IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Leo W,
Smigel
July 4, 1928 – January 21, 2017
Obituary
Leo W. Smigel of Hermitage passed away peacefully at 11:39 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2017, in his residence, with his family by his side. He was 88.
Mr. Smigel was born July 4, 1928, in South Fork, PA, a son of William A. and Sophia Steback Smigel.
He moved to the area in 1940 and was a 1946 graduate of Hickory High School.
Leo retired as a journeyman machinist and repairman in 1985 from the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. where he was employed for 40 years.
He was a charter member of the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, and a member of the Mercer County Men's Retreat League.
Leo was a heavyweight weightlifter which resulted in two Pennsylvania State Championships, two Ohio State Championships and two Great Lakes Championships.
Surviving is his wife, the former Mary "Josephine" Truchan, whom he married October 22, 1949, at the residence; four daughters, Joan K. Gottuso and her husband Robert, Cranberry Twp. (Butler County); Constance M. Falvey and her husband Thomas, Erie; Marcia A. Alongi and her husband Paul, Hermitage; and Mary C. Tate and her husband Larry, Hubbard, OH; five sons, James L. Smigel and his wife Lilly, Millerton, PA; Daniel M. Smigel and his wife Kathy, Pilesgrove, NJ; Leo F. Smigel and his wife Georgie, Harmony, PA; Michael J. Smigel, Hermitage; and William T. Smigel, Jamestown, NY; 11 grandchildren; six great grandchildren; a sister, Elinor Conlon, Pittsburgh; and a brother, Robert Smigel, Hermitage.
Leo was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Church of Notre Dame, 2325 Highland Rd., Hermitage, PA 16148.
Calling hour will be from 10:30 a.m. until the time of Mass on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, in the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage.
Funeral Mass will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, in the church, with Rev. Jeffery J. Noble, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
Arrangements by J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Mr. Smigel was born July 4, 1928, in South Fork, PA, a son of William A. and Sophia Steback Smigel.
He moved to the area in 1940 and was a 1946 graduate of Hickory High School.
Leo retired as a journeyman machinist and repairman in 1985 from the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. where he was employed for 40 years.
He was a charter member of the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, and a member of the Mercer County Men's Retreat League.
Leo was a heavyweight weightlifter which resulted in two Pennsylvania State Championships, two Ohio State Championships and two Great Lakes Championships.
Surviving is his wife, the former Mary "Josephine" Truchan, whom he married October 22, 1949, at the residence; four daughters, Joan K. Gottuso and her husband Robert, Cranberry Twp. (Butler County); Constance M. Falvey and her husband Thomas, Erie; Marcia A. Alongi and her husband Paul, Hermitage; and Mary C. Tate and her husband Larry, Hubbard, OH; five sons, James L. Smigel and his wife Lilly, Millerton, PA; Daniel M. Smigel and his wife Kathy, Pilesgrove, NJ; Leo F. Smigel and his wife Georgie, Harmony, PA; Michael J. Smigel, Hermitage; and William T. Smigel, Jamestown, NY; 11 grandchildren; six great grandchildren; a sister, Elinor Conlon, Pittsburgh; and a brother, Robert Smigel, Hermitage.
Leo was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Church of Notre Dame, 2325 Highland Rd., Hermitage, PA 16148.
Calling hour will be from 10:30 a.m. until the time of Mass on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, in the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage.
Funeral Mass will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, in the church, with Rev. Jeffery J. Noble, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
Arrangements by J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
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