\t\t\tFrederick William Werner, Sr. \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Frederick William Werner, Sr., of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on December 14, 1934, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Arthur L.E. and Mary (Seagreves) Werner. He was the beloved husband of Marion G. (Baxter) Werner, with whom he shared more than 71 years of marriage. Fritz was a devoted father to Frederick \u201cFritz\u201d Werner, Jr. and his wife, Sue; Mark Werner and his wife, Margiann; and Vicki Hoffert and her husband, Robert. He is also survived by his sister, Prunella Nuttal; eight cherished grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and many loving nieces and nephews. His family was the greatest joy of his life. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Robert Werner, Mary Orner, and Arthur J. Werner, Sr. Fritz attended Liberty High School and Bethlehem Vocational-Technical School before proudly serving his country in the United States Army as a member of the 11th Airborne Division. Following his honorable discharge, Fritz was employed by Bethlehem Steel, where he worked faithfully for more than 43 years. Respected by his coworkers for his knowledge, work ethic, and unwavering dedication, he became affectionately known as the \u201cLiving Legend.\u201d In addition to his career at Bethlehem Steel, Fritz owned and operated F.W. Werner and Sons Roofing. An outdoorsman at heart, Fritz enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, hiking, and spending time at his cabin, where he found peace and contentment surrounded by nature. In his younger years, he embraced adventure as an avid skydiver with the Lehigh Valley Skydivers. One of his greatest daily pleasures was taking walks through the neighborhood with his faithful dog, Max. Fritz was a longtime member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Bethlehem. He was also a member of the Steel City Gun Club and the MORA Club. Dedicated to serving his community, he volunteered with Meals on Wheels and the Lehigh Valley Outreach Depot, always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. Fritz will be remembered for his quiet strength, steadfast devotion to his family, tireless work ethic, generous heart, and unwavering faith. He was a beloved husband, devoted father, proud grandfather and great-grandfather, caring brother, and loyal friend. His legacy of kindness, integrity, and service will live on through the many lives he touched, and he will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.<\/p>\n
\nSERVICES: A Funeral Service will be held at 11 A.M. on Monday, July 20, 2026, at the Cantelmi Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 where the family will receive relatives and friends from 10 A.M. until time of the service. Entombment will Military honors will follow at Bethlehem Memorial Park Cemetery. A memory tribute may be placed at www.cantelmifuneralhome.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \nCONTRIBUTIONS: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, 2540 Center Street Bethlehem, PA 18017 or to the Lehigh Valley Outreach Depot, 619 E Allen St, Allentown, PA 18109.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Frederick William Werner, Sr. OBITUARY Frederick William Werner, Sr., of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2026,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-245069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}