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BORN
1932
DIED
2021
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Elizabeth Steinbach Obituary
SURVIVORS: children: Kevin J. Kostelnik & his wife Sue of Hellertown and their son, Kelsey and daughter, Calla; Keith Erik Kostelnik, M.D. & his wife Catherine Jakubowitch, M.D. of Maine and their sons, Jack and Xander. She is predeceased by sister: Marianne Steinbach.
SERVICE: Private. Online expressions of sympathy can be recorded at: www.heintzelmancares.com. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc. – Hellertown.
CONTRIBUTIONS: In lieu of flowers, memorials to Animals in Distress (P.O. Box 609) 5075 Limeport Pike Coopersburg, 18036 and/or Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors Inc. 1117 Country Club Road Camp Hill, 17011.
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Ann Wlazelek
April 12, 2021
Dear Steinbach/Kostelnik family, Please accept my heartfelt condolences in the passing of this amazing, genuine, compassionate, smart, funny and creative person. I was a novice reporter for The Evening Chronicle when I met her. When she learned that I loved to swim, she invited me and another reporter to her house - no strings attached. She was so lovely to treat us like friends or family. I also remember a tour of the house revealed overhead tunnels between bedrooms for her children to explore and meet.. and tiny characters inside what appeared to be a medicine cabinet!! It was long ago and I wish I had gotten to know her so much better, but she made a last ing impression on me and I'm certain saved many lives... OH! and matching license plates that said "Bear"?
Sally Luckenbach
April 5, 2021
I met Dr. Steinbach while I was a reporter for the Evening Chronicle newspaper in Allentown. She was promoting a program she was presenting at Sacred Heart Hospital. We became friends in the process. I also interviewed Dr. Kostelnik and we discussed his work as a pathologist. I joined the family at their home one summer with a friend, Ann Wlazelek, and Kevin and Keith told us of their plans to have their own practice as cardiologists. Although many years have passed, I fondly recall Betty, Francis and their sons, and wish them peace and comfort in their loss.
Respectfully, Sally (Schaffer) Luckenbach, Bethlehem, PA
James E Kintzel MD
April 4, 2021
The lady with the green ink. She always wrote her progress notes in the charts with that distinctive color which made them easy to follow. I first met her in 1961 when I was a junior intern at Sacred Heart Hospital. She was a great mentor and taught me a lot about medicine. I got to know your dad Frank as well who was always reviewing pathology slides with me. I have fond memories of them both.
Jason Miller
April 3, 2021
Betty was/is one of my favorite people I have gotten to know in my life. Always smiling, always open to chat, always quick with a funny story and always eager to hear about what was going on with others lives. When I first met Betty, she gave me a piece of her pencil cactus which I still have to this day! She had an infectious smile and I will certainly miss being her "neighbor" and our talks. Our sympathies go out to your family during this tough time.
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