OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Patricia Rytel Perkins
Apr 2, 2020
Patricia Rytel Perkins, 82, of Easton, PA, and formerly of Carteret, NJ, died on April 2, 2020. She was born in Newark, NJ; daughter of the late William and Margaret Dewar. She will be lovingly remembered by family and friends as a kind, caring and supportive woman. Family was extremely important to Patricia and she loved spending time with them....
Eugene A. Corsi
Apr 1, 2020
Eugene A. Corsi, 93, of Bethlehem passed away in his home on Wednesday, April 1st surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Rose M. (Rich) Corsi to whom he was married over 67 years. He was the son of the late Cataldo and Philomena (Cocci) Corsi. Born in Sayre, PA, Gene was a graduate of Sayre High...
Janice M. Roman
Apr 1, 2020
Janice M. Roman, 87, of Bethlehem died Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Westin Nursing Home in Hellertown. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Mary P. (Bigelow) and John R. Gobs. She was married to the late Joseph R. Roman. She will be dearly missed by her family. Services are private and at the convenience of the...
Theresa M. Mindler
Mar 31, 2020
Theresa M. Mindler, 87, of Bethlehem passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Gracedale nursing home in Nazareth, PA. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Grace (Pcihoda) and Joseph Timmer. She was married to Richard T. Mindler, Sr. who died on February 7, 1989. Prior to starting a family Theresa worked at Just Born as a...
Michele M. O'Hara
Mar 31, 2020
Michele O'Hara, 74 , of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 at Pocopson Home in West Chester. She was the loving wife of James O'Hara with whom she spent 20 years of marriage. Born in 1945 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Skrobak) Lipsky. In addition to her husband, Michele is survived by her...
Ruth Florence Elsman
Mar 31, 2020
Ruth Florence Elsman, 95, of Bethlehem Twp., PA, died on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at her home. She was born on April 7, 1924 in Kearny, NJ; daughter of the late Florence (Hess) Sonntag. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Edward Daniel Elsman in 2002. Ruth worked for Prudential Insurance prior to dedicating her life...
Frank L. Majczan, Sr.
Mar 30, 2020
Frank L. Majczan, Sr. passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at the Sacred Heart Senior Living center in Center Valley, PA. Frank was born in Bethlehem and was a lifelong resident of the Lehigh Valley. He was the loving husband of Helen (Obal) Majczan for 69 years before she pre-deceased him in the spring of 2013. Frank was a...
Joseph Michael Grello
Mar 26, 2020
Joseph Michael Grello, Jr., 80, of Allentown, died on Thursday, March 26, 2020. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Joseph Michael Grello, Sr. and Margaret (Pipok) Grello. Joseph was a 1958 graduate of Liberty High School. Upon graduation, he proudly joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked for the Bethlehem Steel for 33 years. Joseph enjoyed his...
Thomas B. Lucas
Mar 24, 2020
Thomas B. Lucas, 84, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Thomas and Rose (Crocus) Lucas. He was the beloved husband of Margaret (Radai) Lucas. They were married for 63 years. Tom worked as a property manager for many years and retired from Lakewood Management. He enjoyed collecting...
William H. Gorman, Jr.
Mar 23, 2020
William H. Gorman Jr., 70 of Bethlehem, PA died on Monday, March 23, 2020. He was born in Bethlehem on January 24, 1950. Bill served in the US Navy from August 1, 1972 through August 21, 1975. He was a well-respected Certified Public Accountant specializing in the audits of school districts. He was a leader in his field and traveled...
Eugene P. Berg, Sr.
Mar 22, 2020
Eugene P. Berg, Sr, 88, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020. He was the son of the late Elizabeth (Hourt) and Paul J. Berg. He was the loving husband of the late Eleanor M. (Supon) Berg. Gene proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. He graduated from Bloomsburg University and earned...
Lourdes Lacap Guzman
Mar 22, 2020
Lourdes Lacap Guzman died on March 22, 2020 at home surrounded by her loved ones in Las Vegas, NV where she lived in retirement. Known as “Ludy,” she was born on September 22, 1930 in Masantol, Pampanga, Philippines to Victoria and Roman Lacap. She is the 2nd eldest of 6 siblings- the late Marcelina and Jose, and Corazon, Roman and...
John W. Yerk
Mar 22, 2020
John W. Yerk Sr., 90, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Sunday March 22, 2020 at his home. He was born in Allentown, the son of the late John and Martine (Gerhab) Yerk. He was the husband of the late Anna M. (Kolleogy) Yerk. John started working in 1959 for the City of Bethlehem as a police officer and worked...
Robert M. Luebcke
Mar 19, 2020
Robert Luebcke 87 passed away peacefully March 19, 2020 with his loving family by his side in Bethlehem PA. Bob was born February 28, 1933 in NYC to Raymond and Katherine Luebcke. Bob was a proud veteran of the US Army, achieving the rank of Sergeant. He served overseas and was honorably discharged in 1953. Bob married his childhood sweetheart...
Michelle Y. Foldes-Slack
Mar 19, 2020
Michelle Y. Foldes-Slack, 62, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday March 19, 2020 at her home. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Glenn and D. Yvonne (Deiter) Earich. She was the wife of Michael Slack. They celebrated 31 years of marriage on April 23rd of last year. Michelle was a clerk at Giant Food Stores in...
Russell Salak
Mar 17, 2020
Russell Salak, 81, of Bethlehem, PA died Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in his home with his family by his side. Born October 10, 1938 in St. Claire, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen (Zuramske) Salak. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Pauline, who passed in 1999. Russell proudly served his country in...
Maurice D. Solari
Mar 16, 2020
Maurice D. Solari, 80, of Macungie, PA formerly of Bethlehem, peacefully passed on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest Campus. Born August 12, 1939 He was the son of the late Maurice and Adeline (Bruschi) Solari. Devoted husband of Marianne (Vitale) Solari, they were married 57 years on November 18. Loving father of Richard P Solari...
Mary E. Schadt
Mar 15, 2020
Mary E. Schadt, 91, of Bethlehem, PA died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. Born August 20, 1928 in Phillipsburg, NJ she was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Nolan) and Francis Reilly. She was married to Dr. Daniel C. Schadt for 56 years until his death on August 23, 2011. Mary worked as nurse for Hanneman...
Irene M. Altimare
Mar 14, 2020
Irene M. Altimare, 98, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Julia (Szkrilecz) and Martin Resetar. Irene was the loving wife of the late Peter Altimare. Irene was an active member of Notre Dame Catholic Church where she was a member of the choir and Sodality. She enjoyed baking kiffles and...
Gertrude L. Palmer-Fenton
Mar 13, 2020
Gertrude “Trudy” L. Palmer-Fenton, 96, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Eleanor (McGinley) and Lawrence Bringenberg. She was the loving wife of the late Russell A. Palmer and the late Charles H. Fenton. Trudy was a 1942 graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School. She was a manager for Musselman Jewelers...