Violet Benkovic (Zotter) Benkovic
Oct 12, 2013
Violet, 93, of Allentown passed away on October 12. She was born on April 13, 1920 in Allentown to the late Rudolph and Julia (Lamm) Zotter. She was married to the late Charles Benkovic and is pre-deceased by daughter Susan Kent. Survivors: Daughter Paulette Hattenbach of Whitehall; son William Benkovic of Bethlehem; sister Olga Ward of Allentown, Edith Gymhold of...
Emma Ellow (Winkler) Ellow
Oct 12, 2013
Emma, 98, of Whitehall passed away on October 12, 2013. She was born in Allentown on September 4, 1915 to the late Henry and Mary (Long) Winkler. She worked as the head chef at Sacred Heart Hospital where she met her husband of 70 years, the late Rudolph J. Ellow, Sr. Survivors: Daughter Loretta M. Rohrbach and husband William of...
Ida M. Robb
Oct 12, 2013
Ida M. Robb Ida M. Robb, 95, died Oct. 12, 2013 at Liberty Nursing Home. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Steven and Gizella (Sohar) Robb. She worked as secretary for Bonney Forge& Tools for over 20 years and helped set up there new plant in Alliance, OH. She was a member of St. Stephen's of...
Cathy L. Bernatovich-Kohler
Oct 4, 2013
Cathy L. Bernatovich-Kohler, 55, of Allentown, passed away October 4, 2013. Born in Lewistown, she was the daughter of the late Russell and June (Steine) Zeiders. Cathy was a member of the Grace Community Church in Allentown. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and she volunteered at the Liberty Fire Company. SURVIVORS: husband, Bernie Bernatovich; brother, Paul Zeiders; stepson,...
Kalman Kardos
Oct 3, 2013
Kalman Kardos Kalman Kardos, 87, of Allentown, peacefully passed away Oct. 3, 2013. Born in Hungary, he was the loving husband of the late Ilona Kardos for over 46 years until her death in 2003. A self-employed cabinet maker and wood worker, Kalman was a member of St. Stephen of Hungary Catholic Church and the Philadelphia and Vicinity Hungarian Sports...
Mary Kovacs (Vargo) Kovacs
Sep 29, 2013
Mary, 97, of Allentown, died on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the Phoebe Home where she had lived for the past six years. She was the wife of John J. Kovacs for 67 years at the time of his passing in 2006. Mary was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Vargo. She had been employed by Sea Nymph...
Oksana Malajczuk (Koczur) Malajczuk
Sep 23, 2013
Oksana died on September 23 in the Phoebe Home in Allentown. Okana was born in Lviv, Ukraine in 1923 and emigrated to America after World War II. As a young woman she worked as a kindergarten teacher in Europe. Later she was employed by the garment industry in Allentown. Oksana was predeceased by husbands Bohdan Haczkewycz and Vladimir Malajczuk. Daughters:...
Samir Safadi
Sep 20, 2013
Samir Safadi Samir Safadi, 79, formerly of Lebanon and Allentown, died on Sept. 20, 2013 at his residence in Whitehall. He was a son of Toufic and Karime (Hayek) Safadi. He was the husband of Mary (Kassis) Safadi. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors: Wife; Son, Nemer; Daughters, Ivette Tabarany and Siham Safadi-DiPanfilo; Brother, George Safadi;...
Patricia O'Neill
Sep 20, 2013
Patricia O'Neill Patricia O'Neill, 81, of Allentown, died Sept. 20, 2013 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Bloomsburg, she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Hower) O'Neill. She was a taxi driver and dispatcher for Yellow Cab and Quick Cab. She served in the U.S. Naval Reserves during WWII. Survivors: Children, Holly Vanover, Karen Dries, Evelyn...
William R. Schafer
Sep 3, 2013
William R. Schafer William R. Schafer, 66, of Allentown passed away Sept. 3, 2013 at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born on Feb. 4, 1947 in Allentown, he was the son of the late Leroy and Dorothy (McGinley) Schafer. William was the loving husband of Bernadette (Follweiler) Schafer for 44 years. He was employed by Ingersoll Rand and Schiller Pfeiffer. William served...