OBITUARIES
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Pearl M. Best
Mar 24, 2008
Pearl M. Royer Best, 85, of Nazareth, formerly of Allentown, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, March 24, 2008. Born June 22, 1922 in Lock Haven, PA she was the daughter of the late Ada E. Simcox and Robert R. Royer. She was married to the late Lawrence R. Lorrah and later remarried the late Howard S. Best....
Very Reverend Eugene Vansuch
Mar 23, 2008
Very Reverend Eugene Vansuch, 66, of Easton, died on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Campbell, OH the son of the late Michael Vansuch and Mary Racz Vansuch of Campbell, OH. Fr. Vansuch is survived by his loving wife of 41 years Frances Papaharalambos Vansuch of Easton. He was a 1959 graduate of Memorial High...
Donald Peter Erb
Mar 22, 2008
Donald Peter Erb, 74, of Nazareth, died on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at L.V. Muhlenberg Hospital. He was born in Allentown, the son of the late Howard and Ruth Minnich Erb. Don proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Joan M. Shelhamer Erb of Nazareth. Until just recently, Don...
Michael J. Brady Sr.
Mar 22, 2008
Michael J. Brady, Sr., 76, of Bethlehem, died Saturday March 22, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. Born in Bethlehem, on April 7, 1931, he was the son of the late Joseph and Marie Metzler Brady. He was the husband of the late Helen I. Horvath Brady who died in 2005. He was employed by the Bethlehem Steel working...
Mary B. Hoffert
Mar 22, 2008
Mary B. Hoffert, 53, of Bethlehem died Saturday March 22, 2008 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on April 27, 1954 in Nesquehoning, Pa. She was the daughter of Albert E. and Margaret R. Koomar Reese. She was the wife of Paul A. Hoffert. They were married for 22 years on June 30, 2007. Mary was...
Irene K. Meszaros
Mar 21, 2008
Irene K. Meszaros, 88 of Ft. Myers, Florida formerly of Bethlehem died Friday March 21, 2008 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Ft. Myers. She was born on September 3, 1919 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Frank and Rose Torok Koczan. She was the wife of the late Alexander L. Meszaros Sr. Irene was the co- owner & operator of...
Eva Scheks
Mar 18, 2008
Eva "Oma" Scheks, 90, of Bethlehem Twp., died Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born December 24, 1917 in Austria-Hungary, the daughter of the late Johann and Anna Mink Durr. She was the loving wife of the late Franz "Pop-Pop" Scheks who died in 1999. Eva was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic...
Patrick S. Fernandes
Mar 18, 2008
Patrick S. Fernandes, 80, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday March 18, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. Born on March 16, 1928, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Severino and Sophie Sury Fernandes. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Mary Kilheeney Fernandes. Patrick was employed by the Bethlehem Steel for 37 years, working as...
Ilona Vida
Mar 18, 2008
Mrs. Ilona Vida, 84 of Bethlehem, Pa. died Wednesday evening at Lehigh Valley Hospital at Muhlenburg, Bethlehem, Pa. She is the widow of the late Ferenc Vida who died in 1988. Born in Takacsi, Vesz Pr'
John W. Brixius, Jr.
Mar 17, 2008
John W. Brixius Jr., 56, of Bethlehem died Monday March 17, 2008. He was born on September 3, 1951 in Bethlehem son of Jack W. Brixius Sr. and Alice Hegar Brixius of Florida. He was the husband of Donna M. Kramer Brixius. They celebrated 31 years of marriage on July 2, 2007. John worked for Jaindl Farms. He was a...
Mara Anne Braig
Mar 17, 2008
Mara Anne Braig, 38, of Bethlehem, died Monday, March 17, 2008 in her home. Born January 14, 1970, in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of Christian C. Braig of Lansdale and Margaret Heney Braig of Bethlehem. Mara worked as a customer service rep. for AmerisourceBergen for the past year. She will be lovingly remembered by her parents, Christian and Margaret,...
Anne Plaskon
Mar 14, 2008
Anne Plaskon, 93, of Hellertown, PA and formerly of Bayonne, died Friday, March 14, 2008, at Kirkland Village, Bethlehem. Born in Waterbury, CT, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anastasia Konavalchuk Kalada. She was the loving wife of the late Steven Plaskon who died July 9, 2007. Anne was employed by the former Western Electric as an...
Mary S Jennings
Mar 13, 2008
Mary S. Jennings, 89 of Bethlehem died March 13th in Reston, VA. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late James and Catherine Maloney Sullivan. She was wife to the late Robert E. Jennings for 42 years. She was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School. Mrs. Jennings was employed for over 29 years in various positions by...
Adele L. Karustis
Mar 13, 2008
Adele L. Yavorosky Karustis, 96, of Phoebe Terrace, Allentown, formerly of Bethlehem, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Phoebe Home Nursing & Rehab Center in Allentown, PA. She was born May 21, 1911 in Shenandoah, PA, the daughter of the late Anthony and Eva Kazakewicz Yavorosky. She was the loving wife of the late George Karustis who died in 1992....
Mary M. Takach
Mar 12, 2008
Mary M. Takach, 87, of Bethlehem, formerly of Allentown, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. She and her husband, the late Major Frank S. Takach, retired USMC, had been married for 45 years when he died in September of 1999. She was the daughter of the late Emil and Agnes Famina Mesko. A graduate of Liberty High...
Eugene J. Dougherty
Mar 12, 2008
Eugene J. Dougherty, 72, of Freemansburg, died peacefully the morning of Wednesday, March 12, 2008, surrounded by his wife and six daughters. Born in Beaver Brook, PA on December 14, 1935, he was the son of the late John A. and Irene Hulsizer Dougherty. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Bernadette G. Kerchner. They were married on...
Robert Koons
Mar 10, 2008
Robert "Captain Bob" Koons, 65, of Bethlehem, died Monday, March 10, 2008 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born June 9, 1942 in Allentown he was the son of Gladys PetersKoons and the late William H. Koons, Sr. He was married to Debra White Koons. Robert was a fireman in Allentown. Prior to his career as a firefighter he served his...
Carol R. Mccormack
Mar 10, 2008
Carol R. Rice McCormack, formerly of Hanover Township in Bethlehem and of Hellertown, died on Monday, March 10, 2008, at Moravian Hall Square in Nazareth. Carol was the daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth M. Becker Rice and the widow of the late Walter R. McCormack, who died in June 1986. She was born in New York City, NY...
Maria Adamchik
Mar 8, 2008
Maria Adamchik, 90, of Hellertown died Friday March 7, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital 17th & Chew St. Allentown, Pa. She was born on January 2, 1918 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Michael and Serafina Cherkovsky Adamchik. Maria was an executive secretary for the Vice President of Clairol for many years. She was an avid traveler going to Russia,...
Mary A. Kovacs
Mar 8, 2008
Mary A. Kovacs, 89, of Bethlehem died Saturday March 8, 2008 at the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Lukes in Bethlehem. She was born on October 28, 1918 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Imre and Theresa Luybli Kovacs Takacs. Mary was a waitress and cook at the Hellertown American Legion for 20 years. She was a member...
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