Frank Petho, 101, of Bethlehem, died June 16, 2020, at Holy Family Manor. Born in Bethlehem Township, he was a son of the late Frank and Julia (Batyani) Petho. He was the husband of the late Pauline (Fresoli) Petho.

He was an administrative assistant for the Bethlehem Steel, Homer Research Laboratories, for 39 years until he retired.

He was a member of First Hungarian Lutheran Church, Bethlehem, where he was president and treasurer of the church council.

He was the first male president of the Bethlehem Township Parent teacher Association. He was a member of the Bethlehem Township Planning Commission. He was a founding member and organizer of the Freemansburg Bethlehem Township Little League.

He is survived by a son, USN retired Captain Frank C. Petho and his wife Jean of Alameda, California; a daughter, Julianne P. Wadsworth and her husband William of Arlington, Virginia; three grandchildren, Julia Petho and her husband Rohan Thompson, Emma DeStefano and her husband Anthony and Drew Wadsworth and his wife Molly; and four great-grandchildren, Clyde Petho Thompson, Daniel Flores, Bryce DeStefano and Duncan DeStefano. He was predeceased by four siblings,

Helen Makuvek, Emma Rengel, Elizabeth Kotler and Charles Petho.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Contributions may be made to the Freemansburg Bethlehem Township Athletic Association, 600 Chestnut St., Freemansburg, Pennsylvania, PA 18017; or to St. Luke’s Hospice, Development Office, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015.

Arrangements were made by Cantelmi Long Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.