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Source review: October 28, 2026
Bethlehem · Lehigh Valley · Pennsylvania obituary guide
Pearson Funeral Home Obituaries
This guide covers Pearson Funeral Home, Inc. in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, whose official website is pearsonfh.com. The funeral home serves Bethlehem and the surrounding Lehigh Valley and maintains its own searchable obituary archive.
Verified Pearson Funeral Home Details
Pearson Funeral Home Obituary Listing
Pearson’s official website publishes recent obituaries and provides a searchable obituary section.
Pearson Funeral Home, Inc.
1901 Linden St.Bethlehem, PA 18017
Phone: (610) 866-1031
Prepare the Name, Then Search Pearson’s Official Archive
How to Search Pearson Funeral Home Obituaries
Open Pearson’s official obituary page
Start at pearsonfh.com/obituaries, not a general obituary aggregator.
Search the full name
Enter the first and last name exactly as you know it.
Broaden the search when needed
Try surname only, maiden or former surname, nickname, middle initial or a reasonable alternate spelling.
Open the complete memorial
Do not rely on the short result card or search-engine preview. Open the individual obituary page.
Confirm the correct person
Compare life dates, residence and other family-approved information before sharing the page.
Read every event separately
Visitation, funeral, memorial service and burial may have different addresses and different times.
Check flower and memorial instructions
Some Pearson memorials include flowers, memorial-tree options, guestbook tools or charitable contribution instructions.
Look for livestream information when remote attendance matters
Pearson’s current service overview says livestreaming can be part of personalized services, but availability should be confirmed for the specific funeral.
Recheck before travel and call if unclear
Reopen the official memorial shortly before leaving. Call Pearson at (610) 866-1031 if an event location or time remains unclear.
What a Pearson Memorial May Include
Service-Day Checks Before You Travel
| Event | Verify | Do not assume |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation | Start/end time and exact venue. | The next day’s funeral is at the same location. |
| Funeral / memorial | Service time, church or chapel name and street address. | It is automatically at 1901 Linden St. |
| Burial / interment | Cemetery name and whether the burial is public or private. | Every burial is at Bethlehem Memorial Park. |
| Memorial contribution | Organization and instructions on the official memorial. | Flowers are always preferred. |
Does Pearson Funeral Home Offer Livestreaming?
Pearson’s current services page says its personalization options can include live streaming for family and friends who cannot attend in person. That does not mean every funeral is streamed.
- Open the correct person’s official memorial.
- Check the service information for a livestream or remote-viewing instruction.
- If the service is at a church, check whether the church is hosting the stream.
- Do not reuse a video link from another obituary.
- Call Pearson at (610) 866-1031 if remote attendance is important and no instructions are shown.
Pearson Funeral Home Address, Phone & Map
Pearson Funeral Home, Inc.
1901 Linden St.Bethlehem, PA 18017
Phone: (610) 866-1031
Pearson’s official location page says the funeral home is next to the entrance of Bethlehem Memorial Park.
Pearson Funeral and Cremation Prices
Pearson’s public service pages describe burial, cremation, memorial and personalization options, but no current itemized funeral-price table was located on the official public pages reviewed for this guide. Obtain current prices directly from Pearson before making financial decisions.
Ask Pearson for these items
- The current General Price List.
- The price of the exact funeral, memorial or cremation option you are considering.
- Which services are required and which are optional.
- Which merchandise costs are separate.
- Which cemetery, clergy, transportation or other cash-advance items are separate.
- A written itemized statement before final authorization.
Pennsylvania Death Certificates: Obituary ≠Certified Record
A Pearson obituary is a memorial notice, not a certified Pennsylvania death certificate. Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Division of Vital Records issues certified death certificates for Pennsylvania deaths from 1906 forward.
Pennsylvania also distinguishes certificates with medical information from certificates without medical information. Ask the organization requesting the certificate which version it needs.
Northampton County Probate and Estate Records
Pearson Funeral Home is in Bethlehem, but funeral location alone does not determine where an estate should be administered. If Northampton County is the correct jurisdiction, the county’s Register of Wills handles filings and records involving decedents’ estates.
Veteran Burial Benefits and Social Security After a Death
VA burial and memorial benefits
Eligible Veterans and family members may qualify for burial benefits, cemetery services, headstones or markers, burial flags and other memorial assistance.
Open official VA burial and memorial benefits
After opening: choose the benefit you need → check eligibility → locate military discharge records such as DD214 when available → preserve funeral and cemetery receipts → follow the current VA application instructions.
Death reporting and survivor benefits
SSA says funeral homes generally report deaths to Social Security, so families usually do not need to make a separate report. Certain family members may qualify for survivor benefits or the one-time lump-sum death payment.
Open SSA: What to do when someone dies
After opening: check whether the death was reported → review survivor eligibility → review lump-sum death-payment eligibility → follow SSA’s current contact instructions for the person who may qualify.
Should You Trust a Third-Party Pearson Obituary?
Third-party obituary sites can help discover a name, but they can also mix Bethlehem, Louisville, Emporia and other unrelated Pearson providers.
Official Resources Used for This Guide
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Pearson Funeral Home — Official Obituaries
Search the memorial archive and open the complete individual notice. -
Pearson Funeral Home — Location & Directions
Verify today’s Bethlehem address and travel directions. - Pearson Funeral Home — Contact
- Pearson Funeral Home — Services Overview
- Pennsylvania Department of Health — Death Certificates
- Northampton County — Register of Wills & Orphans’ Court
- Federal Trade Commission — Funeral Rule
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Burial & Memorial Benefits
- Social Security Administration — What to Do When Someone Dies