Published December 21. 2021 09:04AM
Mary E. Raabe, 103, of Whitehall, died Dec. 6, 2021. She was the wife of the late Augustus C. Raabe Jr. for 70 years.
Born in Hoboken, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Michael and Frances (Catanese) Bonsignore.
She was a secretary for various companies in New York City.
She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Allentown, where she was a member of the senior group.
She was a Girl Scout leader and a Head Start volunteer. She was a member of the Lehigh Valley Couturiere Society.
She is survived by three daughters, Marilyn A. Cornell and her husband James of Upper Macungie, Susan M. Kimmel and her husband Richard of Wrappingers Falls, N.Y., and Judy R. Kelechava and her husband Kurt of Bethlehem; a brother, Patrick Bonsignore of Illinois; eight grandchildren, Andrew Cornell, Alison Cornell, Matthew Cornell and his wife Nicole, Sarah Kimmel and companion Shane Brannen, Jeffrey Kimmel, Erik Kelechava and fiancee Jillian Chiaro, Alex Kelechava and wife Amanda and Brad Kelechava and wife Raksha; and a great-grandchild, Hailey Brannen.
She was predeceased by a sister, Rose Bonsignore; and two brothers, Salvatore and Joseph Bonsignore.
Contributions may be made to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, 160 Erie Ave., Philadelphia, 19134.
Arrangements were made by Trexler Funeral Home Inc., Allentown.