OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Thomas P. Nolan, Jr.
Oct 19, 2007
Thomas P. Nolan, Jr., 63, of Bethlehem died Friday October 19, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospital ? Muhlenberg after being stricken at home. He and his wife Carol McNamee Nolan were married for 37 years. The son of the late Thomas P. and Genevieve M. Repsher Nolan, Sr., Tom was born in Philadelphia and raised in Deleware County, PA. He...
Olga Sawarynski
Oct 18, 2007
Olga Sawarynski, 87, fell asleep in the Lord on October 18, 2007 in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem on April 17, 1920, she was the third child of Michael and Agrippina Kokash Radchuk. She married Michael Sawarynski on October 26, 1940 and was married for 54 years until his death in 1995. She is survived by one son, Deacon Mikhail Sawarynski...

James A. Vaccaro
Oct 15, 2007
James A. Vaccaro, 95, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 15, 2007 at Manor Care Health Services.He was born December 19, 1911 in Pittsfield, MA; the son of the late James and Rose Russo Vaccaro.James is survived by his wife of 73 years, Elizabeth M. Weinhardt Vaccaro of Bethlehem.He was a graduate of Pittsfield High School, Pittsfield, MA and earned...

Margaret M. Ziminski
Oct 15, 2007
Margaret M. Ziminski, 84, of Bethlehem died Monday October 15, 2007 at St. Luke?s Hospital, Fountain Hill. Born, March 7, 1923, in West Hazelton, Pa; she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mary Braskey Strack. She was the wife of the late Stephen Ziminski who died on April 18, 1995. She was a member of the Notre Dame...
John C. Lavan
Oct 14, 2007
John C. LaVan, 93, of Bethlehem died Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. Born September 16, 1914 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Mary Anderson and John Levan. He was married to Helen Kousz LaVan with whom he would have celebrated 68 years of marriage on December 2. John worked at the Bethlehem Steel...
Evelyn Taglang
Oct 13, 2007
Evelyn C. Taglang, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. She was born April 19, 1913 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Thomas Leidy Weirbach and Anna Weirbach Mohn. Evelyn is survived by her husband of 70 years, Francis J. Taglang of Bethlehem. She worked for the Bethlehem Steel Co. before dedicating...

Margaret J. Webb
Oct 13, 2007
Margaret J. Webb, 87, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Gracedale Nursing Center. She was born May 4, 1920 in Philadelphia; the daughter of the late Edward Adam John Herbott and Mary Elizabeth Hanna Herbott. Margaret is survived by her husband William H. Webb and would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Nov. 5th. She graduated...
Maria M. Arrue
Oct 13, 2007
Maria Arrue , 99, of Miami, Fla, formerly of Allentown, died on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Miami. Born in Guantanamo, Cuba, she was the daughter of the late Augusto & Juana Brage. Maria met her husband of over 50 years, Rafael E. Arrue who died in 1985, in Cuba. Rafael was in Cuba for his job...

Robert R. Kresge
Oct 12, 2007
Robert R Kresge, 61, of Walnutport, PA died peacefully at his residence surrounded by his loving family on Friday, October 12, 2007. He was born in Bethlehem the son of the late Carlton D. Kresge and Helen I. Shamenek Kresge of Allentown. Bob was a graduate of Moravian College where he was a 119 LB Wrestling Champion. He was a...
Robert W. Fulton
Oct 9, 2007
Robert W. Fulton, 94, formerly of Wilson Boro, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at Old Orchard Health Care Services in Easton. Born September 21, 1913 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Louise Quick Fulton. He was the loving husband of the late Rose Anne Fortunato Fulton who died in 1998. Robert was a...
Anthony M. Capuano
Oct 9, 2007
Anthony M. ?Tony? Capuano, 92, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. Born April 28, 1915 in Foiano, Italy he was the son of the late Mariantonia Ruggiero and George Capuano. He was married to Grace Carchio Capuano for 71 years. Anthony worked and owned Cappy?s Shoe Repair in Bethlehem from 1940 until 1981. He...
Katherine E. Tomko
Oct 7, 2007
Katherine ?Kitty? Tomko, 82, left this world peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, October 7. She was the loving wife of Frank J. Tomko Sr . They celebrated 59 years of marriage on June 19. Born in Bethlehem, PA September 7, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Fecko Yurasek. She was a graduate of...
Catherine M. Mcgovern
Oct 6, 2007
Catherine M. Donchez McGovern, 68, of Bethlehem died Saturday October 6, 2007 at the VNA Hospice of St. Lukes. She was born on December 25, 1938 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Julius F. and Angeline A. Belletti Donchez. Catherine was a life long resident of Bethlehem and a kindergarten teacher in the Bethlehem Area School District for over 25...
Stella C. Rich
Oct 6, 2007
Stella C. Rich, 89, of Bethlehem died Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Manor Care of Palmer Township. Born, November 10, 1917, in Bethlehem; she was the daughter of the late Marco and Philomena Caselli DiGiacinto. She was the wife of the late Alfred H. Rich. They were married 66 years before Alfred's death in 2004. She was a member of...

Goldie K. Keeler
Oct 3, 2007
Goldie K. Keeler, 94, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. She was born August 4, 1913 in Wildell, WV; the daughter of the late Bruce G. and Katherine Tahaeny Kephart. She was the loving wife of the late Henry D. Keeler who died in 1995. Goldie was a member of Bethany United Church...
Arthur M. Wersinger
Oct 1, 2007
Arthur M. Wersinger, 81, of Bethlehem, died Monday October 1, 2007. Born on May 8, 1926, in Hazelton Heights, Pa; he was the son of the late Harry and Lena Ford Wersinger. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mary Grace Wersinger. Art was a barber for over 50 years and most recently worked at the Martin Tower...
Lorraine C. Miller
Oct 1, 2007
Lorraine C. Miller, 61, of Whitehall Twp., died Monday, October 1, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown. She was born September 2, 1946 in Coaldale, the daughter of the late Steven and Claire Washefsky Kowalski. She was the loving wife of Robert K. Miller, Jr. they celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary this past March. Lorraine worked for Raxon...

Mary L. Hengstenberger
Sep 30, 2007
Mary L. DeAngelis Hengstenberger, 85, formerly of Bethlehem, died Sunday, September 30, 2007 at Gracedale in Nazareth. Born January 29, 1922 in Mingo Junction, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Rosa Martellucci and Frank DeAngelis. Mary was married to the late John J. Hengstenberger. Mary was a dedicated mother and wife who always put her family first. She...

William Owen Haney, Jr.
Sep 28, 2007
William Owen Bill Haney passed away peacefully, Friday Sept. 28, 2007 in Lehigh Valley Muhlenberg Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa. Born in St. Luke?s Hospital, Fountain Hill he was the beloved son of the late William Owen and Frances Mary Werst Haney, Sr. He attended St. Ursula?s Grade School and Sacred Heart School of Allentown. He was affliated with Impack and a...
Michael G. Thear
Sep 28, 2007
Michael G Thear, 63 , of Bethlehem Township, PA died on Friday, September 28, 2007 at Easton Hospital E.R. after being stricken at the Lehigh Valley Amateur, at Green Pond Golf Club. Michael was born in Allentown and was the son of the late Stephen and Verna Kurash Thear. Mike is the husband of Many Ann Yackanicz Thear who celebrated...