John F. Bahurka, 73, of Willow Valley Lakes of Lancaster, PA and formerly of Yardley, PA passed away on January 7, 2011. He was born in Mt. Pleasant, PA and was the son of the late John W. and Mary Louise (Petrush) Bahurka.

John is survived by his wife, Janet R. (Giuliani) Bahurka of Willow Valley Lakes. They were married on June 2, 1962.

John retired after 32 years as a Computer Engineer with Burroughs Inc. which is now Unisys Inc.

He and his wife moved to Willow Valley Retirement Community two years ago.

John was a member of St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Yardley and Morrisville Council #3673 and was also a 4 ^th Degree Knight.

He graduated from East Huntington High School in 1955.

John served his country with the US Air National Guard.

Surviving in addition to his wife, a son, John D., of Dayton, NV, two daughters, Rose Marie Bahurka, of Strasburg, Lori Ann Blantz, wife of Clifford, of Strasburg, three grandchildren, Connor and Chloe Blantz, and Jacob Bahurka, two sisters, Dolores Golightly, of MI, and Leonora Rollinson, of Scottdale, PA.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 11:30am from St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church 2111 Millersville Pk. Lancaster, PA 17603 with The Rev. Mark E. Weiss as Celebrant. A viewing will be held at the Church on Wednesday from 10:30-11:30am. Final farewell and commendation will be in St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in John's memory to the American Cancer Society 314 Good Dr. Lancaster, PA 17603. To send the family an online condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 717-872-5041