Stephen Kish

Stephen F. Kish
Stephen F. Kish, 77, of Williams Township, died Tuesday, March 30, 2004, in Lehigh Valley Muhlenberg Hospital-Bethlehem. He was the husband of Evelyn L. (Beahm) Kish, who he married Feb. 26, 1949. Born in Hellertown Nov. 8, 1926, he was a son of the late Stephen and Anna (Lutz) Kish. He worked for Bethlehem Steel Corp. for 38 years as a bulldozer operator in the basic oxygen furnace before retiring in 1989. He was a member of St. Lukes Old Williams Lutheran Church, Hellertown. He was an avid banjo player in the Lehigh Valley area. Survivors: Wife; sons, Stephen J., husband of Sara Kish of New Ringgold, David S., husband of Sondra Kish of Phillipsburg; daughters, Nancy J. Fagan and Melanie S., wife of Larry E. Snyder, all of Palmer Township; brother, Lawrence, and sisters, Mary Wachter and Rose, wife of Elwood Seasholtz, all of Bethlehem; grandchildren, Tammy, Shawn, Korena, Stephen, Allison, Daniel and Morgan; great-grandchildren, Travis, Trevor, Tristina, Tiffany and Amber; granddog, Otis. He was predeceased in death by brothers, John, George, Andrew and Joseph. Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc., 326 Main St., Hellertown, with continued services in the church at 1:45 p.m. Friday. Call noon to 1 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Interment, St. Lukes Old Williams Cemetery. Contributions: To the church, 20 Church Rd., Hellertown 18055.