OBITUARIES
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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Ernest Rothrock, Sr.
Feb 21, 2008
Ernest Rothrock, Sr., 85, of Bethlehem died Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. Born August 29, 1922 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Elmer and Lizzy Rothrock. He was married to Theresa Brezack Rothrock. Ernest worked at Rothrock Plumbing and Heating. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Army during World War II. He...
Stephen Kohut
Feb 19, 2008
Stephen Kohut, 84, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday February 19, 2008. Born, November 17, 1923, in Bethlehem; he was the son of the late Metro and Anna Billetz Kohut. He was the husband of the late Beatrice Schreiber Kohut. Stephen was employed by the Bethlehem Police Department from 1959 to 1988, and retired as a Captain. From 1947 to 1959 he...
Anna Becker Sokalsky
Feb 19, 2008
Anna Ridgick Becker Sokalsky, 82, of Bethlehem died Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Born October 25, 1925 in Windber, PA she was the daughter of the late Anna Dayock and Michael Ridgick. She was married to the late Francis Michael Becker. Anna was very proud of her work for the Bethlehem Steel during WWII. She later worked for the former Diamond...
Alice L. Deberardinis
Feb 18, 2008
Alice L Reinheimer DeBerardinis, 87, of Bethlehem, PA Died on Monday, February 18, 2008 at Manor Care Health Services II in Bethlehem, PA She was born in Bethlehem and was the daughter of the late John and Emma Kratzer Reinheimer. Alice was the widow of Julius Kukor who died in December of 1964 and the widow of Alfred DeBerardinis who...
Helen E. Sekerak
Feb 17, 2008
Helen Elizabeth Danko Sekerak, 79, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on February 17th, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem after a brief period of illness. She was born in Ebervale, near Hazelton, PA. She graduated from Hazle Township High School and was employed for many years by Bell of Pennsylvania. Helen retired from her position as a maintenance administrator in...
Mildred L. Dias
Feb 16, 2008
Mildred Dias, 90, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, February 16, 2008 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. She was born in New Brunswick, NJ the daughter of the late Marcelino and Gertrude Lopez. Mildred was the widow of Norman S. Dias who died in December of 1998. She worked as a sales clerk for the former Hess...
John G. Bergan
Feb 16, 2008
John G. Bergan, 71, of Bath died on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008 in the Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's. Born in Newark, NJ he was the son of the late John G. and Nette Mistretta Bergan, Sr. Mr. Bergan retired from Conrail in 1985 after 29 years of service where had worked as a locomotive engineer. He had...
Marie Dana Donchetz
Feb 14, 2008
Marie Dana Victoria Mutarelli Donchetz of Bethlehem passed away on Feb. 14, 2008 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Mutarelli and Vittoria Martucci Mutarelli and the wife of the late William Donchetz. Marie was a graduate of Liberty High School class of 1942 and St. Luke's School of Nursing...
Joseph Stephen Zampar
Feb 14, 2008
Joseph Stephen Zampar, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Louis and Anna Horvath Zampar. Joseph was preceded in death by his wife Claire Miller Zampar. He retired in 1978 from the Bethlehem Steel where he worked for 42...
Robert J. Kramer
Feb 13, 2008
Robert J. Kramer, 28, of Allentown, beloved son and brother. He was born in Hazelton, PA the son of the late Robert J. Kramer and June M., wife of Jeffrey Rowe of Bethlehem. Rob was a 1998 graduate of Liberty High School where he was a member of the Deca Club. He owned the Avis Car Rental in Whitehall, PA....
Dr. John C. Szczepanski
Feb 11, 2008
Dr. John C. Szczepanski, 58, previously of Stow, MA and more recently of Huntsville, Alabama, died February 11th at Huntsville Hospital. He was the husband of Christina Stavnicky Szczepanski. Born in Bethlehem, PA, son of Helen and the late Casmir Szczepanski, Dr. Szczepanski spent 22 years in the military before retiring in 1993 as a Lieutenant Colonel. During that time,...
Christine B. Walters
Feb 11, 2008
Christine Belis Walters, 89, of Center Valley, died Monday, February 11, 2008 at Lehigh Valley Hospice in Allentown. She was born February 19, 1918 in Madera, PA; the daughter of the late Wasyl and Elizabeth Dziordz Belis. She was the former wife of the late Richard B. Walters. Christine owned & operated Hillcrest Farms Resort for over 30 years in...
Cyril M. Krajci, Jr.
Feb 10, 2008
Cyril Cy M. Krajci, Jr., 64, of Hellertown, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2008. He was the husband of Brenda J. Muhr Krajci. They celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary last April. Born in Fountain Hill, he was the son of the late Cyril M. Krajci, Sr., and Sadie Minarik Krajci, and was the stepson of Anna Velas Krajci. A 1960...
Johanna Krauss
Feb 10, 2008
Johanna Kondor Krauss, 47, of Bethlehem died Sunday, February 10, 2008. Born November 24, 1960 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of Johanna Kovac Varga and the late Stephen Kondor. She was married to Dean Krauss with whom she would have celebrated 26 years of marriage on April 24. Johanna most recently worked for Fedex Home Delivery and previously worked...
Paul A. Harris
Feb 10, 2008
Paul J. Harris, 86, of Bethlehem died on Sunday, Feb.10, 2008 at Muhlenberg Hospital. He and his wife, Mary A. Concilio Harris celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary last May. Born in Bethlehem, Mr. Harris was the son of the late Rankin and Jenny Skinner Harris. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier and then as...
Jessica L. Turzanski
Feb 8, 2008
Jessica L. Turzanski, of Bethlehem, died Friday February 8, 2008, at Reading Hospital. Born in Bethlehem on January 13, 1990; the daughter of Richard Turzanski and Sue Gibson Turzanski;and her companion John Chabak. Jessica was a senior at Liberty High School. She was employed by Maryland Fried Chicken, Bethlehem, where she had worked since the summer of 2006. She had...
Helen A. Mosko
Feb 8, 2008
Helen A. Mosko, 83, died Friday February 8, 2008, at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem on August 2, 1924; daughter of the late Michael and Mary Czor. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Mosko. She worked at the Bethlehem Steel in the shell shop during WWII and then as a seamstress for Millcrest...
Kermit L. John
Feb 7, 2008
Kermit L. "Kirk" John, 84, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. He was born October 1, 1923 in Easton the son of the late Weston L. and Mary Eisenhard John. He was the loving husband of Frances "Nancy" H. Taylor. They celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary this past December 17th. Kermit worked for...
Alfred C. Vargo
Feb 5, 2008
Alfred C. "Shoey" Vargo, 75, of Hellertown died on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at Valley Manor Nursing and Rehab Center, Coopersburg He was born in Fountain Hill, the son of the late Charles and Theresa Bohar Vargo. Al is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Joan Bandurich Vargo of Hellertown; his sister Dorothy Fluck of Bethlehem and will...
Ronnie T. Heimbach, Sr.
Feb 3, 2008
Ronnie T. Heimbach, Sr., 54, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, NJ. He was the husband of Charlaine B. May Heimbach. His passing breaks a marital union of 34 years. Ronnie was the son of the late Charles and Margaret Eitzenberger Heimbach. A former Marine,...
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