Obituaries

     Kathleen “Kathy" Sparrow, 83, of Bethlehem passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 27, 2020 in her brother’s home surrounded by her loving family, while under the care of St. Luke's Hospice. She was the loving wife of Allen Sparrow with whom she shared over 53 years of loving marriage. Born in Butztown, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Claire E. (Kincaid) Hein. Kathy was a graduate of Liberty High School. She was employed the...

Vicki L. Nicoletta, 63, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 14, 2021 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Joe Nicoletta with whom she shared over 34 years of loving marriage. Born in Alpha, NJ, she was the daughter of Lucy (Scalzo) Gellock and the late Robert Kennedy. Vicki was a graduate of Easton High School and went on to attend college in Pittsburgh. She had a passion for traveling the world and was the owner of Vicki’s Travel for...

  Alwine JoAnn (Trescott) Scanzelli, 73, of Catasauqua, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021. She was the widow of Angelo M. Scanzelli Sr. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lewis J. Sr. and Cecelia C. (Herman) Trescott. Alwine worked as a supervisor for the department of welfare for many years before retiring. She had a love for animals, Broadway shows and shopping. Above all, she cherished time spent with her family.    Survivors: Alwine will be lovingly...

  Ulrike S. (Glaser) Bissey, 62, of Bethlehem Twp. passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Karl C. Bissey, with whom she shared over 42 years of loving marriage. Born July 15, 1958 in Darmstadt, Germany, she was the daughter of Raymond Davis and the late Rosemarie P. Glaser. Ulrike liked to help as much as possible with her son’s business, Lehigh Valley Mail Transport. She enjoyed cooking, baking and having family gatherings, especially for the holidays....

Marie “Anita” McGee, 78, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Terrence McGee with whom she shared over 50 years of loving marriage and the late George Strunk. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Marie (Ramsberger) Lyons. Anita was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School, class of 1960 and went on to attend the Allentown Business School. She was the...

  Stephanie Anne (Retter) Bowlby, 78, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away Monday, June 7, 2021 at her residence. She was the widow of E. James Bowlby. Born in Fountain Hill, she was the daughter of the late William H. Sr. and Dorothy M. (Whittle) Retter.    Stephanie worked for Bethlehem Steel and EDS as an IT Technician for many years before retiring in 2006. She was a member of St Jane Frances de Chantal Church, Easton. Stephanie loved to travel, for years she would take her...

  William H. Baer, 92, of Coopersburg, passed away on Sunday June 6, 2021 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of the late Frances (Graber) Baer. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Philip and Sarah (Place) Baer. William was a graduate of Liberty High School. He honorably served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Marines.   William worked for Berman Trucking as a Diesel Mechanic, the Bethlehem Steel as a receptionist...

Audrey Rebecca (Miller) Williams, 56, of Easton, passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital Easton. Born in Newark, New Jersey she was the daughter of Audrey W. (Barnette) Miller and the late Alphonso R. Miller, Sr. Audrey attended New York State University and went on to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. Audrey also worked as a substitute teacher for the New York State School District.  Survivors: In addition to her mother, Audrey will be lovingly...

Todd M.Walters, 59, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021 in his home. He was the loving husband of Carol Jean (Zamiskie) Walters with whom he shared over 29 years of marriage. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Richard and Madelyne (Freund) Walters. Todd was a graduate of Liberty High School, class of 1979. He was a Sales Manager for SKF USA, Inc. for 40 years until retiring in 2018. Todd was a member of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church and the Northwest Swim...

Carmelo Rodriguez Ocasio, 74, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Saturday June 5, 2021 surrounded by his loving family, while under the care of Lehigh Valley Hospice. He was the husband of the late Cecilia Agosto. Born in Morovis, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Agustin Rodriguez Rivera and Angela Ocasio Cruz. Carmelo was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church, Bethlehem. He loved his family deeply and spending time with his children, grandchildren and great...