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 LeRoy
R.”Stipie” Stipe, Sr. born June 9, 1927, passed away
peacefully at home on Sunday, April 12.
He is survived by his wife Dolores M. Wolpert Stipe, formerly
of Columbia. They were married in September 11, 1948 and five
children, LeRoy R., Jr., married to Elizabeth Andes,
Lancaster; Pamela M. Stipe Snavely, Lancaster, Craig A.,
married to Francine, Millersville; Patricia A, married to
Jeffrey Nadu, Holtwood and Eric G., married to Jude Ann,
Lampeter and ten grandchildren. He is survived by a brother
John, Lancaster. He was preceded in death by his sister Nancy
Kolb, his mother Nellie F. Beach Stipe and his father Roy N.
Stipe.
He spent seventy-eight of his Eighty years on “Cabbage Hill.”
Sometimes referred to by his fellow Hillians as the “Mayor of
Cabbage Hill.” He graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School in
1945 and served in the U.S. Army in 1946, stationed at the
Stone Henge in England
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where he was
active with the Food Bank, the St. Vincent DePaul Society, the
Legion of Mary and the Knights of Columbus as a 3rd degree
knight, he also helped establish bingo at St. Joseph's and was
a bingo caller for years.
He was a lifelong member of St. Joseph Catholic Club where he
and his sons received the Father and Son Award. He was an
active member of the Men’s bowling league and a manager of the
six-man football program in the 1950’s.
He was an active member of Guys and Dolls and a former member
of the Lancaster Officials Club, served as a committeeman for
the Republican Party for many years and retired from Armstrong
Cork Company after 43 years of service.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, 440 St. Joseph St., Lancaster, PA on Thursday, April
17, 2008 at 11 AM. Interment will be in St. Joseph New
Catholic Cemetery. There will be a viewing at the Charles F.
Snyder Funeral Home, 414 E. King St., Lancaster on Wednesday
evening from 6 until 8 PM and on Thursday morning from 10
until 11 AM at the church. Please omit flowers, contributions
may be made in LeRoy’s memory to St. Joseph Catholic Church or
Hospice of Lancaster County, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA
17604. |