Nicholas S.

Harvilla, Jr.

Nicholas S. Harvilla, Jr., 73, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2026, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg. He was the husband of Rose Marie M. (Wickel) Harvilla.

Born in Hazleton, Luzerne County, he was a son of the late Nicholas S. Harvilla, Sr. and Carmella (Carsia) Harvilla.

Nicholas was a graduate of Freedom High School in 1971. A member of St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church, Bethlehem. Nicholas was employed in the operating room at Muhlenberg Hospital. He also worked in the transport department of St. Luke’s Hospital. He worked maintenance & transport at Coordinated Health. He worked maintenance at Westminster Village. He was also a school crossing guard for Allentown & Bethlehem School Districts.

Nicholas was an avid sports fan, especially of the Phillies and Eagles. He loved playing baseball with his brothers and enjoyed sharing his passion for the game through coaching. In the 1970s, he coached the Astros, a youth baseball team. He also helped coach at the West End Youth Center.

Known for his dry sense of humor and playful personality, Nicholas loved a good prank and bringing laughter to those around him. He enjoyed playing cards, listening to music, especially Anne Murray and the Moody Blues, and spending time as DJ “Nick Harvey”. He had a special love for animals, traveling, and delighted in playing Santa Claus during the Christmas season. Above all, Nicholas cherished his family and the time they spent together.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are his son, Nicholas R. of Bethlehem, daughters: Liza of Northampton and Jennifer and her husband Michael Tanczos of Easton, brothers: Brian and his wife Adrianne and Tony and his wife Michelle, both of Bethlehem, sisters: Janet Harvilla Segarra of Bethlehem, and Debbie, wife of Jim Frey of East Stroudsburg, and grandsons, Joshua and Alexander Tanczos.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, November 16, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Anne’s Church, 450 E. Washington Ave., Bethlehem, PA. There will be a viewing from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Pearson Funeral Home, 1901 Linden Street, Bethlehem.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent to the American Diabetes Association of Eastern PA, PO BOX 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023, or the American Heart Association, PO BOX 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 – specify Lehigh Valley, PA area, or Animals in Distress, PO BOX 609, 5075 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg, PA 18036, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.