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Michael P. Dalton
Dec 20, 2020
Michael P. Dalton, 91, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020. Born on December 19, 1929, he was the son of the late Rita Margaret (Walsh) and Christopher Dalton. He was the loving husband of Dorothy V. (Wrecsics) Dalton. Mike proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. He graduated from Moravian College and...
Christopher J. Palenchar
Dec 19, 2020
Christopher J. Palenchar, 56, of Bethlehem died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospital, Fountain Hill Campus. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of Bonita “Bonnie” (Makovsky) and Richard T. Palenchar. He was the devoted husband to Mark L. Huston. Chris was a larger than life man who enjoyed traveling, going to the beach or pool, going on...
Sister M. Carolyn Mitrichka,
Dec 19, 2020
Sister M. Carolyn (Elizabeth) Mitrichka, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, died on December 19, 2020, at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem, Pa. She was 90 and in her 72nd year of religious life. Sister entered the community in 1944 from Sacred Heart Church in Carteret, N.J. in the Diocese of Trenton. She professed her first vows...
Edward M. Dugan
Dec 18, 2020
Edward “Ebby” Michael Dugan, loving father of three daughters, left this earth on Friday, December 18, 2020. Edward was born in Bethlehem, PA the son of the late Anna (Sabota) and Edward Dugan. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1966 and remained devout in his faith throughout his life. Ed left his hometown to attend college at Youngstown...
Margaret E. Yenca
Dec 18, 2020
Margaret E. Yenca, 89, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Sarah (Adams) and James Lawrence. She was the loving wife of the late William A. Yenca, Sr. Margaret worked at Donegan Elementary School for 27 years as a teachers aide. She enjoyed baking with her husband, especially kiffles for the...
Maria M. Lebron
Dec 18, 2020
Maria M. Lebron, 85, of Nazareth, formerly of Deltona, FL passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020. Born on October 9, 1935 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Maximina Cora and Mateo Lebron. She was the loving wife of the late Braulio Rios Feliciano. Maria enjoyed sewing and crocheting. She will be lovingly remembered by...
Evelyn Rivera
Dec 18, 2020
Evelyn Rivera, 73, of Bethlehem died on Friday, December 18, 2020. Born on September 21, 1947 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Maria V. (Santiago) and Gervasio Rivera. Evelyn was always looking to help her community any way she could. She was president of the Puerto Rican Beneficial Society for 8 years. She enjoyed dancing...
Kathleen A. D'Amico
Dec 17, 2020
Kathleen A. (Milisits) DAmico, 70 died On December 17, 2020. She had worked at Durkee Foods for 20 years until plant closing and retired from Crayola after 17 years of service. Survived by son John Milisits and guardian child Joziah Bennett Buskirk. Her surviving siblings are Mrs William Judd of N.C., Mr Ronald Milisits of Bethlehem, Jean Sanchez of Palmer...
Julius A Martens, Jr.
Dec 16, 2020
Julius A. Martens, Jr., 77, of Bethlehem died on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. He was born on May 11, 1943, the son of the late Muriel (Heenan) and Julius A. Martens, Sr. He was the loving husband of Judy A. (Ritter) Martens. Julius was a graduate of Fountain Hill High School class of 1961 and Moravian College class of 1965....
Mary Jane Musike
Dec 16, 2020
Mary Jane C. (Korpics) Musike, age 80, was greeted by Angels in the early morning hours of December 16, 2020. Known by friends and family as Jane, she spent the majority of her life living in Bethlehem, and later moved to Berks County. Jane was preceded in death by her husband William Musike, her parents, Joseph and Eleanor Korpics, her...
Thomas F. Mullin
Dec 15, 2020
Thomas Mullin, 77, of Whitehall, PA Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Funeral HomeConnell Funeral Home, Inc. 245 East Broad St. Bethlehem PA - 18018 US 610-868-8531
Margaret M. Norder
Dec 14, 2020
Margaret “Peggy” M. Norder, 78, of Bethlehem Twp., died on December 14, 2020. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA; daughter of the late Edward Vincent and Mary (Fisher) Kelly. Peggy was a graduate of St. Peter High School in Pittsburgh and later earned her license in cosmetology. She spent many years working at Merchants Bank as a Bank Teller. She...
Beatrice M. Kovacs
Dec 13, 2020
Beatrice M. Kovacs, 99, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Sunday December 13, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Miller Heights, PA, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Warjas) Danyi. She was the wife of the late George J. Kovacs. Beatrice was a seamstress and enjoyed ceramics. She also loved to...
Caroline H. Hollshwandner
Dec 12, 2020
Dr. Caroline H. Hollshwandner, 102, of Bethlehem, died on December 12, 2020. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Joseph and Katharina (Boden) Hollshwandner. Dr. Hollshwandner was a 1945 graduate of St. Francis School of Nursing, Pittsburgh and graduated from Marquette University in 1949. She continued her education with a graduate degree from St. Joseph University and earned...
Robert Henry Hunsberger
Dec 12, 2020
Robert Henry Hunsberger, 89, of Bethlehem Twp., died on December 12, 2020. He was born May 19, 1931 in Lansdale, PA; son of the late Paul and Vera (Murray) Hunsberger. Robert is survived by his devoted wife of 65 years, Lillian Rita (Campanella) Hunsberger. Robert proudly served in the US Navy as a Radarman during the Korean War. He spent...
Frances Race
Dec 11, 2020
Frances Race, 77, of Bethlehem, died Friday, December 11, 2020 at St. Lukes Hospital, Fountain Hill Campus. Born July 25, 1943 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Horvath) and Francis Molnar. She was married to Arthur D. Race with whom she celebrated 54 years of marriage this past July 30th. Frances was a 1962 graduate of...
Marie F. Bankowski
Dec 10, 2020
Marie F. (Forstoffer)Bankowski, 91, of Bethlehem PA passed away peacefully at Lehigh Valley Hospice on Thursday December 10, 2020. Marie was the daughter of Stephen and Theresa (Schadle) Forstoffer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years Bernard Bankowski and her daughter Sharon West. Marie and Bernard (Bunny) were married at Saints Simon and Jude Church May...
Maria I. Santos
Dec 8, 2020
Maria Irene (Tavares) Santos, age 95, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on December 8, 2020 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Fountain Hill. She was born in Pelotas, Brazil to Portuguese parents Domingos Tavares and Maria (Da Costa) Tavares, who returned to Portugal when Maria was still a baby. She married DomingosPereira Santos and they, along with their two older children, immigrated...
Robert A. Bogdan
Dec 8, 2020
Robert A. Bogdan, 71, of Freemansburg, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in his home. He was born in Bethlehem on April 4, 1949; the son of the late Francis Bogdan and Helen Krug. Bob is survived by his wife of 18 years, Debra A. (Hitcho) Bogdan. Bob was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. He was an extremely...
Kathryn B. Mixon
Dec 8, 2020
Kathryn B. Mixon, 88, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away on December 8, 2020. She has rejoined her loving husband in Heaven. Kathy was the daughter of Frank and Anna Smulligan, and she was raised on a dairy farm in New Ringgold, PA. She later moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the Immigration Department. She met a handsome sailor,...
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