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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Antoinette E. Poniktera
Jul 27, 2008
Antoinette E. Poniktera, 88, of Bethlehem, died Sunday July 27, 2008 at Cedar Brook, Fountain Hill. Born in Bethlehem on December 18, 1919; she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angeline Marinelli DiDonato. She was the wife of the late Walter Ponkitera. She was a member of Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church and the Mother of Sorrow...
Robert I. Reiss
Jul 26, 2008
Robert I. Reiss, 69, of Easton, died Saturday July 26, 2008 at Old Orchard Nursing Home, Bethlehem Township. Born in Bethlehem on April 19, 1939; he was the son of the late Stephen and Marion Jones Huhn. He was a self employed tradesman. Survivors: sons, Robert "Butch" Reiss and wife Lori of Emmaus, Jeffrey Reiss and wife Gina of Whitehall;...
Anna E. Oravec
Jul 26, 2008
Anna E. Oravec, 97, of Bethlehem died Saturday July 26, 2008 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. She was born on October 21, 1910 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Pulcher Polenchar. She was the wife of John S. Oravec. They would have celebrated 79 years of marriage on August 6, 2008. Anna was a member of...
Mildred Butch
Jul 25, 2008
Mildred "Millie" D. Butch, 87 , of Bethlehem died Friday July 25, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa. She was born on February 22, 1921 in Chicopee, Mass. daughter of the late Jan and Valerie Jurkowski Klich. She was the wife of the late Lt. Col. Edmund R. Butch who died in 1991. Millie was a homemaker and...
Barbara A. Schaeffer
Jul 24, 2008
Barbara A. Schaeffer, 74, formerly of Allentown, died Thursday July 24th at Moravian Hall Square, Nazareth, Pa. Barbara had been the devoted wife of Harry "Art' Schaeffer for 46 years at the time of Art's death in 2003. Born in Easton, Pa. she is the daughter of the late Frederick and Gertrude Kresch Bechtel. Barbara has been a long time...
James J. Ahern
Jul 24, 2008
Lt. Col. James J. Ahern AUS, Retired Publisher & Decorated WWII Veteran James J. Ahern, of Bethlehem, died on July 24th. He was the husband of Mary Eells Ahern. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late John and Mary Larkey Ahern. Mr. Ahern was a graduate of St. Thomas More High School in Philadelphia. After graduation...
Mary Alpago
Jul 22, 2008
Mary A. Alpago, 92, of Saucon Valley Manor, died on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at L.V. Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born October 7, 1915 in San Vendiamo, Treviss, Italy; the daughter of the late Louis and Grace Armelin Perinotto. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Alpago in 1975. She dedicated her life to her family; daughters, Patricia...
Dan A. Pincock
Jul 21, 2008
Dan A. Pincock, 44, of Whitehall, died Monday July 21, 2008. Born in Washington D.C.; son of the late LaMar Pincock and Barbara Henry Pincock Knickerbocker of Brookhaven, PA. Dan was an avid fisherman and respected employee of McGivern Bindery, Allentown, where he served as a foreman. He was a member of Lappawinzo Fish & Game Protective Association of Northampton....
Agnes C. Zuber
Jul 20, 2008
Agnes C. Zuber, 79, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, July 20, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill. Born in Nesquehoning, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Agnes Bernhard McArdle. She was the loving wife of the late Mitchell C. Zuber. Agnes was one of sixteen children and always very proud of her ten brothers who...
Ralph H. Meixell
Jul 19, 2008
Ralph H. Meixell, 74, of Sun City Hilton Head, Bluffton, SC, formerly of Bethlehem and Springfield Twp. Coopersburg, PA; died suddenly Saturday, July 19, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. He was born in Bethlehem the son of the late Donald N. and Mabel F. King Meixell. He was the loving husband of Frances E. "Franny" Yuhasz Meixell. They...
Mary Luther
Jul 15, 2008
Mary Ballek Luther, 91, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born December 30, 1916 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Frances Koroscz and Joseph Ballek. She was married to the late Alex Luther. Mary was a member of St. John's Windish Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. She will be lovingly remembered...
Michael F. Cortright
Jul 13, 2008
Michael F. Cortright, 52, of Hellertown, died on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at L.V. Hospital-Muhlenberg surrounded by his family. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of Phyllis Cortright of Bethlehem and the late Frank Cortright. Michael was a graduate of Liberty High School. He worked as a Plumber for Selvaggio Enterprises, Inc. Michael will be lovingly remembered by his...
Helen Rittoper Kadar
Jul 13, 2008
Helen Rittoper Kadar, 81, of Wilson Borough died peacefully Sunday morning among family members. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa Rittoper. She was the loving wife of the late Frank E. Kadar. Helen had retired from a career working for Laneco. Brought up on a farm in Bethlehem, Helen loved the outdoors and...
Austin Kurisco
Jul 13, 2008
Austin Kurisco, 75, of Allentown, died on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was married to his wife of 52 years, Nancy Andrashko Kurisco of Allentown. Austin was born in Bethlehem the son of the late Stephen and Mary Ference Kurisco. He was a 1952 graduate of Liberty High School, excelling in football and...
Anna A. Krenicky
Jul 12, 2008
Anna "Semie" A. Krenicky, 83, of Bethlehem, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late John and Anna Ezar Semancik. Anna was preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 years Joseph A. Krenicky. She was also predeceased by...
Martin E. Hallowell
Jul 10, 2008
Martin E. Hallowell, 55, of Hamburg, New York, formerly of Bethlehem, Pa. died Thursday July 10, 2008 at Atlantic City Regional Medical Center. He was born on March 23, 1953 in Bethlehem, Pa. son of Martin H. Hallowell of Bath, Pa. and the late Genevieve A. Tierney Hallowell. He was the husband of Caroline T. Wargo Hallowell. They celebrated 10...
Dorothy B. Burkhardt
Jul 10, 2008
Dorothy B. Burkhardt, 93, formerly of Bethlehem, died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Westminster Village in Allentown. Born in Seidersville, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Edna Krouse Moll. She was the loving wife of the late Leo F. Burkhardt. Dorothy dedicated her life to her family. She was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church...
Ralph Martnick
Jul 8, 2008
Ralph "Rick" Martnick, 48, died suddenly on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 while traveling through Dickson, TN. Rick, a "Jack of all trades", enjoyed lending a helping hand to his family and friends. His witty sense of humor, charisma and spirit will be dearly missed by his long-time companion, Dolores Mills, children he raised, Michael Mills and Jennifer Lawson and four...
Faye Stair
Jul 5, 2008
Faye Stair, 77, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at LV Hospital-Cedar Crest She was born February 3, 1931 in Emmaus, the daughter of the late Robert and Viola Schaffer Meitzler. Faye was preceded in death by her husband Wilfred "Bill" Stair in 2006. She was the manager of Amy Joy Donuts for over 25 years. Faye will...
Charles R. Ward
Jul 3, 2008
Charles R. Ward, 87, of Bethlehem died on Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. Charles was the son of the late Thomas A. and Charlotte S. Knipe Ward and the husband of Geraldine "Jill" M. Cole Hartenstine Ward of Bethlehem with whom he celebrated their 42 anniversary on June 18, 2008. Charles retired in 1985 after 35...
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