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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Marie F. Kish
Dec 6, 2007
Marie F. Kish, 76, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. She was born May 12, 1931 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Joseph and Julia Robar Donchez. Marie was a 1948 graduate of Liberty High School. She worked as a Beautician for 10 years and enjoyed her time as a...
Maria L. Melendez
Dec 6, 2007
Maria L. Melendez, 47, of Bethlehem passed away Thursday December 6, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born in Bronx, NY the daughter of the late Wilfredo Calderon and Isabel Ortiz Calderon of Bethlehem. Maria worked for Access Services Group for six years. She will be lovingly remembered by her Husband Didiel Ruiz of Bethlehem; daughters, Michele Melendez and...
Albert V. Gonzales
Dec 5, 2007
Albert V. Gonzales, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at St.Lukes Hospital. He was born April 23, 1918 in Chanute, KS the son of the late Cirilo and Maria Valdivia Gonzales. Albert was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Domitila A. "Tillie" Gonzales. He retired from the Bethlehem Steel Co. in 1978 as a...
Bruce S. Kovaleski, Jr.
Dec 5, 2007
Bruce S. Kovaleski, Jr., 79 of Bethlehem Township, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at Lehigh Valley Hospital ? Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Born in Pringle, PA on July 30, 1928; he was the son of the late Bruce S., Sr. and Katherine Garbush Kovaleski. He is survived by his wife of 53 years the former Dorothy Hinkle. Bruce was employed by...
Joseph Paul Blazovic, Jr
Dec 4, 2007
Joseph Paul Blazovic, Jr., 66, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at his home in Bethlehem, PA. Joseph was born in Rahway, NJ on January 18, 1941. He was the son of the late Joseph P. and Mary Derkack Blazovic. He lived in Bridgewater, NJ for many years before moving to Bethlehem, PA. Joe is survived by his long time...
Joseph Hegedus
Dec 4, 2007
Joseph Hegedus, 76, of Allentown, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Mary Mesaros and Joseph Hegedus, Sr. Joseph was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Mihalek Hegedus in 2000. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army earning three purple hearts during...
Bela M Persa
Dec 3, 2007
Bela M. Persa, 81 of Bethlehem Township died Monday Dec. 3rd at VNA Hospice at St. Luke?s in Lower Saucon Township. Bela?s wife, Anna Kozul Persa, of 57 years died this past March. Born in Bethlehem he is the son of the late Stephen and Helen Sever Persa. After graduating in 1943 from Liberty High School Bela entered the U.S....
William J. Seifert
Dec 3, 2007
William J. ?Bill? Seifert, 85 of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Monday Dec. 3, 2007. He and his wife Margaret M. Bednar Seifert celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on Sept. 25, 2007. Bill worked for the former Lehigh Valley Railroad/Conrail for 37 years as an office supervisor before retiring in 1982. Previously Bill worked for S&G Menswear in Bethlehem. Bill...
Anna J. Dunstan
Dec 2, 2007
Anna J. Dunstan, 84, of Bethlehem died Sunday December 2, 2007 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Lukes. She was born on February 19, 1923 in Upper Black Eddy , Pa. daughter of the late Ignatz and Ernestine Beidler Laky. She was the wife of the late James H. Dunstan. Anna was a member of St. Anne?s RC Church...
Bertha E. Pakulski
Dec 2, 2007
Bertha E. Pakulski, of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Bethlehem, died December 2, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore. Born in Kent County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert & Bertha Sierkierski Demski. She and her husband, William Pakulski, Jr. would have celebrated their 60th anniversary in January. Over the years they moved from Baltimore to Bethlehem...
Kevin Charles Rodgers
Dec 1, 2007
Kevin Rodgers, 41, of Effort, PA; died on December 1, 2007. He was born in Bethlehem; the son of the late William Whitey Rodgers and Carol L. wife of John Crilley of Effort, PA. Kevin was currently a senior at East Stroudsburg University. He previously attended Florida State University, where he developed into a lifelong fan of the Noles. Kevin...
Valentine Fontanez
Nov 30, 2007
Valentine Fontanez, 76, of Bethlehem, died Friday, November 30, 2007 at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. He was born December 10, 1930 in Corozal, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Eladio and Sinforiana Santiago Fontanez. Valentine worked for Bethlehem Steel and he was a painter. He was a supporter of the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association and a member...
Denise Ann Hartzell
Nov 29, 2007
Denise Ann Hartzell, 39, of Glastonbury, CT died on Nov. 29, 2007 in Manchester Memorial Hospital. She is the daughter of Robert and Rita Ellen Sedlock Hartzell of Bridgeville, DE. Denise was an outstanding individual who excelled in all she attempted. Her smile lit up the room and her kind heart touched everyone. She graduated from Girls? Preparatory School in...
Philip Daniel Palangio
Nov 28, 2007
Philip D. Palangio, 56, of Augusta, SC and formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on November 28, 2007. He was the son of the late Philip D. and Ellen C. Brinskele Palangio. Survivors: daughter, Alexandria of Jacksonville, FL; brothers, Robert, Thomas and James; sister, Ellen Baca; seven nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 8th at...
Mary S. Ackerman
Nov 27, 2007
Mary S. Ackerman, 91, of Bethlehem Township died on Tuesday November 27, 2007 at St.Lukes Hospital. She was born in Lehighton, the daughter of the late Gabriel Carl and Mary Legath Stangl. Mary was predeceased by her husband, Francis F. Ackerman. Mary worked as a Nurses Aide at St. Luke's Hospital and Moravian Kings Daughters Home. She was a member...
Mary A. Vanya
Nov 27, 2007
Mary A. Sandor Vanya, 81, of Bethlehem Township died peacefully Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital in Bethlehem. Born November 8, 1926 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late John Sandor and Mary Szena Sandor Korody. She was married to Stephen R. Vanya who died in October 1993 and was reunited with him on their 54th...
Sister Sophie Tarhanich, O.S.F.
Nov 26, 2007
Sister M. Sophie Tarhanich, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis of the U.S. Province for 76 years, died on Monday, November 26, 2007 at Monocacy Manor at the age of 94. Sister Sophie entered the community from Holy Trinity Church in Simpson, PA in 1929 and professed her first vows in 1931 at Mount Assisi Convent in...
John S. Zamper
Nov 26, 2007
John ?Zaz? C. Zamper, 86 , of Bethlehem Township died Monday, November 26, 2007 in his home. Born November 27, 1920 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Stephen and Theresa Horvath Zamper. He was married to Stephanie Kunda Zamper who died in June of 1988. John worked in the Coke Works at the Bethlehem Steel for 40...
Edward V. Chavar
Nov 25, 2007
Edward V. Chavar, 44, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, November 25, 2007 at his Residence. He was born April 13, 1963, in Washington, D. C., the son of the late Samuel M. and Jennie A. Putar Chavar and the husband of Terri L. Vess Chavar of Bethlehem. Edward was the owner and operator of Chavar Custom Knife Works in Bethlehem. He...
Deborah A. Schlegel
Nov 25, 2007
Deborah ?Debbie? A. Sinko Schlegel Deborah ?Debbie ?A. Sinko Schlegel, 56, of Bethlehem, PA died suddenly on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem and was the daughter of Helen Seavey Sinko of Bethlehem and the Late Frank Sinko. Debbie was the wife of Jack G. Schlegel.of Bethlehem. Debbie was a 1969 graduate...
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