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Jeffrey Lepre Obituary
Jeffrey James Lepre, 59, of Scranton, lost his four-year battle with chronic kidney disease on Jan. 5, 2024.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late William Lepre, formerly of Carbondale, and the late Beverley L. Sokolowsky, formerly of Dickson City. Jeff was a 1983 graduate of Dunmore High School and was a licensed practical nurse for many years. He served honorably in the United States Army as a medic. Before his illness, he was a medical instructor at the Fortis Institute, Scranton.
Jeffrey would like to acknowledge the caring staff at the DaVita Dialysis for their compassion and help through his illness. He would like to be remembered for his kindness to animals, especially cats.
He is survived by his brothers, Michael, John, Jerry and Frank; cousins; nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be private and at the convenience of the family in the Vanston and James Funeral Home, Scranton.
To honor Jeff's memory, memorial contributions should be made to the St. Cats and Dogs of Nay Aug Park by mailing contributions to St. Cats Inc., 1900 E. Gibson St., Scranton, PA 18510 or by Venmo @stcatsdogs or by visiting www.stcatsdogs.org; or to the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter by mailing contributions to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Road, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 or by Venmo @GriffinPond
AnimalShelter1 or by visiting www.griffinpondanimalshelter.com.
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Tom Brown
January 9, 2024
Rest in peace, Jeff. My deepest condolences to the Lepre Family.
Frank Lepre
January 8, 2024
You are in gods hands now little brother from Ronda and Francis lepre California a k a Frank the lone wolf
Susan Decker
January 8, 2024
Jeff.....you will be missed. We were good friends for over 40 years. We always loved your sense of humor and you made us smile.
Robert J. Miklas, AT2AC, USN, 1963-1967.
January 8, 2024
You have made your final march down the lonely dusty trail. You are now relieved from your post. A job well done fellow veteran. America thanks you for your service to our country in the defense of freedom and democracy. The final bugle has sounded and taps is about to sound ending a successful career as a nation´s defender. Farewell fellow veteran. A Navy Vietnam Veteran..
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