OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
William T. Badger, Sr.
Nov 9, 2020
William T. Badger, Sr., 79, passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, November 9, 2020. Born in Los Angeles, CA, he was the son of the late Mary (Rush) and Austin Badger. He was the loving husband of Maria E. (Gonzalez) Badger. Bill graduated from Easton High School class of 1958. He proudly served his...
Jenaro Huertas
Nov 7, 2020
Jenaro Huertas, 83, of Bethlehem, passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, November 7, 2020. He was born in Patillas, Puerto Rico; son of the late Francisca (Barbosa) and Antonio Huertas. Jenaro was the beloved husband of 57 years to the late Priscilla L. (Diaz) Huertas. Jenaro was a florist for Jamanns Flower Shop for...
Margaret Deak
Nov 7, 2020
Margaret “Meg” Deak, MCAT, LPC, 72, of Allentown died unexpectedly, Saturday, November 7, 2020 in her home. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Margaret (Reagan) and Alexander Deak. Meg was the owner, operator, and counselor of Life Rhythms. Prior to starting her own counseling business she worked as a counselor for Valley Youth House in Easton,...
Mary Frances Zettlemoyer
Nov 7, 2020
Mary Frances (Guidon) Zettlemoyer, 63, of Bethlehem Township, PA passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at St. Lukes Brian D. Perin Hospice House following a brief illness. She was born in Bethlehem, PA on September 20, 1957. Mary Frances is survived by her mother and adoptive father, Bernadine A. and Joseph P. Lagana, daughter, Nicole Elizabeth Zettlemoyer, three grandsons,...
Carmen I. Correa
Nov 3, 2020
Carmen Correa, 56, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospital-Fountain Hill Campus. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of Maria (Navarro) Correa and the late Jose Enrique Correa. Carmen worked at Lehigh University as the payroll coordinator for 37 years. She was a member of Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Bethlehem. Carmen was an avid...
Marianne C. Williams
Nov 3, 2020
At Christmas time, Mariannes house was taken over by angels - on the tree, on tables, goblets, and towels, and really any available surface. Full of kindness and empathy, Marianne always loved angels. Everyone who knew her, no matter their faith, could easily be convinced that angels exist here on earth. If anyone exemplified an angel, it was Marianne. Marianne...
Timothy P. Dugan
Nov 2, 2020
Timothy P. Dugan, 58, of Bethlehem passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, November 2, 2020. Born on January 6, 1962, he was the son of Hugh J.P. Dugan, Jr. and Marian V. (Jennings) Dugan. Tim was a huge Green Bay Packers fan. He would visit Lambeau field every year to watch a game. He...
William Pakulski
Nov 1, 2020
William “Bill” Pakulski, 96, of Bethlehem, formerly of Baltimore, died Sunday, November 1, 2020 at home. Born July 13, 1924 in Baltimore he was the son of the late William and Lillian (Friedel) Pakulski. His wife of 59 years, Bertha E. (Demski) Pakulski, died in 2007. The oldest of 7 siblings, most people thought of Bill as a force of...
Susan A. Reiss
Nov 1, 2020
Susan A. Reiss, 66, of Bethlehem Township, died Sunday, November 1, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township. Born in Wilson, PA she was the daughter of the late, Ellsworth and Helen (Klepper) Schoenberger. She was married to Robert Reiss with who she celebrated 47 years of marriage this past October 6th. Susan worked for the Firemans...
Martin W. Comer
Oct 31, 2020
Martin W. Comer, 88, of Bethlehem Township, died on October 31, 2020. He was born in Bethlehem on October 19, 1932; son of the late John and Josephine Comer. Martin is survived by his wife, Patsy K. (Tedesco) Comer. Martin proudly served in the U.S Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a lifetime member of the Korean War...
Michael A. Resetar
Oct 30, 2020
Michael A. Resetar, 55, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday October 30, 2020 at his home. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Andrew M. Resetar and Mary Ellen Resetar of Hellertown, PA. Michael worked as a diesel mechanic in the auto industry for many years. He will be lovingly remembered by his, mother, Mary Ellen, daughter,...
Richard T. Dundon
Oct 29, 2020
Richard T. Dundon, 92, of Bethlehem, died on October 29, 2020. He was born in Glenarm, MD; son of the late James and Sarah (Connolly) Dundon. Dick was recently preceded in death by his beloved wife and best friend, Regina M. (Komenas) Dundon, who passed in May. Dick was a graduate of Liberty High School. He proudly served in the...
Peter M. Schriber
Oct 28, 2020
Peter Morgan Schriber, 47, of Allentown, PA, former resident of the city of Philadelphia, succumbed to complications associated with Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma on the evening of Wednesday, October 28th, 2020. “Although we do not know how long we will have on this earth together, we never did.” Peter lived his life never looking over his shoulder, rather, he looked forward,...
Marlene June Sigley
Oct 26, 2020
Marlene June Sigley, 83, passed away peacefully in Wellington, FL on October 26, 2020. Born in Emmaus, PA on June 8, 1937. Marlene was the loving wife of Donald Sigley for 63 years, the daughter of the late Gustav and Anna (Brey) Schwartz and the sister to the late Lamar Schwartz, all of Emmaus, PA Marlene was a graduate of...
Susan C. Moyer
Oct 24, 2020
Susan C. Moyer, 71, of Allentown passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, October 24, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Mary Ellen (McGill) and LaMar Leiser. Susan was an active member of Evangel Fellowship in Allentown where she was the church treasurer and also involved in the children outreach program. She led a very active and...
Carlene M. Sayenga
Oct 22, 2020
Carlene M. Sayenga, 78, passed away peacefully in Bethlehem, on October 22, 2020. She was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on June 18, 1942. Carlene graduated from Liberty High School in 1960, and worked for both the Bethlehem Steel and as a flight attendant for a major airline. Carlene, along with her beloved husband, Donald, were active and integral to the...
Robert M. Deore
Oct 20, 2020
Robert Martin DeOre, 86, of Bethlehem, died on October 20, 2020. He was born in Bronx, NY; son of the late Michael Anthony and Ann Juliet (Bodner) DeOre. Robert is survived by his wife of over 25 years, Dolores (Stefanik) DeOre. Robert proudly served in the US Army. His career then continued as a talented civil engineer, specializing in landscape...
John Kolchin, Ed.D
Oct 18, 2020
John Kolchin, Ed.D, of the Masonic Village Elizabethtown passed away peacefully Sunday, October 18, 2020 in the Masonic Health Care Center where he had been a patient since August, 2019. His wife was at his side when he passed. He was 89 years old. Born in Shenandoah, PA, March 22, 1931, John was the son of the late Peter and...
Robert L. Young
Oct 17, 2020
Robert L. Young, 92, of Lower Macungie, died on October 17, 2020. He was born July 8, 1928 in Freemansburg; son of the late Clyde and Letha (Creveling) Young. Robert was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Rosa (Feser) Young and son Robert J. Young. He was also preceded in death by six siblings. Robert proudly served...
Richard Mcginnis
Oct 17, 2020
On Saturday, October 17, 2020, Richard “Dick” McGinnis, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at Lehigh Valley Hospital at the age of 81. Richard was born on January 9, 1939 in Bethlehem, PA to Thomas and Anna (Groth) McGinnis. He was the husband of RoseMarie McGinnis.They celebrated 60 years of marriage on May 14th, 2020. Richard worked for Bethlehem...