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1930
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2018
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John Lodish Obituary
Born in Tower City, May 22, 1930, he was a son of the late Anthony and Anna Scherak Lodish.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
John was retired from Lebanon Steel Foundry.
He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Chapel, Tower City.
John enjoyed the outdoors, gardening, hunting and fishing. He enjoyed cooking for his family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Dallas Lodish; sisters, Margaret and Stella Lodish, Josephine Saylor, Julie Buscar and Mary Jacob; brothers, George, Walter and Joseph Lodish.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Marlene Masarik Lodish; a son, John Lodish Jr. and his wife, Dana, Orwin; three grandchildren he was very proud of, Taryn Ziegler and her husband, Scott, Tatum Laudenslanger and her husband, Kim, and Derrick Lodish and his companion, Dominique; three stepgrandchildren, Brianna Taylor and her husband, Mark, Scott and Ryan Malick; eight great-grandchildren, Pacen, Kamden, Birkley, Della, Sienna, Bentley, Hunter and Aryauna; four sisters, Helen Richards, Florida, Carol Reiner, Virginia, Corene Daub and Kathleen Reed, both of Tower City; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Chapel, c/o Parish Office, 113 Cherry St., Tremont, PA 17981. To sign the guest book, visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com.
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Loretta Emanuel
April 7, 2018
So sorry for you loss, my prayers are with you and your family. God Bless
Anna Hoy
April 5, 2018
RIP
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