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Stephen Radokovitch Obituary
Stephen F. Radokovitch, 73, died June 24, 2007 surrounded by family in his residence in Salisbury Township. Born in Ormrod, Pa., he was a son of the late Frank and Anna (Hollick) Radokovitch. He was the loving husband of Dorothea M. (Barna) Radokovitch for more than 52 years. Stephen was employed by Penn State Paper and Box Co. until retiring in 1997. He was a Mack Truck supervisor for 10 years. He was in sales for Pem Fab Trucking, Rancocas, N.J., for eight years. He worked for Laidlaw as a school bus driver for four years. He was a life member of the board of directors at Western Salisbury Fire Department. He served as president of the Western Salisbury Fire Department, from 1973-80 and 1982-98; assistant fire chief, from 1970-76; chief engineer, from 1977-2000, and treasurer from 1964-73. Survivors: Wife; daughters, Carol L. Sebastionelli in Maine, Donna M., wife of Dean Mohr, of Macungie, Lisa A. Radokovitch of Salisbury, Jan E. Radokovitch of Allentown and Rita B. Radokovitch of Lanark; sister, Marian, wife of Joseph Sharga, of Whitehall; six grandchildren, a great- grandson. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2007 in Weber Funeral Home P.C., 1619 Hamilton St., Allentown. Viewing 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2007 and 10-11 a.m. Thursday, June 28 in the funeral home. (www.weberfuneralhomes.com). Contributions: To Western Salisbury Fire Department, 3425 Eisenhower Ave., Allentown, PA 18103 and/or the American Cancer Society, 3893 Adler Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017.
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Memories and Condolences
for Stephen Radokovitch
CINDY & DAVID SALATINO
July 6, 2007
DEAR DOTTIE AND RADOKOVITCH FAMILY,
CINDY AND I WERE SUPREMELY SHOCKED AT THE NEWS OF STEVE'S PASSING. WE DID NOT FIND OUT UNTIL ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. I ONLY KNEW STEVE FROM THE LVH CRAFT FAIR, EACH YEAR I LOOKED FORWARD MORE AND MORE TO SEEING HIM AND CHATTING ABOUT HIS NEW PROJECTS. AT THE CRAFT FAIRS : MY DAD, LEO, ALWAYS LIKED TALKIMG WITH HIM. HE LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS ANNUAL EVENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS TIME WENT I ON I GOT TO KNOW STEVE MEDICALLY. HE WAS VERY MUCH LIKE YOU DOTTIE, VERY FRIENDLY AND HELPING, YOU TWO WERE A PERFECT MATCH. YOU BOTH HAVE BECOME FRIENDS, AND FOR THIS WE ARE BLESSED.
STEVE......MAY YOUR ROAD BE STRAIGHT, THE JOURNEY SHORT AND YOUR DESTINATION A COMFORT TO YOUR HEART AND SOUL
DAVID SALATINO,RN
Michelle Mitchell
July 4, 2007
My deepest condlences to Rita, Dottie, Lisa, and the entire family for their loss. I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers.
Rodney Demorest
July 2, 2007
To Carol and her family
Sorry to hear of your loss. My sincerest condolences and I'm glad Bert is there to help you through the worst of it. Again my sincerest wishes and hope to talk with you soon.
Barbara Larsen
July 2, 2007
Carol and family
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Carol, my good friend, I'm always there if you need to talk. *hugs*
Dianne Giordano
July 2, 2007
Dear Carol, Bert and Family,
My deepest condolences for the loss of your Dad. May he rest in peace.
Brian and Dawn Slye
July 2, 2007
in our thoughts and prayers..
Nila Baez
July 1, 2007
Carol and Family, I am very sorry to hear of your loss. I will keep you and yours in my prayers.
Linda Lee
July 1, 2007
Carol, Bert and family...Please accept my deepest sorry..Prayers to you and yours.
Joie Crockett
July 1, 2007
Carol, I'm sorry to hear of your dad's passing. Take joy in your memories of him. My thoughts are with you,
Joie
Erica Wilson
June 30, 2007
Carol and Family
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of sorrow. I am always here if you ever need someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on.
Richard Graham
June 30, 2007
Carl and Bert
I want to extend my deepest condolences to you and yours. My thoughts and prayers will always be with you.I offer you a reassuring and supportive word any time needed..
Ren & Joe Cabaup
June 30, 2007
Dear Carol,
We are very sorry to hear of the passing of your Father. May fond memories heal your heart during this difficult time.
beth boulier
June 30, 2007
Carol...hoping that peace finds You and Yours in this time...my thoughts are with You..
ercole spinosa
June 29, 2007
dottie: what a great guy-i remember installing sewer water lines & digging & pouring concrete at steve"s request for fire co. he worked hard to build fire co. we did it free for steve & you to benefit fire co & community. thanks to steve we have fire co in our area-best to you & family-erc
Sue Dilcher
June 29, 2007
Jan:
My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours during this difficult time.
Carol Breeze
June 29, 2007
Carol and Family
May the great spirit comfort y'all in this time of sorrow. May the comfort of friends cradle your hearts and give you peace. My prayers and thoughts are with you.
June 29, 2007
Carol, Bart and I wish to extend our condolences to you and your family for your loss. Know that one of the duties of the angels is to comfort and console and my prayers are that they will be with every one of you during this time...
Lady Dove and Bart
Tori Moyer
June 28, 2007
To Carol and Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers. I know first hand what you must be going through. If there is anything I can do let me know.
Tranquility
June 28, 2007
Carol,
I just want to echo what Chris and mitten wrote. Our thoughts and our prayers are with you at this time. I so value a good and true friend that you are to us, know we are thinking of you and your family.
tranquility (Oregon)
Wen Murphy
June 28, 2007
Carol and family -
From yet another of your families - we wish you peacefulness and serenity and full expression of your feelings in this passage. - wen and Curtis
Loretta Smith
June 28, 2007
Carol,
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Loretta
Dale R
June 28, 2007
May you all find peace in this difficult time.
Dale and De
Karen Saporito
June 28, 2007
Carol, We will keep you close to our hearts in thought and prayer. Please stay strong and remember to take one day at a time.
Robert & kitty
Bea
June 28, 2007
Dear Carol,
my deepest sympathy to your loss of your father, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Bea
Chris and Glenda
June 27, 2007
To Carol and Family,
Just a word of condolence from two friends of Carol for your family who is going through this emotionally trying time. We hope the support of your friends and family give you the strength you need and help guide you through to a place of contentment and peace. Please accept our condolences and sympathies for your loss and know we offer our heartfelt support and strength.
Dennis (D.J.) Coryby
June 27, 2007
Rita, Sorry to hear about your father.
Mary Anne Clark
June 27, 2007
You are in my thoughts and prayers. Take care of yourself.
MARY KULIK
June 27, 2007
DEAREST DOTTIE,
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SORRY I AM FOR YOUR LOSS. ALTHOUGH ITS ONLY BEEN A SHORT TIME, YOU HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART AS A CO-WORKER AND A NEW FRIEND. FROM THE WAY YOU TALKED ABOUT HIM I KNOW STEPHEN WAS A GOOD MAN AND HE HAS HIS SPECIAL PLACE IN HEAVEN. MAY YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY FIND COMFORT IN EACH OTHER AND IN THE MEMORIES YOU CREATED WITH YOUR LOVED ONE. SINCERELY FROM MY HEART
I PRAY FOR ALL OF YOU AND GOD BLESS.
LOVE,
Phil Barker
June 27, 2007
Please accept the condolences of a friend of Carol from over the pond. Phil. xxx
Jack Lerch
June 27, 2007
Dottie and family,
I have some really great memories of your Dad! He was a mentor to me and many others in the fire company. Ed Little and I used to learn how to raise the rear of the truck to get snow chains on. We were just 16 or 17 at the time and knew everything!( or so we thought till Steve corrected us) Steve was like one of those school teachers you hope one of your kids might have the privilage of getting some day, one of those people who challenges beyond what you think you are capable of. He was that man to me.
I also remember the fine oak wood shelves he crafted for the Mack pumper to help the rust problem. I ended up photographing (go figure) the shelves, scott bottle rack and Steve for a fire magazine. He was quietly very proud to be recognized in the magazine.
I am blessed to have met and enjoyed the fellowship of Steve and his family. Your family will be in my prayers.
frances doddy
June 27, 2007
Dear Rita and Family. I am very sorry for the loss of your Dad. It is tough to loose someone as young as your Dad. My prayers are with you. Love Fran Doddy
Shirley Reeve
June 27, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of sorrow, and in the days ahead. May your memories sustain you.
Janet Ifkovits
June 27, 2007
Dear Dottie, My prayers for you and the family.
God give you the comfort and strength you need at this time of loss. Janet Ifkovits
Liz Brown
June 27, 2007
Dottie&Family,
Thinking of you during this time.words can't express how my heart goes out to you and your family. I'm praying for peace & comfort to touch each of you in this next season of life...
Hope Caesar
June 27, 2007
Dear Dottie and all,
Matt called me and told me of Steve's passing and so many memories came flooding back into my mind of all of you, so many that it seems like yesterday I was spending my summer at ya'll house swimming.When I think of Allentown I'm alway reminded of firetrucks and remember Steve and my Dad with smiles on their faces.
My prayers go out to ya'll
Tom Sipos
June 27, 2007
Dear Dot and Family
So sorry for your loss,you will be in my thoughs and prayers. Hope this sad time passes quickly. Tom Sipos [from the shoe store]
Sharon & Will Venanzi
June 27, 2007
Carol & Family,
My heartfelt sympathy on the loss of your Dad. I know what you are going through. Here is a beautiful poem sent to me when my Mom passed earlier this month.
To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."
It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.
Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998-2007
Debbie Drake
June 26, 2007
Donna, I have known you for a very short time and only professionally. However, I heard the compassion in your voice, as only a daughter and a nurse could have, when you talked about your Dad. Now is the time to let family and friends show you (and your family) compassion in their words and deeds. Peace be with you.
Matt, Lynn and Alec Little
June 26, 2007
It doesn't seem all that long ago that Steve, Dick Jacobs and my Dad were playing with me on the fire trucks. It is fun to think back on that time and the memories that were created and shared. Although it is hard to say goodbye it is important to remember all the people that he has touched and the memories that we have. My deepest condolences to Dottie and the rest of the family.
Robert Scott
June 26, 2007
Dot and family:
My sincere condolences on your loss. I remember your (with daughter) presence at Mother's viewing and was grateful for your being there. Although I cannot be there in person, I understand your sorrow and will be with you in spirit. I pray for a swift healing for all.
Cousin,
Robert (Barna) Scott
Dawn Stauffer
June 26, 2007
Dottie,
I hope it eases your heart to know who much you are loved and appreciated by others.
With my deepest sympathy,
Dawn (scheduling)
Ronald Radokovitch
June 26, 2007
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life’s routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends. Son of the Late Joseph J.
Radokovitch
Gower Family
June 26, 2007
Rita and Family -
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you. If there is anything we can do for you please let us know.
Kelly, Jim, Seth and Evan
Glenn Mitchell
June 26, 2007
Dear Rita,
I am so sorry for your loss. I know how close you were to your dad and I want to offer you my sympathy as you grieve this immense loss. Dottie and the rest of the family, you are all in my thoughts and prayers, too. God Bless you all.
I was lucky to have had the chance to meet Steve and spend some quality time with him. Whether it was in front of the tube dissecting sports, news or horrible reality shows or just enjoying a nature escape up in Masthope, I will always treasure those times in my life.
He was a giant of a man - in the supreme love and dedication that he showed for his family and friends, in the steadfast support of those who needed his firm yet gentle helping hand, in his quiet yet never demeaning certitude of what he believed to be in the best interest of those who were close to him, in his non-judgmental nature, in his willingness to sacrifice his own comfort for the benefit of others, in his infinitely sage wisdom, in his amazing abilities as a builder, inventor and innovator and as a selfless and true philanthropic pillar of the community in which he lived. He was all of those things and so much more. If there was ever anyone that we should all aspire to be like, it is Mr. Stephen Radokovitch.
I'll never forget how he accepted me and my children into his home and made us feel like we were part of the family. He was a generous soul who touched many and his legacy is going to endure for generations to come.
"Mitch"
Gloria & Dennis Hinkle
June 26, 2007
Dottie and family,
Our thought and prayers are with all of you. May all your memories bring you comfort. We also have many great memories of the old days with the fire department picnics and get togethers. Anything we can do of help, please let us know.
Diane Matla
June 26, 2007
Donna and Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in this time of
sorrow.
Cristin Snyder
June 26, 2007
Dottie and Family,
Sincere sympathy for your loss. Out thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Coumadin Girls
Monica, Michele, Ginny, and Cristin
Christine Dyche
June 26, 2007
Rita and family,
Out thoughts and prayers are with you all during this very sad time.
All our Love,
Chris,Jim, JT & Jacob
Gretchen Gray
June 26, 2007
Thinking of all of you. Special prayers to your family . Remember those special memories. Soon they will bring smiles instead of tears.
linda lewis
June 26, 2007
My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.
Fred Giordano
June 26, 2007
Rita,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your faimly during this time of sorrow.
Fred L Giordano
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