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Carmen L. Lugo
Oct 30, 2022
Carmen L. Lugo, 93, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Born on May 15, 1929, in Utuado, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Hortencia (Cintron) and Narciso Lugo. Carmen was a member of Holy Infancy Church. She was co-owner of La Favorita grocery store on East 3rd Street in Bethlehem and also worked as...
Larry Jay Rikli
Oct 30, 2022
Larry Jay Rikli, 68, of Emmaus, passed away unexpectedly, in the comfort of his home, on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Born on May 2, 1954, in Allentown, he was a son of the late John and Elizabeth (Kiniuk) Rikli. A graduate of Southern Lehigh High Schools Class of 1972, Larry went on to earn an associates degree in business from...
Ronald K. Raymond
Oct 29, 2022
Ronald K. Raymond, 80, of Bethlehem Township, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Born on September 26, 1942 in Oak Park, IL, he was the son of the late Ruth (Lefeber) and Keefe H. Raymond. He was the loving husband of Beverly J. Raymond. Ronald proudly served his country as member of the United States Army. He graduated from...
Donna L. Castellani
Oct 28, 2022
Donna L. Castellani, 78, of Bethlehem, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022, at Lehigh Valley HospitalCedar Crest Born on December 27, 1943, in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late David W. and Hilda M. (Herman) Mertz. A graduate of Northampton High Schools Class of 1961, Donna went onto hold employment with General Electric and Food Lane. Outside...
Sr. Mary Amata Shina
Oct 26, 2022
Sister Mary Amata Shina, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis of the United States Province, died on October 26, 2022, at Monocacy Manor in Bethlehem, PA. She was 91 and in her 74th year of religious profession. Sister Amata entered the community in 1947 from Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Northampton, PA. She professed her first vows...
Agnes Rose Breiner
Oct 24, 2022
Agnes Rose Breiner, 92, of Bethlehem passed away in her home, surrounded by her family on Monday, October 24, 2022. Born on September 4, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Marie (Sopper) and Joseph Gabler. She was the loving wife of the late Richard F. Breiner with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Agnes was an active...
Jessie M. Wrecsics
Oct 22, 2022
Jessie M. Wrecsics, 79, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, October 22, 2022. She was born in Washington DC, where her parents were stationed for the military. Jessie will be remembered as a spirited woman with a tremendous work ethic. She enjoyed shopping, country music, watching the Steelers, and she especially loved her grandchildren. Jessie found great peace in singing and...
Antoinette M. Truncali
Oct 20, 2022
Antoinette M. Truncali, 85, of Saylorsburg, passed away on October 20, 2022. Born on October 1, 1937 on Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Uricchio) and Frank Paradiso. She graduated from McKee High School and taught nursery school at the YMCA. Upon retiring, she and her husband Paul relocated to Saylorsburg, PA. Antoinette was an...
Mary Ann Kametz
Oct 19, 2022
Mary Ann Kametz, 87, of Bethlehem died on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Born in Bethlehem on October 5, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Domian) Nemchick. She was the loving wife of the late John "Jack" M. Kametz. Mary Ann was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and Allentown Business School. She was a...
Michael E. Gassler
Oct 19, 2022
Michael E. Gassler, 76, of Bethlehem died, Wednesday October 19, 2022 at the St. Lukes VNA Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township. Born in Northampton he was the son of the late Frank J. Gassler, Sr. and Hermina J. (Gollar) Gassler. He was married to Marjorie Ann (Hunt) Gassler for 42 years until her death on March 30, 2005. Michael...
Thelma "Terri" C. Thompson
Oct 18, 2022
Thelma “Terri” C. Thompson, 74, of Allentown and formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Devon House where she resided for the past five years. Born on October 18, 1947, in Plainfield, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Thelma (Bush) Johnson, Sr. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death...
Thomas S. Sauer
Oct 17, 2022
Thomas S. Sauer, M.D., 76, of Hanover Twp., died on October 17, 2022, at home after a 3 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born August 22, 1946, in Bethlehem, son of the late Joseph Michael and Cecelia (Yost) Sauer. Dr. Sauer is survived by his devoted wife of 53 years, Linda Ann (Forchielli) Sauer. He was a graduate...
Diana B. Ettl
Oct 17, 2022
Diana B. Ettl, 75, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022. Born on October 31, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Louise E. (Brezovec) and John J. Blatnik. After graduating from Liberty High School, Diana worked for Western Electric for 30 years. She was an active member of Sacred Heart Parish and the Lioness Club. Diana...
Mary Lou Shuman
Oct 16, 2022
Mary Lou (Itinger) Shuman, 91, of Bethlehem, Lake Wallenpaupack, and Hawley, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at home. Born on March 10, 1931, in Alexandria, PA, she was a daughter of the late Alton and Nellie (Nelson) Itinger. A graduate of Shippensburg University, Mary Lou went on to enjoy a thirty-three-year career as an elementary school...
Elizabeth K. Dane
Oct 14, 2022
Elizabeth “Beth” K. Dane, 58, of Allentown, passed away on Friday, October 14th, 2022 at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Easton, following a bout with ovarian cancer. Born in Allentown, Beth was the daughter of the late James B. Dane of Coopersburg and the late Carole L. (Nelson) Dane of Hancock, ME. She was a 1982 graduate of Bethlehem...
Nancy C. Sites
Oct 13, 2022
Nancy C. (Kaminskie) Sites, 86, of Bethlehem, passed away at home on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Born on April 22, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Christina (Vottero) Kaminskie. A graduate of St. Josephs Hospital Nursing Program, Nancy went on to enjoy a lengthy career as a nurse, serving in the ICU, pediatric emergency department, standard...
Anna H. Pavlo
Oct 11, 2022
Anna Pavlo of Bethlehem passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Born in Coplay in 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Lamm) Kalch. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Pavlo, with whom she shared 54 years of marriage until his death in 2011. Anna went to St. Peters Church and school. She worked...
Lois A. Kaercher
Oct 10, 2022
Lois A. Kaercher, 87, originally from Pittsburgh and Bethlehem resident since 1974, passed away on October 10, 2022. Born on November 24, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Mary Josephine (Shelley) and Albert Myers of the Morningside section of Pittsburgh. Never one to reflect on her own accomplishments, Lois was well educated and an excellent student. She attended...
Gilberto James Ventura
Oct 9, 2022
Gilberto James Ventura, 53 of Allentown, passed away on October 9, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice, Allentown. He was the husband of Evelyn (Gonzalez) Ventura. Gilberto was born on May 1, 1969 in Fountain Hill to Gilberto Ventura of Bethlehem and the late Olga (Ramirez) Soto who died Sept. 22, 2015. He worked in the Sterilization Department of B....
Thomas B. Gill
Oct 8, 2022
Thomas B. Gill, 84, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022. He was born on June 5, 1938, the son of the late Anna (Cunningham) and Bernard E. Gill. He was the loving husband of the late Joyce F. (Strong) Gill. Tom proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. He graduated from Bethlehem...
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