Andrew J. "Jack" Lingenfelter

Andrew J. “Jack” Lingenfelter, 91

Andrew J. “Jack” Lingenfelter, 91, of Punxsutawney, died Friday, January 26, 2024, at the Punxsutawney Area Hospital.

Jack was born on July 4, 1932, in Punxsutawney, a son of the late Eleanor (Mann) Lingenfelter King and Neff Parnell Lingenfelter.

He was first married to Deanna (Chapman) Lingenfelter who preceded him in death on June 21, 1993.  He then married Beverly (Roseman-Smith) Lingenfelter on June 10, 1995, who survives.  They have been married for twenty-eight years.

Jack served in the United States Army.

He was a 1949 graduate of the Punxsutawney High School.  He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church of Punxsutawney.  Jack enjoyed golfing, hunting, fishing, gardening, cooking, canning and loved to play cards.  He was an avid sports fan especially of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates.  Jack was a Pittsburgh Steelers fan from the beginning of their franchise.

Jack worked for thirty-three years at T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil and retired as superintendent in 1996.

Jack served as Chairman of the Sesquicentennial Celebration, was a founding member of the Chamber of Commerce, served on the Punxsutawney Hospital Board for ten years, was very instrumental within the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center, he coached for many years with the Punxsutawney Groundhog Little League and was awarded with the Punxsutawney Man of the Year in 1991.

In addition to his wife Beverly, surviving relatives include two children, son Dr. Kyle Lingenfelter and wife Suzanne of Punxsutawney and daughter Stacey Kopnitsky and husband Dale of Columbia, MD; three step-children, David Smith, Julie Dickey and husband Mike, and Daniel Smith and wife Mindy, all of Punxsutawney; four grandchildren, Taylor Kopnitsky and wife Katlyn, Austin Kopnitsky, Nathan Lingenfelter, and Mia Lingenfelter; eight step-grandchildren, Zak Dickey, Alyson Dickey, Alexis Serian, Tiana Smith Snyder, Janessa Smith Geer, and Isaiah, Olivia, and Adin Bish; one great-granddaughter Eleanor Kopnitsky; two step-great granddaughters, Natalie and Maya Snyder; a brother Bruce Lingenfelter; and step-sister Claudia Marchese and husband Tony.

In addition to his first wife Deanna and his parents, Jack was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert, Ronald, and Richard Lingenfelter.

Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2024, at the Deeley Funeral Home.

A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m., Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at the funeral home with Pastor Edmund Bach officiating.

Interment will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Punxsutawney.

Memorial contributions may be made, in memory of Jack, to the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center, 201 North Findley Street, Punxsutawney, PA 15767, or to Grace United Methodist Church, 61 Hillcrest Drive, Punxsutawney, PA 15767.

Online condolences may be made at www.deeleyfuneralhome.com.