Thea Marie Scioscia, of Danville, Calif., and formerly of Bethlehem, died Nov. 10, 2015, at home following a 10 year battle with brain cancer. Born in Northampton, she was a daughter of John H. and Katherine (Koback) Steidinger of Bethlehem. She was the wife of Stanley Scioscia for 39 years.

She was a Freedom High School graduate. She attended East Stroudsburg University, earned a master’s degree in counseling from Lehigh University, and continued with graduate studies.

She worked at Northampton Community College. She was a special education resource teacher for 16 years in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.

She volunteered with the Junior League, USS Swimming and AAUW.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Samuel and John; two brothers, John Steidinger of Bethlehem and Mark and his wife Elena Steidinger of Germansville; two nephews, Ben and Jacob; and a niece, Josephine.

Contributions may be made to the church, c/o the funeral home, 2119 Washington Ave., Northampton, PA 18067.

Arrangements were made by Schisler Funeral Home Inc.