Emma A. Frantz, 89, of Coopersburg, Pa. died on Saturday October 4, 2008. She was born February 25, 1919 in Coplay, Pa. the daughter of the late Edward and Augustine Schemeneck Krug. Emma was preceded in death by her first husband Joseph Sersen and her second husband David T. Frantz. She worked at Baba's Blouse Factory and later at Debbie...
Carol Joan Phillips
Oct 3, 2008
Carol Joan Phillips, 62, of Bethlehem died on Friday, October 3, 2008 at St. Lukes Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of Kathryn Clemens Szedlock of Bethlehem and the late John Szedlock. Carol was preceded in death by her husband Donald K. Phillips Sr. She retired in 2005 from the former Synthetic Thread, Bethlehem. She enjoyed playing bingo...
Lorraine Gabellini
Sep 29, 2008
Lorraine Rosenberger Gabellini, 79 of Bethlehem died Monday September 29th at her home. She and her husband John celebrated their 55th Wedding Anniversary last year. Born in Spinnerstown, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Grace Rosenberger. Lorraine graduated from the University of Miami earning a degree in Marine Biology. After graduation she returned to the Lehigh...
Buenaventura B. Bermudez
Sep 29, 2008
Buenaventura Bermudez, 70, of Manila, Philippines, died on Monday, September 29, 2008 at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. He was born in Baguio City, Philippines; the son of the late Casimiro and Visitasion Bangloy Bermudez. Buenaventura is survived by his wife, Yolanda Z. Bermudez of Bethlehem. He was a graduate of Far Eastern University with a degree in Civil...
Vendel Treiber
Sep 28, 2008
Vendel Treiber, 77, of Garnet Valley, formerly of Bethlehem died Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Belvedere Nursing Home in Chester, PA. Born in Ketvolgy, Hungary, he was the son of the late Joseph and Karoline Trajber. He was the loving husband of the late Theresa Kranyecz Treiber. Mr. Treiber worked for Lehigh Structural Steel Co. as a blacksmith operator and...
Michael G. Schrader
Sep 28, 2008
Michael G. Schrader, 63, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born in Allentown he was the son of the late Norma V. Riegger and George M. Schrader. He was married to Nancy J. Schrader. They celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary this past February 14th. Michael proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during...
Laura J. Esposito
Sep 27, 2008
Laura J. Esposito, 86 of Nicholas St. Bethlehem Twsp, died Saturday morning, September 27, 2008 at her home. She was the wife of the late Dominic A. "Ming" Esposito who died in 2000. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Feher Salontai Laura was baptized, educated for 8 years and married at the former...
Peter A. Corby
Sep 26, 2008
Peter A Corby, 45 , of Allentown, died Friday, September 26, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Peter was the son of Robert T. Corby of Bethlehem and the late Bertha E. Braxmeier Corby and the husband of Laura A. Good Corby of Allentown with whom he celebrated their 19th anniversary in May of this year. Peter was a plane...
John A. Vass
Sep 26, 2008
John Anthony Wash Vass died on Friday September 26, 2008 in his home after a lengthy bout with caner. He was the husband of Goldie Gregoria Gaul Vass for 65 years. He was the son of the late John and Teresa Freund Vas, both of Hungary. He graduated from Bethlehem Vocational High School and enlisted in the Army where he...
Catherine Schenck
Sep 26, 2008
Catherine Kiss Schenck, 90, life-long resident of Bethlehem, died Friday, September 26, 2008 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born, August 25, 1918, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Kaszlik Kiss. She was the loving wife of the late Charles B. Schenck, Jr., with whom she shared a special fondness for travel. Catherine was...
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