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Carl H. Poltrok, 65

April 23, 2015

Carl H. Poltrok, 65, of Lancaster, died at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Howard C. and Dorothy A. (Keiper) Poltrok. Carl was married to Patricia A. “Patti” (Kilp) Poltrok for 36 years.

He graduated from Penn Manor High School and completed several adult classes at Lancaster Co. Area Vo-Tech School. Carl drove truck for 10 years for Kunzler & Company and then worked for The Farfield Company. He retired from the School District of Lancaster, where he was most recently chief engineer at Hamilton and King Elementary schools.

Carl was a member of West Willow United Methodist Church, AMVETS, Lancaster Liederkranz and Pequea Valley Sportsmans Association. Carl enjoyed yard sales, fishing in Louisiana, Maine, and Ocean City, MD, boating, hunting, cooking, traveling, and camping. He also enjoyed riding his motorcycle.

In addition to his loving wife, Patti, Carl is survived by their daughter, Gina M., wife of Charles E. Bowman, and their sons, Pierce and Bryce Bowman, all of Lancaster. Carl will be dearly missed by his family and friends.

Carl’s family thanks the staff of LGH and Davita Dialysis for the care they provided to him.

The funeral will take place at 11 am Thursday, April 30, 2015, with Rev. John T. Pfeil officiating, at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. Viewings will be held 6 to 8 pm Wednesday and 10 to 11 am Thursday at the funeral home. Interment in St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to West Willow United Methodist Church, 118 West Willow Road, Willow Street, PA 17584.

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September 03, 2020

Mr. Poltrok was my instructor for Electronics in the 1989-1990 school year.  I thought of him today when I was tinkering with an old oscilloscope from the 1950’s that he gave me.  I found this page and was really sad to see that he passed away.  He was the highlight of my senior year.  My comment is 5 years too late but if anyone from his family sees this please know that Mr. Poltrok still lives on in my memories too.  Great guy.
Dustin

May 07, 2015

I am sorry to hear about Carl, he was a wonderful man. I worked with him many years ago at the Lanc School Dist. where I was his supervisor for about a year. There was never a dull moment I can tell you that and he was a great guy to work with. “Fat Boy” as we called him always had me in stitches. I really loved the guy. My prayers and thoughts are with the family at this time. Love, Sue Meister  

April 30, 2015

So sorry to hear this news, our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, Kelly Poltrok-Germain and Family 

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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3110 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
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Lititz, PA 17543
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