OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas

John J. Peters

John J. Peters

Oct 12, 2006

John J. Peters, 94, of Bethlehem, died peacefully and went to be with his lord, on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born July 26, 1912 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late John and Catherine Pribula Peters. He was the loving husband of the late Mary V. Hudak Peters who died in 1998....

Francis J. Bankowski, Iv

Francis J. Bankowski, Iv

Oct 11, 2006

Francis J. "Fritz" Bankowski, IV, 40, of Hellertown, died on Wednesday, October 11, 2006. He was born in Easton, the son of Francis and Carol Ehrie Bankowski III of Palmer Twp. Fritz was a 1984 graduate of Easton High School. He worked as a Sales Representative for Ealer Electric of Easton. Fritz will be lovingly remembered by his parents, Francis...

Patricia M. Indelicato

Patricia M. Indelicato

Oct 8, 2006

Patricia M. Indelicato, 68, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 at her residence. Born May 5, 1938 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Genevieve Koryto Malanowski. She was the loving wife of Bernard Indelicato of Bethlehem. They celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary this past June 24th. Patricia was a medical technologist for...

Mary E. Pihanick

Mary E. Pihanick

Oct 8, 2006

Mary E. Pihanick, 75, of Bethlehem died Sunday October 8, 2006, at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. Born on February 8, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Urban and Martha Knowles Dougherty. She was the loving wife of the late Michael Pihanick. Mary was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School, class of 1949. She worked as a receptionist...

Leo Connors, Jr.

Leo Connors, Jr.

Oct 7, 2006

Leo G. Connors, Jr., 47, passed away in his parents home on Saturday, October 7, 2006 after a prolonged illness. He was born November 21, 1958 in Philadelphia and grew up in the Lehigh Valley. Leo was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School. He served his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps. He was a machinist by...

George F. Yasso

George F. Yasso

Oct 5, 2006

George F Yasso 80, of Fountain Hill, passed away October 5, 2006 in the Blough Health Care Services facility in Bethlehem. George was the son of the late George H. and Mary W. Connors Yasso. He was the husband of Rose Marie Keating Yasso; they celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary this past July. George was a General Foreman in the...

Irene M. Kostelnik

Irene M. Kostelnik

Oct 4, 2006

Irene M. Kostelnik of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Urban and Anna Balik Kostelnik and step-daughter to the late Ignatius Kostelnik. Irene worked for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation as a legal secretary in the patent department of the Homer Research Lab for over 40...

William P. "Bill" Anfuso

William P. "Bill" Anfuso

Oct 3, 2006

William P. "Bill" Anfuso, 81, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Born November 17, 1924, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Thomas and Rose Martin Anfuso. He was the loving husband of the late Margaret J. Brady Anfuso. Bill was the owner and operator of North East Auto Body from...

Chester Jamiolkowski

Chester Jamiolkowski

Sep 30, 2006

Chester ?Reds? Jamiolkowski, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, September 30, 2006 at Country Meadows in Bethlehem. Born December 5, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre he was the son of the late Tofil and Alice Maroski Jamiolkowski. He was married to Regina Zelasko Jamiolkowski for 59 years. Chester was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miller Heights. He worked for...

Jacob F. Keim

Jacob F. Keim

Sep 29, 2006

Jacob F. Keim, 86, formerly of Bethlehem, died on Friday September 29, 2006 at VNA Hospice of St. Luke?s. He was born in Moore Twp., the son of the late John and Sophia Koest Keim. Jacob was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Helen J. Leibensperger Keim. He proudly served his country during WWII in the U.S....

Hilda Uhl Miller

Hilda Uhl Miller

Sep 25, 2006

Hilda Miller, 95, of Bethlehem died on Monday September 25, 2006 at Holy Family Manor. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Herrmann Uhl. Hilda retired as a secretary from the Bethlehem Steel Co. She is survived by her son, James E. of Houston, TX; twin sister Cecilia Casey of Bethlehem; and two grandchildren....

Helen T. Steltz

Helen T. Steltz

Sep 24, 2006

Helen T. Steltz, 78, of Bethlehem; devoted wife, loving mother, and proud grandmother, peacefully left this world to be with St. Jude surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 24, 2006 at VNA of St. Luke's. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Harry and Ellen Curry Thompson. Helen is survived by her loving husband of 57...

Dorothy Heil

Dorothy Heil

Sep 24, 2006

Dorothy Heil, 81, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, September 24, 2006 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. Born July 15, 1925 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Bertha Shimaski. She was the loving wife of the late Lee C. Heil. Dorothy graduated from Liberty High School in 1943. She worked for Hess's Department Store for over...

Mary J. Chaback

Mary J. Chaback

Sep 23, 2006

Mary J. Chaback, 87, of Bethlehem died Saturday September 23, 2006 at the Hospice of The VNA of St. Luke?s, Lower Saucon Twp. Born, April 14, 1919, in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Svarny Sopko. She was the wife of the late Michael Chaback.Mary worked as a char woman in the Bethlehem Steel Co....

Louise F. Pfeiffer

Louise F. Pfeiffer

Sep 22, 2006

Louise F. Pfeiffer, 70, of Bethlehem formerly of Hellertown and Orefield, died Friday September 22, 2006 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg, Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Paul and Dominica Polski. She was the loving wife of the late Henry Pfeiffer. She will be lovingly remembered by: daughter, Lisa Segan and husband Timothy of Allentown;...

Leigh S. Leming

Leigh S. Leming

Sep 22, 2006

Leigh S. Leming, 53, of Bethlehem died Wednesday September 20, 2006 at the VNA Hospice of St. Lukes. Born November 6, 1952 in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of Frances C.Pianowski Doling of Bethlehem, and the late John R. Doling. She was the loving wife of the late John Walter Leming, III, who died in November of 2000. She...

Anthony S. Zawadzki

Anthony S. Zawadzki

Sep 22, 2006

Anthony S. Zawadzki, 91, of Bethlehem, PA died on Friday, September 22, 2006 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem, PA Born May 30, 1915 in Bethlehem, to the late John and Agnes Dzielak Zawadski Devoted husband to Helen A. Dobyan Zawadzki with whom he celebrated 62 years of marrage prior to her death in April of this year. A proud and...

Mary K. Smodish

Mary K. Smodish

Sep 20, 2006

Mary K. Smodish, 87, of Hellertown, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born January 20, 1919 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Thersa Zakocs Kosik. She was the loving wife of the late Ernest Smodish who died in 1990. She was a sewing machine operator for many of the...

Leonard F. Knablin

Leonard F. Knablin

Sep 19, 2006

Leonard F. "Lenny" Knablin, 76, of Hellertown, PA and formerly of Darien, CT, died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at the Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke?s, Lower Saucon Twp. Born September 18, 1930, in Bridgeport, CT; he was the son of the late Michael and Catherine Dowling. He was the loving husband of Ester Szalay Knablin of Hellertown. They...

Josephine Persa

Josephine Persa

Sep 19, 2006

Josephine Persa, 83, died on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 in her residence in Bethlehem. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late John and Mary Kucera Tokar. Josephine was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Persa, in 1980. She was a member of St. Annes Catholic Church, Bethlehem. Josephine was a member of the National Sokols, Elks...

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