Paul Lehotsky, 96, of Bethlehem, died February 10, 2024, at Country Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Bethlehem Township. Born in Throop, he was a son of Steven and Helen (Zilla) Lehotsky. He was the husband of the late Florence A. (Neubauer) for 63 years.

He attended Keystone College in La Plume, Pennsylvania, and Southern Illinois University.

He was in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War.

He worked at Buck Hill Inn, Buck Hill Falls. He was a sales manager for Jewel Tea Company Inc. and a territory sales manager with Craft Oil Corporation, Avoca.

A lifelong Democrat, he was on the Pennsylvania State Committee in the mid 1970s. He pursued several state offices including that of a state representative.

He is survived by a daughter, Paula (Lehotsky) Kendrick and husband James of Colorado Springs, Colorado; a son, Bob, of Bethlehem; and a grandson, Christopher Kendrick and fiancée Renee Schmollinger of Huntington Valley.

Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, Maryland 21741.

Arrangements were made by Connell Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.