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Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Marguerite M. Fink
Mar 1, 2024
Marguerite M. Fink, 93, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away peacefully March 1, 2024, at Gracedale Nursing Home. Born in Bethlehem, May 23, 1930, she was the daughter of Carl and Elizabeth (Tunner) Fischer.
Marguerite will be remembered for a life well lived. Her passions were many. Her love of family, her skills in the kitchen, and the artistry of her quilting...
Charles E. Truskolasky
Mar 1, 2024
Charles E. Truskolasky, 80, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Friday March 1, 2024, at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill, PA. He was born in Shenandoah, PA the son of the late Charles and Mary (Sczypin) Truskolasky. He was the husband of Myung (Kim) Truskolasky of Bethlehem, PA and the late Gail B. (Roberts) Truskolasky who died in 1983....
Jose F. Silvestre
Mar 1, 2024
Jose F. Silvestre, 87, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Friday March 1, 2024, at his home. He was born in Portugal the son of the late Joaquim and Maria Silvestre. He was the husband of Maria Do Carmo (Almeida) Silvestre. They were married for 62 years this past February 10th. Jose worked as a machine operator for the Vianini Pipe...
Catherine J. Gerencser
Feb 29, 2024
Catherine “Tootie” J. Gerencser, 96, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at LifeQuest Nursing Center, Quakertown. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Gerencser, who died March 1, 2007. Catherine was born in Bethlehem on November 27,1927, to the late Andrew and Veronica (Doddy) Spevak. She sewed garments at various Bethlehem factories. She also...
John F. Rzepiela
Feb 29, 2024
John “Bosco” F. Rzepiela, 91, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Thursday February 29, 2024, at his home. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John and Sophie (Stackno) Rzepiela. He was the husband of Charlotte (Raub) Rzepiela and they celebrated 69 years of marriage on August 28th of last year. John worked in the 48inch mill...
Florence B. Bond
Feb 28, 2024
Florence B. Bond, 96, of Bethlehem died, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest campus. Born in Petersville, PA she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Ann (Garger) Gilbert. She was married to the late William W. Bond, Sr.
Florence dedicated herself to raising her family and enjoying time with her grandsons. In her...
Elsie H. Weaver
Feb 28, 2024
Elsie H. Weaver, 95, of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at Moravian Village, in Bethlehem.
Born on April 29, 1928, in Catasauqua, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Cecilia (Fiedler) Hutter.
Elsie was a faithful member of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. She previously worked at Western Electric, Weight Watchers and Piercing Pagoda. She was...
Esther A. Maiatico
Feb 28, 2024
Esther Azar Maiatico, 94, of Danielsville, PA passed away peacefully on February 28, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Albert S. Azar and Wadiha (Haddad) Azar. She was the wife to the late Arthur Maiatico.
Esther retired from Bell of PA, AT&T and Lucent Technologies. She was a member of 1st...
Sandra M. Fenstermacher
Feb 28, 2024
Sandra M. Fenstermacher, 83, of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at Arden Courts.
Born on November 17, 1940, in Fountain Hill, she was the daughter of the late Geza and Mary (Schwartz) Windisch.
Sandy was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Bethlehem. She enjoyed traveling with her late husband, Stanley, most especially she enjoyed the...
Richard D. Foltz
Feb 25, 2024
Richard Daniel Foltz, 91, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024. Born on March 31, 1932, in Conrad, Montana, he was the son of the late Leo Lloyd and Anna Bridgette (Corcoran) Foltz.
He attended high school in Bellingham, WA after the family moved from Montana for greater employment opportunities. In 1952, he enlisted for three years in the...
Kathleen M. Yesalusky
Feb 24, 2024
Kathleen (Kathy) M. Yesalusky, 87, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Born on June 29, 1936 in Kansas
City, MO, she was the daughter of the late Frank McMurray and Pearl Schadt.
Kathy dedicated many years at Mack Truck as a food service worker, where she shared her generous spirit and quick wit. “Mrs. Yaz” loved having...
Venetia Shirley Vogelsang
Feb 23, 2024
Venetia S. Vogelsang, 60, of Bethlehem Twp, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024. She was the loving wife of Jeffrey Vogelsang, they celebrated 35 years of marriage this past October.
Born on May 29, 1963, in Fountain Hill, she was the daughter of the late Shirley (Stout) and Victor Koszi, Jr.
Venetia had an extraordinary love for animals—she enjoyed any and...
Patrick J. Hannon
Feb 22, 2024
Patrick J. Hannon, 59, of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
Born on April 2, 1964, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Mary Ellen (O’Connell) and Luke Hannon.
Patrick is survived by several cousins.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, from 2-4:00 p.m. at the South Mountain Park-Upper Pavilion, 1515 N. Mountain...
Maria Helena Almeida
Feb 21, 2024
Maria Helena Almeida, 81, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Wednesday February 21, 2024, at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth, PA. She was born in Santiago de Cassurraes, Portugal, the daughter of the late Jose and Rosa (Rodrigues) Viegas. She was the wife of Carlos A. Almeida of Bethlehem, PA. and they were married for 61years. Maria was a member...
David R. Finn, Jr.
Feb 19, 2024
David R. Finn, Jr., 70, of Allentown passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024. Born in Bethlehem on June 15, 1953, he was the son of the late Georgine C. (Lorah) and David R. Finn, Sr.
David was an avid sports fan who loved the Yankees and Mets. He enjoyed walking the Ironton Rail Trail, Star Trek and mushroom hunting in...
Kathleen D. Locher
Feb 17, 2024
Kathleen D. Locher, 66 of Bethlehem, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospital-Fountain Hill. She was the wife of Michael J. Locher. Kathleen was born in Fountain Hill on April 16, 1957 to the late James E., Sr. and Anne M. (Hoch) Higgins. Kathleen's commitment to her career was evident in her 43 years of service at...
Peter J. Ginesi
Feb 15, 2024
Peter J. Ginesi, 97, of Hellertown died peacefully Thursday, February 15, 2024 surrounded by loving
family. Born in Clark, NJ he was the son of the late Rose Servino and Louis Ginesi. He was married
to his lifelong partner Theresa M. (Demyan) Ginesi of Bethlehem.
Peter graduated from Lehigh University, where he was very proud member of the 1950 undefeated...
Donald William Miles
Feb 14, 2024
Donald William Miles, 75, of Bethlehem, passed peacefully on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, from metastatic prostate cancer. Husband of the late Julia (Bronstein) Miles (d. Oct. 26, 2016), he was born on December 19, 1948 to the late William R. and Mary P. (Coons) Miles and raised in Cranford, NJ. A graduate of Lehigh University (‘71), Don earned his law...
James E. Shunk
Feb 14, 2024
James E. Shunk, 85, of Paupack, PA passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Jim was born in Bethlehem on February 10, 1939 to the late William, Sr. and Helen (Doncsecz) Shunk.
He retired from the Bethlehem Steel in 1984 and enjoyed an active lifestyle at his cabin in the woods of Lake Wallenpaupack. As a lifetime member of the...
Joan Stetz
Feb 13, 2024
Joan Stetz, 86, of Bethlehem has fallen asleep in the hope of Resurrection unto life eternal. Born July 12, 1937 to the late Michael and Mary Stetz in Buck Run, PA.
Joan was a 1955 graduate of Cass Township High School. She went on to earn degrees at the Reading Hospital School of Nursing, Wilkes University and Reading Hospital School of...
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