David D. Cope, age 77, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2025 at his daughter’s home with his family by his side. Born on January 15, 1948, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Howard and Barbara (Hawk) Cope.<\/p>\n
David worked as a Larry Car Operator at Coke Works for Bethlehem Steel, and proudly served as a custodian for the Bethlehem Area School District. He dedicated many years to coaching girls’ softball at Nitschmann Middle School, where he inspired countless young athletes over his 15-year tenure.<\/p>\n
David found joy in the simple pleasures of life. He was an avid darts player, enjoyed hunting and fishing, and cherished every moment spent with his grandchildren. He was a devoted fan of the Dallas Cowboys and Liberty High School sports, always cheering for his teams with enthusiasm. He also had a soft spot for a good tasty cake, and his beloved dogs, Max and Molly, were a constant source of companionship and love.<\/p>\n
David will be dearly missed by his wife of 55 years, Carolann Cope; daughters, Callie Cope and Cortney Schmoyer and her husband, Kris; two grandchildren, Emma and Jaxson Schmoyer; and sister, Dorothy Cope.<\/p>\n
In addition to his parents, David is preceded in death by his brother, William Cope and sister, Mary Bauer.<\/p>\n
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Holy Saviour Cemetery, 2575 Linden St., Bethlehem, PA 18017.<\/p>\n
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lehigh County Humane Society, 640 Dixon St., Allentown, PA 18103.<\/p>\n
Online condolences may be offered at www.connellfuneral.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David D. Cope, age 77, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2025 at his daughter’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-45533","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\/45533","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=45533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}