Gloria E. (Mahlon) Davis, 68, of Bethlehem died April 11, 2013.
William R. Deetz Jr., 94, of Bethlehem, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013. He was the husband of the late Agnes (Groeger) Deetz. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late William and Anna (Boyer) Deetz, Sr. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. William was retired as a supervisor from Bethlehem Steel’s Manufacturing Division Forge Specialty. He was a member of Ss Simon and Jude Catholic Church and the Silver Creek Country Club.
Henry Duda, 84, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the Kindred Hospital in Easton. He was the husband of Matilda Tillie Duda, his wife of 55 years who currently resides at Alexandria Manor in Bath. He was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on May 25, 1928. A Machinist by trade, he immigrated to Toronto, Canada where he worked for 11 years at Canada Iron Pipe before taking a position in 1963 with the former Shamoon Industries now the Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe in Phillipsburg, NJ. For 23 years, Henry worked at the Phillipsburg facility, 19 of those years was as a purchasing agent, retiring in 1989. He and his wife were members of Ss. Simon & Jude Church in Bethlehem. He also was a member of the Liberty Hose, Fleas and Citizen Hose Clubs in Easton. He was the greatest grandpa and will be sorely missed by all.
John F. Dugas, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012 at St. Lukes University Hospital, Fountain Hill. John and his wife, the former Barbara R. Haydu, shared 60 years of marriage this past June. He was born in Bethlehem to the late Stephen A. and Mary Pauline (Ulincy) Dugas. John is a member of Ss. Simon & Judes Church in Bethlehem. John was a PFC and proudly served in the Army during WWII. He was Honorably Discharged and received numerous medals and ribbons. He worked in the beam yards at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and retired after 45 years. Survivors: Wife; Barbara; son, John M. Dugas of Bethlehem; daughters, Beverlyann Lenner and husband David of Bethlehem and Eileen Dugas Ferry and husband William of Bethlehem; grandson, Matthew Lenner; sisters, Mary Orosky, Frances Keating and Elizabeth Betty Dugas. John was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Geraldine S. (Swallow) Donchez, 84, of Bethlehem, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012. She was the wife of the late Anthony G. Donchez. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Mary (Suscoe) Swallow. Geraldine was retired from Western Electric. She was a member of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church.
Dorothy Drust, 96, known to many as Aunt Dot, died February 23 at home in Bethlehem. Daughter of the late Thomas and Clara Drust. Survivors: Sister- Patricia Zeiner, Brother-In-Law- Mark Thornton, Brother- Thomas Drust, Nieces and Nephews. Dorothy enjoyed BINGO, her stories on TV, her Phillies, member of Ss Simon and Jude Catholic Church. Services Private.
Teresa “Honey” (Stohl) Derewiany, 83 of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 in Massachusetts.
Anne F. Davis of Bethlehem died peacefully on August 30, 2011. She was the widow of Gerald M. Davis, who died on Thanksgiving Day in 1998. They had been married for 58 years at the time of his death. She was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Julia (Dacey) Foran and Nicholas Foran. She was a graduate of Boston University, class of 1936. She was a member of Saints Simon and Jude Roman Catholic Church in Bethlehem.