Published August 28. 2018 12:00AM
Karen C. Cantelmi, 74, formerly of Fountain Hill, died Aug. 19, 2018, at her son Dino’s home in Bethlehem, where she resided. Born in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Christine R. (Woolcock) Warmkessel. She was the wife of the late Dino P. Cantelmi.
She was a graduate of Shamokin High School and the Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing.
She was a registered nurse for St. Luke’s Hospital and Cedarbrook Nursing Home.
She is survived by two sons, Dino and his wife Joanna and Christopher and his wife Ailene, all of Bethlehem; two daughters, Lori and her husband Robert Diaz of South Whitehall Township and Tara and her husband Anthony Markovich of Hanover Township; 13 grandchildren, Bianca, Ethan, Dino Jr. and Isabella Cantelmi, Nicole Cantelmi, Marisa, Madisan and Maya Diaz, Emily, Benjamin and Tyler Markovich and Iris and Dario Cantelmi; two great-grandchildren, Jaelyn and Ronnie; a brother, Glenn and his wife Katalin Warmkessel of Palm City, Fla.; nieces; and nephews.
She was predeceased by a brother, Kenneth Warmkessel.
Contributions may be made to St. Luke’s Hospice, Development Office, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015.
Arrangements were made by Cantelmi Funeral Home Inc., Fountain Hill.