OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Timothy P. Dugan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Robert S. Check

Robert S. Check

Oct 17, 2020

Robert S. Check, 91, of Northampton passed away on Saturday October 17, 2020 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown, PA. He was born in Freemansburg, the son of the late Stephen and Mary (Fekula) Check. He was the husband of the late Minerva (Stoudt) Check. Robert worked as a welder for Bethlehem Steel for 31 years retiring in 1983. Robert...

Mary Ellen Ann Finn

Mary Ellen Ann Finn

Oct 16, 2020

Mary Ellen Ann Finn, 69, of Bethlehem Township, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020, at St Lukes Anderson. Born in Ashley, PA, she was a daughter of the late Gerald and Aileen (Grady) Finn. Mary Ellen worked at Kraft Foods for 25 years where she was known as the goddess of distribution by her coworkers. She loved to volunteer...

Geraldine A. Husovsky

Geraldine A. Husovsky

Oct 16, 2020

Geraldine A. (Barron) Husovsky, 90 of Bethlehem died Friday, October 16, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township. Born November 26, 1929 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Tertusek) Barron. Geraldine was married to George R. Husovsky for 57 years until his death on April 25, 2008. A Bethlehem Catholic High...

Nilda E. Hernandez

Nilda E. Hernandez

Oct 13, 2020

Nilda E. Hernandez, 95, of Allentown died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the St. Lukes Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township. Born in Havana, Cuba she was the daughter of the late Amalia (Carratala) and Eliseo Hernandez. Nilda was a very kind and generous woman, who never said a bad word about anyone. She loved to knit and sew in...

George Pavlish

George Pavlish

Oct 11, 2020

George Pavlish, 88, of Bethlehem passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, October 11, 2020. He was the son of the late Anna (Huceravk) and Peter Pavlish. He was the loving husband of Irene R. (Kalman) Pavlish. George proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army during the Korean conflict. During his...

Josephine M. Stocker

Josephine M. Stocker

Oct 8, 2020

Josephine M. Stocker, 97, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Born on May 2, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Sadie M. (Cavote) and Michael Rotondo. She was the loving wife of the late Walter R. Stocker. Josephine was a generous philanthropist and volunteered countless hours to her community. She enjoyed cooking, playing cards, crocheting...