Doris E. (Bowlby) Svitilla, 80, of Allentown, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012. She was the wife of the late Joseph Svitilla. Born in Easton, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Marion (Brenieser) Bowlby. She was a member of St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church where she was the first Secretary of the Senior Citizens Group and a previous member of the Ladies Auxiliary where she once served as Treasurer. Doris worked at Burlington Coat Factory for 16 years.



Survivors:
Sons- Joseph P. and wife Kathy of Whitehall
Stephen J. of Allentown
2 Grandchildren- Christine and husband Kent Larsen of Pen Argyl
Robert and wife Elizabeth of Bethlehem
2 Great Grandchildren- Anderson and Camron
Companion- Peter Focht of Allentown
Sister- Janet and husband Thomas Catanzaro of Bethlehem
2 Cats- Chester and Bonnie





A viewing will be held Wednesday 9-10AM with a Service at 10AM all in Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N. Front St. Allentown, PA 18102. Burial to follow in the parish cemetery.



Donations can be made in Doris’s memory to Animals in Distress, LHV Cancer Society or to the St. Marys Sunday School.

Elsie (Berger) Smith, “Mom”, 81 of Allentown died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 died in her “apartment” in her son’s home. She passed away holding hands with her family. She fought cancer since January. She was a fighter and a hero. She was the wife of the late Wilson Roth.
She is survived by her son Job Roth and wife Patricia of Allentown, 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and her cat Honey.

No services. Contributions can be made towards funeral expenses c/o Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N. Front St. Allentown, PA 18102.

Emma “Amy” T. (Turoscy) Sezbenski, 88, of Allentown, passed away November 3, 2011 in her niece Donna’s home in Emmaus. She was the wife of the late Joseph Sezbenski and previously the late Paul Havrilla. Born in Slatington, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna (Schulick) Turoscy. Amy retired in 1979 from the former Allentown MFG after 33 years of service. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Slovak Catholic Church.



Survivors:
Nieces-Donna Quier and husband Daniel of Emmaus
Patricia Keiper of Allentown
Nephew- George Shumack and wife Kathy of Allentown
She was predeceased by 13 siblings.



A viewing will be held Wednesday 8:45-9:30AM in Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N. Front St. Allentown 18102. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10AM in St. John the Baptist Slovak Catholic Church 924 N Front St. Allentown 18102. Burial to follow in the parish cemetery.



Donations can be made in Amy’s memory to the church care of the funeral home.

Jeffrey S. Sommers, 50, previously of Walnutport, passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Jean (Senar) Sommers and Walter Sommers. He worked as a Framer doing construction and was of the Catholic faith.



He will be sadly missed by his entire family.
Mother- Jean Sommers of Walnutport
Father- Walter Sommers of Allentown
Sons- Chad and wife Jennifer of Palmerton
Chris of Slatington
Grandchildren- Caleb and Madison
Sister- Michelle Sicher of Virginia
Cousins, Nieces and Nephews



A viewing will be held Wednesday 6-8PM and Thursday 10:30-11AM with a service at 11AM all in Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N Front St. Allentown 18102. Burial to follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Mary (Liskanich) Seibert, 80, of Easton and formerly of Allentown, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011. She was the loving wife of Richard H. Seibert Jr. for 54 years. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Metro and Mary Liskanich. Mary was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church, Allentown. She owned and operated Seibert Time Service with her husband.



She will be sadly missed.

Husband- Richard Seibert Jr.
Children- Richard Seibert III of Easton
Christopher and wife Patricia Seibert of Salisbury Twp
Jeffery Seibert of Allentown
Kathleen Seibert of Allentown
3 Grandchildren
2 Dogs
Caregiver- Catherine Dengler of Allentown



Services will be private care of Kohut Funeral Home, Inc.

Rose (Ilko) Stellar, 87, of Allentown, passed away Friday, August 12, 2011 in Whitehall Manor. She was the loving wife of the late William J. Stellar Sr. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anastasia Ilko. Rose was a member of St. John the Baptist Slovak Catholic Church and Les Ames.



She will be sadly missed by her entire family.
Robert and wife Rita of Allentown
Thomas and wife Rebecca of Cranberry Twp, PA
Grandchildren- Adrienne wife of Jason Kimbrell, William III, Nicholas, Alyssa wife of Tom Pacella, Gabriel and Kyle
Great Grandchildren- Micah, Ian, Ansley, Josie and Emma Rose. She was predeceased by her son William, Jr. and siblings- John, Michael, Helenand Anne.



A viewing will be held on Tuesday 1:00-1:30PM in Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N Front St. Allentown. Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 2:00 PM in St. John the Baptist Slovak Catholic Church 924 N Front St. Allentown. Burial will be private at a later date.

Contributions can be made in Rose’s name to the Alzheimers Association.

Eleanor Smigo of Mosser Nursing Home and formally of Whitehall and Northampton died Thursday, August 4, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Health Network at 79. Eleanor was born in Mahoney City, Schuylkill County to the late Bertha (Pawk) and Peter Smigo. She graduated from William Allen High School in 1949 where she once dreamt of becoming a clothing designer and was a student council member. Her hobbies included drawing, baking and knitting.
Eleanor was employed and a retiree of GE and later Falk’s Department Store. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church in Allentown. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was predeceased by her siblings: Joseph, Peter, William, Edward, John, Bertha Gurgick, and most recently her sister Olga which whom she resided most of her life. She was also predeceased by a nephew, David Smigo.


She is survived by many nieces and nephews by whom she’ll be deeply missed: Joseph Smigo, William Smigo, Kathleen Finney, Barbara Smigo -Fink, John Smigo, Carol Smigo-Martin, Debbie Tanzosh, William Gurgick, Anthony Gurgick, Mary Link and Eric Weiss.


Services: A viewing will be held on Monday 12-12:30PM with a Panachida at 12:30 all in Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N Front St. Allentown 18102. Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 1PM in St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church 163 W Green St. Allentown. Burial to follow in the parish cemetery.


In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Michael the Archangel Church or Food for the Poor, c/o the Kohut Funeral Home, Inc.

Helen Shatsky, 86, of Quakertown, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Rose Shatsky. Helen was retired from General Electric’s Accounting Dept. where she had been Head of Payroll. She was a member of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Allentown.



She will be sadly missed by entire family.
Nephews- Michael of Bethlehem, Curtis of Quakertown and Thomas of Gainsville, FL
Niece- Jane of Bath
She was predeceased by her brothers- Michael and John and sister- Anne.



A viewing will be held Thursday 9:15- 10AM with a Funeral Service at 10AM all in St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church 1045 Fullerton Ave Allentown 18102. Burial to follow in the parish cemetery. Arrangements care of Kohut Funeral Home, Inc.



Donations can be made in Helen’s name to St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church.