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Anthony Marino
Nov 14, 2008
Anthony Marino, 85 , of Bethlehem, died on Friday, November 14, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. He was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Vincent and Antoinette Serbadio Marino. Anthony is the husband of Margaret Valish Marino with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage on June 1, 2008. Anthony was a barber in Bethlehem...
Helen Elizabeth Merlo
Nov 14, 2008
Helen Elizabeth Merlo, 92, of Bethlehem died Friday November 14, 2008 at Old Orchard Manor Care in the presence of her family. She was born June 18, 1916 in Catasauqua, Pa., daughter of the late John and Mary Rongyos Makovetz. She was the wife of the late Salvatore Merlo. They celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1984. Helen worked as...
Mary T.K. Freeh
Nov 12, 2008
Mary T. Kilgour Freeh, 87 of Upper Saucon Township died Wednesday morning at her home surrounded by her family. She and her husband John J. Freeh, Sr. celebrated their 57th anniversary this past March. Born in Bethlehem, she is the daughter of the late John and Irene Holmes Kilgour. After graduating from Bethlehem Catholic High School in 1940 and continuing...
Michael Andre Wanuga
Nov 11, 2008
Michael Andre Wanuga, 62, of Bethlehem died Tuesday November 11, 2008 at his residence. He was born November 15, 1945 in McAdoo, Pa. son of the late Michael and Anna Patskan Wanuga. Michael worked as a research analyst for Bethlehem Steel for 33 years retiring in August 2001. He also served his country as a military policeman in the National...
Marian S. Menke
Nov 10, 2008
Marian S. Menke, 98, of Bethlehem died November 10, 2008 in Bethlehem, PA. Born in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Peter J. and Anna McKenna Smith. Marian was the wife of the late Paul W. Menke. Mrs. Menke was a 1929 graduate of Divine Providence Academy of Pittsburgh and a 1932 graduate of St. John's General...
Marion S. Menke
Nov 10, 2008
Marian S. Menke, 98, of Bethlehem died November 10, 2008 in Bethlehem, PA. Born in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Peter J. and Anna McKenna Smith. Marian was the wife of the late Paul W. Menke. Mrs. Menke was a 1929 graduate of Divine Providence Academy of Pittsburgh and a 1932 graduate of St. John's General...
Mary H. Bambu
Nov 10, 2008
Mary H. Kolman Bambu, 91 , of Bethlehem, died on Monday, November 10, 2008 at her Residence in Bethlehem. Mary was the born in Bethlehem, and was the daughter of the late Louis and Julia Gemendli Kolman and the wife of the late William A. Bambu who died October 17, 2005 and was married to for 69 yers. Mary was...
Ernest Robert Smodish
Nov 10, 2008
Ernest Robert Smodish: died Monday, November 10, 2008 at home-Lower Saucon, PA. Born August 11, 1945 in Fountain Hill, PA. Husband of Elaine C. Reily Smodish. Married on October 15, 1966 in Sumter, South Carolina. Ernie is a son of the late Ernest and Mary Kosik Smodish. Children: daughter, Elise C. Happel and husband Jon of Hellertown, PA, sons: Eric...
Nellie Dorsey
Nov 9, 2008
Nellie Dorsey, 85, of Coopersburg died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born July 30, 1923 in Florida she was the daughter of the late Julia and James Johnson. She was married to her late husband Charlie Dorsey. Nellie worked and retired from the nursing profession. She was a member of various social groups and loved to...
Harry G. Zimmerman
Nov 8, 2008
Harry G. Zimmerman, 66, of Bethlehem died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. Born in Tamaqua, he was the son of the late William and Matilda Gerber Zimmerman. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Dorothy Pavlinski Zimmerman. Harry was employed by the Bethlehem Steel for over 30 years where he held various positions before retiring...
Roger A. Kemp Jr.
Nov 4, 2008
Roger A. Kemp Jr., of Allentown, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at his residence. He was born June 23, 1961 in Bethlehem, the son of Roger Kemp, Sr. and the late Gloria D. Korn Juless. Roger was of the Lutheran faith. He was always in the mood for a good joke and was a very generous person. He will be...
Therese Rose Connolly
Nov 4, 2008
Therese Rose "Tess" Connolly, 83, of Bethlehem died Tuesday November 4, 2008 at the St. Luke's Hospice House, Lower Saucon Township. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Marie Beckert Eddinger. Tess worked as a payroll clerk for 30 years, employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad and later ConRail. She was a faithful member of...
Stanley J. Roksewicz
Nov 2, 2008
Stanley J. Roksewicz, 86, of Bethlehem died on Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Moravian Village. He was born in Phillipsburg, NJ; the son of the late Joseph and Lucy Latawiec Roksewicz. Stanley worked for over 35 years in the Forge Specialty Dept. at the Bethlehem Steel Co. He will be lovingly remembered by his nephew, Joseph S. Roksewicz and his...
Nancee E. Dimenichi
Oct 31, 2008
Nancee E. Gradwohl DiMenichi, 75, of Bethlehem, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Born December 22, 1932 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Nellie Beveridge and Arland Gradwohl. She was married to Kenneth DiMenichi with whom she celebrated 57 years of marriage this past April 1st. Nancee worked with her husband as...
Edward J. Repyneck, Sr.
Oct 30, 2008
Edward J. Repyneck, Sr., 89, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, October 30, 2008 at Hospice House of St. Luke's, Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late, Kalman and Mary Sukic Repyneck. He was the loving husband of the late Catherine M. Sculac Repyneck, who died June 19, 1976. Mr. Repyneck worked for Bethlehem Steel as a foreman...
Sophie Bednar
Oct 30, 2008
Sophie Timko Bednar, 90, of Bethlehem, PA died peacefully Thursday, October 30, 2008 at her home. Born April 11, 1918 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Lazorik and Victor Timko. She was married to Andrew Bednar, Sr. with whom she just celebrated 62 years of marriage on July 20th. Sophie was born in Bethlehem, but raised...
Ronald R. Achey
Oct 30, 2008
Ronald R. Achey, 61, of West Bethlehem died Thursday morning at his home. He and his wife Theresa August celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary this past September. Born in Bethlehem Ron was the son of the late Warren and Florence Petrucella Achey. After graduating from Liberty High School in 1965 he joined the U.S. Navy proudly serving during the Vietnam...
Katherine V. Donchez
Oct 30, 2008
Katherine V. Nederostek Donchez, 92 , of Bethlehem died on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at her Residence. Katherine was the daughter of the late Andrew and Catherine Kachmarcik Nederostek and the wife of Stephen Donchez who she married September 1, 1941. Katherine was a seamstress for the former Muriel Dress Co.for many years in Bethlehem and was a member of...
John Gimbar
Oct 29, 2008
John "Zonny" Gimbar, 75, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at his Residence in Bethlehem, with his loving family around him. John was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Vasil and Anna Bodak Gimbar and the husband of Dorothy A. Sterner Gimbar who he married in April of 1958. John served his country in the...
Mary Z. Darnall
Oct 28, 2008
Mary Z. Darnall, 87, of Morris Plains, NJ died on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. She was born November 3, 1920 in Lancaster, PA the daughter of the late Emlen H. and Mary E. Bowers Zellers. Mary was a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 42...
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