Leo E. Noll

September 20, 2010

Leo E. Noll, 86, of 140 Nottingham Road, Bloomsburg, Pa. (Sherwood Village), died at his home at 7 a.m. Monday, September 20, 2010. He was in failing health since January. Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 20, 1924, he was a son of the late Edward and Laura (Zweibel) Noll. He resided in Bloomsburg, Pa., since 1955 and previously lived in Danville, Pa., for five years. Leo was a 1942 graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Forty Fort, received his bachelor's degree from Villanova University and received his master's degree from Wilkes College. He was employed by TRW Corp. at its former Danville plant from 1951 to 1988, when he retired. Leo was a member of St. Columba Catholic Church, Bloomsburg, Pa. He also belonged to Bloomsburg Elks Lodge 436, and was an avid golfer, belonging to Frosty Valley Country Club, Danville. He served in the U.S. Navy During World War II in the South Pacific Theater and also in the Korean War, attaining the rank of Lieutenant. He was a member of Valley of Bloomsburg American Legion Post 273. Leo was preceded in death by two brothers, John Noll and Gilbert Noll. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Bartek, with whom he celebrated his 59th wedding anniversary on July 14, 2010; a son, Robert E. Noll, and his wife, Holly, Bloomsburg, Pa.; a daughter, Ann M., wife of James McAvoy, Marcus Hook, Pa.; as well as five grandchildren and several nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Columba Catholic Church, 342 Iron St., Bloomsburg, Pa., by his pastor, the Rev. Paul R. Fisher. Interment will be made at the convenience of the family in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Dean W. Kriner Inc. Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg, Pa. The family will provide flowers. Memorials may be sent to St. Columba Catholic Church, 342 Iron St., Bloomsburg, PA or to Columbia-Montour Home Hospice, 410 Glenn Ave., Bloomsburg, PA 17815. To sign the guestbook, or to leave a message of condolence, please go to www.krinerfuneralhomes.com .