OBITUARIES

Dennis Friend

May 14, 2024

Dennis G. Friend, 77, of Whitehall, passed peacefully on his birthday, May 14, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He drew his last breath surrounded by his loving family. Denny will be remembered as a man whose life revolved around his beautiful family and his passion for cars.

Described as kind, caring, easy-going, generous, and loving, Denny touched the lives of all...

John Edward Glenn

May 14, 2024

John Edward Glenn, 85, of Salisbury Twp., passed away surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at his residence. He was the husband of Catherine L. (Wagner) Glenn. John was born in Allentown on November 13, 1938 to the late Joseph E. and Alfreda E. (Herbold) Glenn. He served our country faithfully in the U.S. Navy during Peacetime...

Anna Walchonski

May 13, 2024

The amazing Anna N. Walchonski, 96, of Collegeville, Pa, formerly of Bethlehem passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday May 13, 2024, at Providence Place in Collegeville surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Centralia, PA, the daughter of the late John and Julia (Erdock) Nottage. Anna was married for almost 73 years to the love of...

Lucille Martucci

May 12, 2024

Lucille C. Martucci, 90, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Sunday, May 12th, 2024, in the presence of her sons and daughter-in-law Lori. She was born in Allentown, the daughter of the late John S. and Mildred (Chryst) VanAuken. She was married to the late Nicholas M. Martucci.

Lucille was a secretary for the Community Action Committee of...

Kenneth E. Achey

May 10, 2024

Kenneth E. Achey, 75, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024. Born on September 24, 1948, he was the son of the late Mabel (Sharer) and Elwood H. Achey. For 49 years, he was the loving husband of Deborah J. (Weiner) Achey.

Ken proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1967-1970. He graduated...

Grace L. Wilson

May 8, 2024

Grace L. Wilson, 88, of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 with her family by her side. Born on February 12, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Mary (DeRoss) and Joseph Dimeo. She was the loving wife of the late Blair E. Wilson.

Grace worked in retail stores most of her career, many of those years at...

Lucy T. Smarz

May 7, 2024

Lucy T. Smarz, 94, of Nazareth passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at Country Meadows in Bethlehem Township. Born in Elizabeth, NJ she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Agnes (Bosak) Fronczyk. Lucy was the devoted wife to John Smarz for 62 years until his death on January 11, 2014.

Lucy dedicated herself to caring for her family and...

Clark John Hamman

May 7, 2024

Clark John Hamman, 73, of Bethlehem, formerly of Hellertown, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at Hidden Meadows on the Ridge, West Rockhill Twp. He was born in West Rockhill Twp. on December 8, 1950 to the late Kenneth R. and Ruth A. (Trumbore) Hamman. His love for music started as a young child. His parents played in the...

Cheryl Bedics

May 6, 2024

Cheryl Leigh Bedics, a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and grandmother, peacefully passed away on May 6, 2024, in Bethlehem, PA, at the age of 61. Born on December 30, 1962, in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of Elwood Walton and Barbara (Hollister) Walton Mitchell.

Cheryl was known for her warm heart and unwavering love for her...

Geza Nagy, Jr.

May 5, 2024

Geza J. Nagy, Jr., 77, of Allentown, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Born on June 16, 1946, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Geza and Catherine H. (Drozda) Nagy.

Geza resided at the SPIN group home and enjoyed playing bingo, doing scratch off tickets, and playing the lottery.

He is survived by his brother, John L. Nagy...

Grace Stratz

May 1, 2024

Grace E. Stratz, of New Bern, NC formerly of Bath, Bethlehem Twp. and Bethlehem, PA passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at CarolinaEast Medical Center, New Bern, NC. She was the wife of Willard W. Stratz. Grace was born in Lower Nazareth Twp. on June 25, 1933 to the late Howard and Helen (Werkheiser) Danner. A graduate of Nazareth...

Joan McEnrue

Apr 23, 2024

Joan H. McEnrue, 90, of Hanover Township, peacefully passed away on April 23, 2024, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Scranton on April 11, 1934, the daughter of the late James and Bridget (Farrell) Hughes. Joan was preceded in death by the love of her life, husband, Martin A. McEnrue II.

Joan will be lovingly remembered...

Isaura A. Alves

Apr 23, 2024

Isaura A. Alves, 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at her residence in Bethlehem. Born November 8, 1931 in Vilar do Dão, Portugal, she was the daughter of Antonio Domingos Albuquerque and Maria Do Carmo. She was the loving wife of the late Jose Alves.

Isaura was devoted to her Christian Faith and a member of Holy Infancy Church....

Ernest Barbarics

Apr 22, 2024

Ernest John Barbarics, 76, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024. Born on July 24, 1947, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Ernest and Helen (Gubish) Barbarics.

He attended Liberty High School and furthered his education at Northampton Community College, graduating with an associate's degree in computer science. Ernest pursued a career...

Francis "Babe" Turek

Apr 21, 2024

Francis "Babe Turek, a beloved member of the Bethlehem, PA community, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on April 21, 2024. He was born on April 15, 1934, to the late John and Anna S. (Supko) Turek. Babe was a cherished friend and family member to many. He will be greatly missed by all who know him.

Babe was...

Anthony Parra

Apr 20, 2024

Anthony J. "Tony" Parra, 87, of Bethlehem passed away in his home, surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Born on February 7, 1937, he was the son of the late Carmen (Sorriano) and Jose Parra. He was the loving husband of Rosemarie (Josar) Parra.

Tony retired as a machinist from Ingersoll Rand after many years of service....

Jean Katherine Kozlowski

Apr 20, 2024

Jean Katherine Kozlowski, 89, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. She was the wife of the late Edward S. Kozlowski, Jr. who died April 27, 2020. Jean was born in Old Forge, PA on January 7, 1935 to the late Eugene and Catherine (Poplaski) Lesneski. She worked as a bookkeeper for...

Kelly Vitale

Apr 19, 2024

Kelly Vitale, 44, of Bethlehem, peacefully passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024, surrounded by her loving husband, parents, siblings, cousins, aunt, uncle, and friends, after her valiant fight with metastatic breast cancer. She was born on May 20, 1979, the daughter of Marie (Cavote) Silfies and William Steirer. She married her sweetheart, Michael Vitale, on May 14, 2022, and...

Roberta Haas

Apr 19, 2024

Roberta R. Haas, 84, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024. Born on January 10, 1940, the daughter of the late Ethel Anna (Angel) and Bernard Burkit. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph R. Haas who passed on December 22, 2023.

Roberta was a devoted wife and mother, always putting her family's needs first. She enjoyed...

Shaine Scheetz

Apr 17, 2024

Shaine T. Scheetz, 30, of Johnstown, PA, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Born on May 22, 1993, he was the son of Deanna L. (DiMartino) and James H. Scheetz, Jr.

Shaine worked for Walmart as a warehouse supervisor. He grew up playing baseball at North Central Little League and football with the Bethlehem Raiders. Shaine...