OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Patricia A. Deschler
May 1, 2008
Patricia A. Deschler, 79, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, May 1, 2008 at her residence in Hanover Twp. She was born February 19, 1929 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late James W. and Catherine Cahill Stine. She was the loving wife of Ralph E. Deschler who died in 1987. Patricia dedicated her life to her family. She was a member...

Anna B. Huertas
Apr 30, 2008
Anna B. Huertas, 76, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday April 30, 2008 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. She was born on August 9, 1931 in Oswego, Kansas daughter of the late William and Laura Samples Hemming. She was the wife of Carmelo V. Huertas of Bethlehem. They were married for 44 years in June 2007. Anna was owner & operator...

Joseph J. Nemeth
Apr 28, 2008
Joseph J. Nemeth, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, April 28, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Bethlehem the son of the late John and Rose Nemeth. Joe proudly served his country during WWII in the U.S. Navy Seabees. He retired in 1982 after 42 years of service at the PBNE Railroad as a part of the Track Gang....

Helen Valish
Apr 27, 2008
Helen Valish, 90, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at her residence. She was born September 2, 1918 in Hellertown, the daughter of the late Gergel and Theresa Weinhoffer Borocky. Helen was preceded in death by her husband Frank S. Valish on March 6, 1999 She retired in 1981 after 20 years of service at the former...

Veronica D. Salvatore-Mack
Apr 25, 2008
Veronica D. Sobchak Salvatore-Mack, 79, of Freemansburg, died Friday, April 25, 2008 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born May 4, 1928 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Bartos Sobchak. She was married to the late James F. Mack. Veronica worked as an inspector at the former Western Electric. She...

George R. Husovsky
Apr 25, 2008
George R. Husovsky, 85, of Bethlehem, died Friday, April 25, 2008 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. He was born May 12, 1922 in Bethlehem, the son of the late John and Margaret Gress Husovsky. He was the loving husband of Geraldine A. Barron Husovsky. They celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary this past November. George worked in the Communication Department at...

Patrick S. Sullivan
Apr 25, 2008
Patrick S. Sullivan, 66 of Bethlehem, died of Friday, April 25, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospitil-Mulenburg in Bethlehem. He was the son of the late Francis L. and Eleanor Schlegel Sullivan and the husband of Barbara A. Dwyer Sullivan with whom he celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary in February. Patrick retired in 2005 from Graphic management Asso. GMA where he...
James B. Bunsa
Apr 25, 2008
James B. Bunsa, 71, of Bethlehem, died Friday, April 25, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. Born on October 28, 1936 in Hazleton, Pa, he was the son of the late Bernard E. and Agnes A. Gregor Bunsa. He was the loving husband of the late Lorraine M. Halleman Bunsa, who died in 2007. James was employed as a meatcutter...

Marie T. Piff
Apr 23, 2008
Marie T. Piff, 95 of Bethlehem died Wednesday April 23rd in Resthaven Nursing Home, York, Pa. She is the wife of the late Louis F. Piff who died in 1955. Born in Bethlehem she is the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Dolan Gosztonyi. Marie retired in 1978 after 23 years as a Special Education Teacher at Marvine Elementary...
Sophie V. Engler
Apr 19, 2008
Sophie V. Engler, 84, of Allentown, died Saturday April 19th, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. She was born on May 29, 1923 in Mocanaqua, PA daughter of the late Anthony and Sofia Arzesczinski Dombroski. She was the wife of Forrest F. Engler. They would have been married for 62 years on April 27th, 2008. Sophie worked at Just...

Lorraine Collins
Apr 19, 2008
Lorraine Collins, 80, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, April 18, 2008, at Old Orchard Health Services. She was born October 14, 1927, in Wilkes Barre, PA, the daughter of the late Edward and Hilda Powell Lewis. Lorraine was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, James P. Collins, Jr., on May 3, 2007. She was a graduate of Liberty High...
Natacia M Musika
Apr 18, 2008
Natacia Musika Muzyka, 84, of Hellertown, formerly of 1157 Westbury Dr. Bethlehem, died Friday, April 18, 2008 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles & Anna Ludsky Rubelsky. On September 7, 1946 Natacia married her husband, John J. Musika, who died on Dec. 14, 1986....

Mary T Martin
Apr 18, 2008
Mrs. Mary T. Martin, 90 of Bethlehem, died Friday morning at Country Meadows Rehabilitation Center, Bethlehem Township surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late Frank A. Martin who died in 1976. Born in Bethlehem she is the daughter of the late Michael and Mary J. Geryek Grasic. She had been a devoted member of St....

Joseph Alex Baksa
Apr 18, 2008
Joseph A. Baksa, 93, of Bethlehem died on Friday April 18, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was born on October 18, 1914, the son of the late Lajos and Erzsebet Szegedi Baksa. Joseph was preceded in death by his wife Mary R. Horvath Baksa. He was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard, Battery C 213th Coast Artillery and...
Margaret Dicicco
Apr 17, 2008
Margaret DiCicco, 92, of Bethlehem, formerly of Wallingford, PA, died Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the Moravian Village in Bethlehem. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Juliana Reganata. Her husband of 62 years, the late Louis DiCicco, died in 1997. They had a wonderful life together. Margaret had a natural flair for fashion and...
Sister Petronilla Cizik, O.S.F.
Apr 16, 2008
Sister M. Petronilla Cizik, O.S.F., 91, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis of the United States Province for 72 years, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Monocacy Manor in Bethlehem, PA. Sister Petronilla entered the community from Sacred Heart Parish in Wilkes-Barre, PA in September of 1933 and professed her first vows in 1935 at Mount...
Janet E. Greenleaf
Apr 15, 2008
Janet Elizabeth Greenleaf, of Center Valley, PA, passed away April 15, 2008. She was the loving wife of Dr. James Albert Greenleaf for 41 years. Born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Janet was the daughter of the late Edgar and Mary Rabenold Bohstedt. She graduated from Louis E. Dieruff High School, Bloomsburg and Lehigh Universities. Janet taught in the Allentown and East...

Anthony M. Morganelli
Apr 15, 2008
Anthony "Tony" M. Morganelli, 89, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born June 13, 1918 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Bambina Servodio and Angelo Morganelli. He was married to Mary Dobish Morganelli, with whom he would have celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary this June....
Madelyn Schadle
Apr 15, 2008
Madelyn C. Schadle, 92, of Bethlehem died on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Westminster Village. She was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late George E. and Nellie Falvey Long. Madelyn was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Schadle in 1973. She was a graduate of Fountain Hill High School. Madelyn worked in the Rigger Office of the...
John Makos
Apr 14, 2008
Mr. John Makos, 93 of formerly of 12th Street in Bethlehem Township died Monday afternoon at Cedar Brook, Fountain Hill Annex. He was the husband of the late Mary Nakata Makos who died in 2000. Born in Bethlehem, Pa. he is the son of the late Steven and Fannie Sampar Makos. John worked for the Bethlehem Steel Company in the...