OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Grace C. Capuano

Grace C. Capuano

Oct 30, 2007

Grace C. Capuano, 91, of Bethlehem died on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at the VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's. She was born September 11, 1916 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Rocco and Antoinette Marinaccio Carchio. Grace was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Anthony M. "Tony" Capuano on October 9, 2007. In addition to...

Roberta Mae Bogdan

Roberta Mae Bogdan

Oct 25, 2007

Roberta Mae Bogdan, 84, of Bethlehem Twp., died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at Country Meadows Nursing Home. She was born April 17, 1923 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Gottfried and Clara Anna Lorenz Flammer. She was the wife of the late Louis L. Bogdan. Roberta worked for St. Luke's Hospital for 23 years as a birth registrar. She...

Mary T. Ammend

Mary T. Ammend

Oct 24, 2007

Mary T. Ammend, 90, died on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at her residence in Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Veronica Mingora Kuruc. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Henry R. Ammend on May 1, 2001. She was an excellent seamstress and worked in the local garment industry....

Margaret E. Horvath

Margaret E. Horvath

Oct 24, 2007

Margaret Horvath, 94, of Bethlehem died on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at St.Lukes Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late John and Rose Rayner Gombosi. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Emil Horvath. Margaret worked as a seamstress at the Muriel Dress Co. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bethlehem; where...

Col. Jacob P. Sartz, Jr.

Col. Jacob P. Sartz, Jr.

Oct 23, 2007

Col. Jacob P. Sartz, Jr .WWII, Korea, veteran Col. Jacob P. Sartz, Jr., 89 of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. He was born November 1, 1917, in Shanghai, China, son of the late Jacob P. and Alice Messner Sartz. Raised in Bernville, PA outside of Reading, Mr. Sartz went on to attend Penn State?s...

Dorothy M. Wasco

Dorothy M. Wasco

Oct 20, 2007

Dorothy M. Wasco, 79, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born January 17, 1928 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Anton & Barbara Cmorey Marcincin. Dorothy was the wife of the late Paul Wasco who died in 1981. She was a member of St. Anne?s Catholic...

Thomas P. Nolan, Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...