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Philip LaBar Obituary
Born on Feb. 22, 1941, in Stroudsburg, he was the son of the late Martin LaBar Sr. and Bessie Mae (Counterman) LaBar.
Philip was of the Lutheran faith and a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Philip was employed with Grace Oil Company, Lloyd Nolan Oil Company and recently retired from H. John Davis Oil Company, where he worked for 39 years as an oil burner technician.
In addition to his wife Martha, Philip is survived by four sons, Philip A. LaBar Jr., Brian LaBar and his wife, Laura, and Mark LaBar, all of East Stroudsburg, and Timothy LaBar of Temple, Texas; a daughter, Ellen Zurlo and her husband, Michael, of Bloomfield, N.J.; five grandchildren, Philip LaBar III, Joshuah LaBar, Rickey LaBar, Jessica Zurlo, Michael Zurlo III; three great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; two brothers, LeRoy LaBar Sr. of Stroudsburg and Richard LaBar of Saylorsburg; and two sisters, Leanore Wicks of Canadensis and Dorothy Reese of Long Pond.
He is preceded in death by a brother, Martin LaBar Jr.
Rev. Brenda Boyer will conduct funeral services at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg. Burial will follow in the Prospect Cemetery in East Stroudsburg.
Family and friends are invited to a calling period from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the VNA Hospice House, 500 Independence Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301, or to The National Kidney Foundation, 111 S. Independence Mall E., Suite 411, The Philadelphia Bourse Building, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
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for Philip LaBar
shannon scerbo
December 7, 2007
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.i am truly sorry about your loss.i know what you are going through.may god bless you martha and you family at this time of need.
Beth Botke
November 26, 2007
Dear Martha and family,
My prayers are with you all. This has been a hard year for a lot of us, we've experienced great losses. I'm not sure I've come to terms with it all myself, but I do know that I'm not alone in my suffering, and you are not alone either. And through that we can gain strength. God be with you, and I pray you are able to feel His Blessings each and every day that we have left here, before we join our loved ones in Heaven.
Beth
Philip LaBar III
November 25, 2007
Hellow pap its me philip i miss u sovery much im sorry i could not be there but you will always be with me in my heart.I love you and gram i see you when i come home
Bertha Mackes
November 24, 2007
Dear Martha and family, I am so sorry that I could not be with you today. I was with you in thought, spirit and prayer. I thank you and Phil for everything that you have done for me in the past years. I know you will miss him dearly and so will I.
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Penny Tanner
November 24, 2007
Dear Dad,
It's me Penny again. I know i was here before, but that was for the family. Now I'm here for you. I went to your service today. And let me tell you, you were a very well known person. But that doesn't surprise me. I've always known that. But I wanted to tell you that my tears fell for you today, because today I realized I wasn't going to see you again or see your smile, or hear your laughfter or the sound of you making some one else laugh. I also found out that the best human man that was a true treasure to me and my ex- father in-law was gone and I would never get to spend any more vacations with or join in the family dinner, or even be able to call you the old fart like I use to do. But I"am truely thankful to you, because like your son Timmy said, you taught all you new the special ways of being there for some one and to be kind and fill people with laughfter and use our sense of humor, I will always treasure the moments we spent together. I just wanted you to know
that when it comes to the phrases of father, grandfather, great grandfather, and father in law, you took first place all the way, no one could do all of those as great as you did. You were the light that god sent to warm the hearts of all who new you. And that light, even though you are gone will live with us all forever. I want to thank you for being there for my children and me and for giving us memories that we can hold for ever. Thank You Dad, we love you and miss you Dearly and we will never forget you.
Rest in peace and watch over all you knew. We will think of you often and our memories will live on. So take care and behave your self up there ( haha )
We love you Dad.
Love
Penny, Philip the 3rd, Joshuah, and Rickey.
Bob & Holli Francis
November 24, 2007
Martha: We are so very sorry to hear of Phil's passing. He was a wonderful man and we had great times playing golf together in the Red Cross Tournaments. We will keep you in our prayers.
Timothy LaBar
November 23, 2007
Dad you will be missed all. I thank you for showing me how to smile and laugh and enjoy life. I also thank you for showing me how to respect people, be responsible and for my work ethics. Most of all i thank you for all the love you gave me and showing me how to love. I will never be able to fill your shoes but i will do my best to make sure all my friends and mom and all my brothers and sister niece and nephews know i love them and do my beat to help them when they need it like you always did for everyone. I miss you dad and love you
Wesley and Diiane Silfee
November 23, 2007
Martha And All of the Childen,
Our Thoughts and Prayer are with
all of you in the loss of our Love one. We send our love to all of the family.
Kathy Quinn and Brenda Fraunfelter
November 23, 2007
Phil was a great person. Phil and Dave put a new heating system in our home last year. He always was only a phone call away when we were in need of help. He always had a smile on his face and was constantly making us laugh with his humor. He often spoke of the cruise that he took and what a good time he had. He told us he wore a speedo and we would tease him about it. He will be missed.
Cramer Family
November 23, 2007
Phil will be greatly missed. We won't forget his wonderful smile and laugh. Phil would do anything for anyone, at any time of the day. He shared his generous nature with so many...we are all blessed for having known him.
Our deepest symphany is with you at the loss of such a presious person.
amanda Slider
November 23, 2007
i am very sorry to hear about your loss. He was a great family member and was loved very much by every one you are in my thoughts and prayers
Galenda Maloney
November 23, 2007
My prayers & thoughts are with the
entire LaBar family. Phil was a wonderful man that would do anything for anyone. I will miss him
lots!
Love,
Galenda Maloney
Penny Tanner
November 23, 2007
Dear Mom - Labar and family,
We are so sorry about Dad's passing. God is recieving a very special person. He was a great hudsband, father and grandfather, and great grandfather. I know that he was a wonderful father in-law, and I will miss him so dearly and i know that my boys ( his Grandsons )will miss him dearly as well. Dad was always kind and was so humorous in many ways. And I will treasure all our family vacations and all the great time we spent together . But most of all I will miss his smileling face every time he saw his grandchildren and his great grandchildren. Dad was true blue to every one. And if there is ever any thing we can do , please just call.
R.I.P. Dad, Welove you and will miss you Always.
Love Penny Tanner And The Boys
diane stone van buskirk
November 23, 2007
god bless the family in the time of sorrow
William & Joan Bogart
November 23, 2007
Philip LaBar family, we are so sorry to hear about his passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during your time of sorrow. Phil was a wonderful person and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
Kelly Hilliard
November 23, 2007
We will always remember our working days with Phil. He always made us laugh with his antics. He was a good man and will be missed.
Blessings to his family
Tom Lapping and Kelly Hilliard
previously of H. John Davis.
charlene pasqualino
November 23, 2007
I'm so sorry for your loss. Philip was a very nice man to know
Harold Strouse and Family
November 23, 2007
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
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