Thomas Lahey

1929 - 2007

LAHEY Thomas J. "Jerry" Thomas J. "Jerry" Lahey, 77, of Bowling Green, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Geauga Hospital, Geauga County, Ohio. He was born July 5, 1929, in Lima, Ohio, to William E. and Grace (Eckel) Lahey. He married Donna Schuhmacher on November 5, 1949 and she preceded him in death on December 23, 2004. After attending electronics school in Kansas City, Jerry established Lahey Appliance and TV and has operated it for the last 55 years. His son, Kirk Lahey, joined the business in 1977 and will continue to carry on with the Lahey business. Jerry also served in the U.S. Marine Corp. His memberships include Elk's Lodge #818 since 1953, St. Aloysius Church where he served on the finance committee, Bowling Green Country Club, where he was a former board member, Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce and past trustee, he was past president of the Promote Bowling Green Committee, former member of the advisory board at Mid-Am, now Sky Bank, and he was past president of the Jaycees. He was a survivor of polio in the 1920's and obtained his private pilot's license in the 1950's. Jerry enjoyed bowling, boating, and vacationing in Arizona. Both Jerry and his deceased wife, Donna were avid golfers and both had the distinction of making a hole-in-one playing golf. Jerry will be deeply missed by his family and friends. Surviving are a son, Kirk (Patti) of Bowling Green; daughter, Christine (Howard) Hatten of Luzerne, Michigan; granddaughter, Kelsey of Bowling Green and brother, Paul Lahey of Leipsic, Ohio. He was preceded by his wife, Donna; brother, William; three sisters, Denise Schmitz, Mary Paulus and Virginia Lahey. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 11:30 a.m. in St. Aloysius Church. Rev. Edward Schleter will officiate. Visitation will be on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dunn Funeral Home. A Vigil Service will be held at 7:45 p.m. A bereavement luncheon will be held following the service at Bowling Green Country Club. Memorial contributions may be given to the church. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting dunnfuneralhome.com