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Doris C. Oechsle
Oct 20, 2021
Doris C. Oechsle, 94, passed away on October 20, 2021, at Devon House Senior Living in Allentown, PA. She was born on October 30, 1926 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Stanley and Elsie (Seifert) Zingler. Doris graduated from Liberty high school in 1945. She served as a secretary for Bethlehem Steel Corp. She will lovingly be remembered for her...
Margaret "Peggy" K. Crim
Oct 18, 2021
Margaret (Peggy) Kathryn Koval Crim, 72 of Bethlehem, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family and friends on October 18, 2021 at St. Lukes University Hospital. Peggy was born in Shenandoah, PA on December 8, 1948 to the late Stephen and June (Phillips) Koval. Peggy graduated from Mahanoy Area High School in 1966 where she was a member...
Beatris Rivas
Oct 17, 2021
It is with profound sorrow, our family announces the passing of Beatris (Bea) Rivas, 47, of Bethlehem, on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at St. Lukes Hospital--Fountain Hill. Born on February 1, 1974, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Gertrudes Rodriguez; Ernesto and Elena Galarza (Crespo). A graduate of Freedom High School, Bea continued her education at...
Diane A. Garland
Oct 15, 2021
Diane "Chicky" A. Garland, 72, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. She was a recipient of a "Gift of Life" lung transplant. Born on October 14, 1949 in Fountain Hill, PA she was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Naomi (Weil) Breidenbach. She was the loving wife of...
William E. Doyle
Oct 15, 2021
William E. Doyle, 80, of Bethlehem, died at home on October 15, 2021. He was born May 25, 1941 in Allentown, youngest child of the late Patrick and Mary (Pyke) Doyle. William is survived by his devoted wife of 54 years, Janet M. (Anthony) Doyle. William was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and proudly served in the US...
Robert L. Mcolley
Oct 12, 2021
Robert L. McColley Jr, age 71, passed away in the hospital unexpectedly, but with his family by his side on October 12, 2021. He was welcomed into Heaven by his parents Robert L. McColley and Mary (Heiczinger) McColley, as well as his sister Carol (McColley) Alesick. Robert was a graduate of Liberty High School. He graduated with honors and was...
Josephine Z. Allen
Oct 12, 2021
Josephine Z. Allen, 83, of Bethlehem passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Rocco and Lucy (Guerrieri) Zullo. She was the loving wife of the late William H. Allen with whom she was married for 57 years. Josephine was a longtime member of the former Our Lady of Pompeii of the Most...
Peter Michael Sedler
Oct 11, 2021
Peter Michael Sedler, Jr., 73, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly, at home on October 11, 2021. He was born in Bethlehem on July 7, 1948; son of the late Peter Michael Sedler, Sr. and Ethel (Groff) Sedler. Pete is survived by his devoted wife of nearly 50 years, Charlette Sue Sedler. Pete will be most fondly be remembered as a...
Lucille L. Kuchera
Oct 9, 2021
Lucille L Kuchera , 95, of Bethlehem, PA passed away peacefully at home on October 9 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Pribylsky) Stephan and Michael J. Stephan. She was predeceased by her husband Andrew W. Kuchera and her daughter Judi L. Tracy (Matt). Lucilles smile and laughter filled the room with brightness especially...
Robert P. Olshefski
Oct 6, 2021
Robert P. Olshefski, 86, of Bethlehem died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Born on April 16, 1935 in Nanticoke, PA he was the son of the late Mary (Tronsue) and Frank Olshefski. He was the loving husband of the late Geraldine V. (Gogola) Olshefski. Robert worked at General Motors (Michigan) and then at Bethlehem Steel...
Anna M. Pratka
Oct 4, 2021
Anna Marie Veronica Pratka, 93, of Bethlehem died Monday, October 4, 2021 at St. Lukes Hospital- Fountain Hill Campus. Born in Trumbauersville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eleanor and Joseph Grzegorzewicz. She was married to Peter Pratka with whom she celebrated 49 years of marriage until his death on March 28, 2002. Prior to starting a family...
Mary Ann T. Vidumsky
Oct 1, 2021
Mary Ann T. Vidumsky, 90, of Bethlehem, died on October 1, 2021. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Christy and Rita (Walsh) Dalton. Mary Ann is survived by her devoted husband of 71 years, John E. Vidumsky. Mary Ann will be lovingly remembered as a talented golfer. She shot two holes-in-one and found great peace on the...
Brett Andrew Adair
Oct 1, 2021
Brett Andrew Adair, 52, of Northampton, died at home on October 1, 2021, with his family by his side. With a deep love for his family and a tremendous will to live, Brett battled a very aggressive type of cancer labelled as Poorly Differentiated Hepatocellular Carcinoma for the last 9 months. He was born December 16, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio;...
Gerald "Jerry" Sarajian
Oct 1, 2021
Gerald “Jerry” Sarajian, 77, of Naples, FL (previously from Bethlehem, PA) passed away gently on October 1, 2021 following a brief illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of 25 years, Louise (Armitage) Sarajian, his brother Ronald Sarajian (married to Jenette) of Henryville, PA. He was predeceased earlier this year by his other brother, Jeffrey Sarajian (married to Mona)...
Dennis J. Guth
Sep 29, 2021
Dennis J. Guth, 79, of Allentown, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Manor Care Nursing Home in Bethlehem. Born in Allentown he was the son of the late Paul and Marie Guth. He is survived by his daughters, Christine Guth-Younes, Rosemarie Guth-Weiss, and Loraine Guth-Carpenter wife of Samuel, and son, Dennis P. Guth and wife Theresa. Dennis was one...
George A. Palsi
Sep 28, 2021
George Anthony Palsi, 82, of Easton, PA, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at St. Lukes HospitalAnderson Campus. Born February 19, 1939, in Passaic, New Jersey, he was the son of the late George and Julia (Galka) Palsi. A graduate of Garfield High School, George went on to enter the workforce. He ultimately retired from a career in maintenance...
Donald E. Olson
Sep 27, 2021
Donald Edwin Olson, 92, passed away peacefully in his home in Lower Saucon Township surrounded by loved ones on September 27, 2021. Don is the husband of Nancy (Walton) Olson. He was born to Harold Bergwall Olson and Edythe (Roberts) on August 29, 1929, in Elizabeth, NJ and spent his childhood in Rutherford, NJ. Upon graduation in 1951 from Rutgers...
Eleanor E. Moyer
Sep 27, 2021
Eleanor E. Moyer, 100, of Bethlehem, died on September 27, 2021. She was born in 1921, in Wollendorf, Germany, daughter of Steve and Helene (Wirgas) Slekovac. Eleanor graduated from Bethlehem High School in 1939. She was a member of Light of Christ Church, she took great pride in taking care of her children, she was a homemaker, and had a...
Sarah M. Peters
Sep 26, 2021
Sarah Margaret Elizabeth (the princess) Peters died late Sunday evening, September 26, 2021 at L.V. Hospital-Muhlenberg from COVID-19. She was loving daughter of John and Terri Peters of Bethlehem. Sarah spent her adult life as a Direct Support Professional in the IDD field. She began as a volunteer at CSG's "Concepts" day program while a senior at Bethlehem Catholic, later...
Danette Marie Koons
Sep 24, 2021
Danette Marie Koons, 55, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on September 24, 2021 at her home. She was born in Allentown on October 11, 1965; daughter of Eisdell (Burgess) Spanitz and the late John Spanitz. Danette was the devoted wife of 22 years to her husband, William Michael Koons, Jr. The two created wonderful memories together. Danette will be lovingly remembered...
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