William-Toth-Obituary

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William E. Toth

Apr 15, 1935 - Jan 1, 2026

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We met Mr. Toth as he came into our office to pay his bill. He was the sweetest, kindest man! We loved hearing his stories from Hungary, and here in the USA, and tank you for helping to keep us free. RIP sir, you touched a lot of people's hearts.

God finds a way to put people in our path that we are supposed to meet. That was Bill. A sad journey of losing my Mom to Alzheimer's was the catalyst of becoming friends with him. So, maybe when you think something is the worst thing to happen, maybe not. God bless the broken road...See you in Heaven, Bill.

Bill, I just found out about your passing. I'm in shock! I called you my Hungarian brother. You will be missed at out steel workers retiree lunches. Heaven will be gaining a great person. My condolences and prayers go out to your family and friends.
R.I.P. my union brother!
Joe Korpics

I had the honor of meeting Billy through my father, Mike Pron. Dad and Billy were friends through their volunteer work at the Steel Workers Archives. What a remarkable life Billy had. Certainly not an easy one but one that shaped the kind and caring man I met. At an event at the Industrial Labor Museum in Bethlehem he showed me a chess set that he carved out of wood. What a talented artist he was as well. On behalf of my dad I wanted to say that he was grateful for their friendship.

I met William at a Democratic Party event. I knew he was a quality human being from that first meeting. I wish I was able to spend more time with this man who survived Hitler, survived Stalin and together we will survive Trump. I'm not Jewish. I'm a Slovak. Howecer, William was and is a mensch.
I loved being in his presence.

Truly my honor and privilege to meet Bill, a defender of freedom because he understood the other end. We need to keep his legacy alive for future generations. Also a very caring husband. Thank you brother, rest in peace.

To a man who was not afraid to stand up for what was right. I met William a few years ago, we attended Liz Cheney speak at Lehigh University . As a veteran myself it was amazing to listen to his history. God Bless.

In loving memory of a wonderful and kind soul

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William's Obituary

William E. Toth, 90, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 1, at his residence in Nazareth, PA.Born in Budapest, Hungary on April 15, 1935, Ervin Béla Tóth spent his childhood growing up under the Nazi occupation of World War II.  After the war, as a young college...

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