Anthony Charles Cebula

1933 - 2021

Anthony Charles Cebula
01/14/2021
Anthony 'Tony' Cebula passed away peacefully at home in Orlando on January 14, 2021 joining his wife Virginia in heaven.
He is survived by daughters Denise Dale, Kellee Allen, Maureen Haggerty, Erin Sims, and son George Kutudis and daughter-in-law Cindy Kutudis all of Central Florida.
Grandchildren are Emily Zannini, James and Sarah Kutudis, Jackie Hayter, Dylan Haggerty and Luis and Laysha Santillan-Perez. Great grandchildren are JJ, Brady and Connor Kutudis.
Surviving siblings are Patricia Reller, Joan Thronson, and Phyllis DePrimo. Predeceased siblings are James Cebula and Betty Mekuta.
Tony was born to the late Helen and Anthony Cebula in Dupont, PA on March 24, 1933. He played football at Dupont High School and moved to Mt. Pocono, Pa. in 1953 to work at the Highland Inn. He became owner of the inn in 1959. Tony was a successful restaurateur for more than 30 years. An avid golfer, he was chairman of the Highland Open Golf Tournament at Buck Hill and Pocono Manor golf courses in Pennsylvania. He was president of the Pocono Mountain High School Varsity Sports Booster Club, and a member of the Mt. Pocono Chamber of Commerce. He was active with the Elks, Moose and Eagles clubs in both Florida and Pennsylvania.
Tony retired to Central Florida in 1989. While retired, he was an active member and usher at St. James Cathedral and had a 20+ year career as a ranger at Grand Cypress Golf Course.
Funeral mass will take place at 9:30 a.m., January 20, 2021 at St. James Cathedral 215 N Orange Ave., Orlando, Fl 32801. Internment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, 1603 Greenwood St. Orlando, Fl 32801. Arrangements entrusted to Robert Bryant Funeral Home.