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Eileen M.
Patoskie
Jun 15, 1935 — Aug 31, 2026
Eileen M. Patoskie (Shuella), 91, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2026. She was born June 15, 1935, in West Wyoming, PA to the late Rudolph and Julia (Zemanchik) Shuella . She made her home in Bethlehem for more than 60 years, where she built a lifetime of memories with her family.
Eileen was a homemaker who devoted her life to her family. In her younger years, she was a majorette. She was a member of the LV Parent's Group for Hard of Hearing Children and served as a Girl Scout leader. Eileen and Robert loved camping and traveling in their RV: They belonged to Outdoor World and Thousand Trails camping organizations and traveled extensively, visiting all 48 of the lower United States, Canada and Mexico.
Eileen will be remembered for her devotion to her family and her love of crafting, which she shared generously with those around her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Patoskie; her parents Rudolph and Julia (Zemanchik) Shuella; and her siblings, Dorothy Zapusek, Ruth Olejnik, and Thomas Shuella.
Eileen is survived by her children, Cheryl A Slotcavage Pate and husband Michael, Mechanicsburg, PA, with whom she resided, Susan J. Trautman, Bethlehem, Robert J. Patoskie Jr and wife Cathie, Oakland, FL, Lynne M. Haflett, and husband Craig, Mansfield, PA, and Brian T. Patoskie, and wife Kathryn, Spokane WA. She was blessed with 8 loving grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren.
Eileen will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Services : A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, September 3rd, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church, 450 East Washington Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18017. A viewing will begin at 10:30 a.m. and continue until the start of the Mass. Burial will be held at Holy Saviour Cemetery. Eileen's arrangements have been entrusted to Cantelmi Long Funeral Home, Bethlehem. A memory tribute may be made at cantelmifuneralhome.com
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