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1944
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2018
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Thomas Candia Obituary
Tom served in the United States Army and worked with the United States Postal Service for over 25 years. Most recently he worked at Hamot Medical Center. He was a member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Duncan Candia and his stepfather, Joseph Kishel.
Survivors include one daughter, Katie McIntyre and her husband, Keith, of Erie; four grandchildren, Morgan, Elizabeth, Alexis, and Jocelynn; one brother, John T. Candia of Erie; four sisters, Mary Ann Waltner, Olivia Kuzmin and her husband, Donald, Cookie Yacobozzi and her husband, Mark, and Margie Glass and her husband, Darrell, all of Erie; and many nieces, nephews, brothers in law, and sisters in law.
Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., 5000 Wattsburg Rd., on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. and are invited to services there on Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m.. Burial will follow in St. Nicholas Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the family in care of the funeral home.
Please visit www.SchmidtFuneralHomeErie.com to sign the Book of Memories.
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Memories and Condolences
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Sherry Dickerman
May 30, 2018
My prayers are with you Katie and the family during this time of sorrow.
I also send my love.
May 30, 2018
Katie your father was one of my favorite people to work with at the post office.He was a genuine and sweet guy.He would bring candy to share with everyone.He was fun and loved his family very much.He would often talk about you and your mother with a smile on his face.He was one of a kind.I am so sorry for your loss. Eileen Harris
Lisa Miles
May 29, 2018
I am so sorry for your loss Katie. I worked with Tom at the post office. He was a great guy who will be missed.
Katie McIntyre
May 28, 2018
Dad you were a wonderful man and will greatly be missed. Wish we would have had more time with you❤
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