Lloyd Hontz
April 5, 1922 — December 26, 2009
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Lloyd Hontz
Lloyd Leighton Hontz, 87, of Waco, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2009.
His memorial service will be Saturday, January 2, at 11:00 am in Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive, Waco, TX 76712 with the Rev. Charles Packard officiating.
Lloyd was born in Jim Thorpe, P A, and spent most of his life in Pennsylvania working for Western Electric and Bell Systems Lab in Allentown, Pa.
He was a jack of all trades and loved working with his hands. He and his family built 4 of the houses they lived in over the years. If it needed fixing, he could fix it. He loved bowling and playing golf. He was also a great storyteller and dreamer.
He was inducted into the Jim Thorpe Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 as a member of his Mauch Chunk, Pa. High School's undefeated Soccer team of 1939. He had a big heart and will be missed by all.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Ellamanda (Oppold) Hontz; sister, Grace Hamilton; and his wife of 62 years, Dorothy Irene Pelland Hontz.
He is survived by his son, Philip L. Hontz of Albequerque, NM.; daughter, Karen E. Hontz Groman and husband, David B. of Waco, TX; two grandchildren, Peter Groman and his wife, Michelle, of Irving, TX, and Mark Groman and his wife, Sandy of Elm Mott, TX; great-grandsons, Ashton Groman and Ryan Groman; great-granddaughters, Courtney Groman and Samantha Groman; two sisters, LaVerne Gallagher of Topton, PA and Ruth Smith of Brienigsville, P A; two sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick of Riegelsville, P A and Charlotte Mammana of Easton, Pa., and many special nieces and nephews.
The family thanks the staff of Providence Hospice and OakCrest Funeral Home for their care.
Memorials may be made to Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive, Waco, TX 76712.
His memorial service will be Saturday, January 2, at 11:00 am in Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive, Waco, TX 76712 with the Rev. Charles Packard officiating.
Lloyd was born in Jim Thorpe, P A, and spent most of his life in Pennsylvania working for Western Electric and Bell Systems Lab in Allentown, Pa.
He was a jack of all trades and loved working with his hands. He and his family built 4 of the houses they lived in over the years. If it needed fixing, he could fix it. He loved bowling and playing golf. He was also a great storyteller and dreamer.
He was inducted into the Jim Thorpe Sports Hall of Fame in 2001 as a member of his Mauch Chunk, Pa. High School's undefeated Soccer team of 1939. He had a big heart and will be missed by all.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Ellamanda (Oppold) Hontz; sister, Grace Hamilton; and his wife of 62 years, Dorothy Irene Pelland Hontz.
He is survived by his son, Philip L. Hontz of Albequerque, NM.; daughter, Karen E. Hontz Groman and husband, David B. of Waco, TX; two grandchildren, Peter Groman and his wife, Michelle, of Irving, TX, and Mark Groman and his wife, Sandy of Elm Mott, TX; great-grandsons, Ashton Groman and Ryan Groman; great-granddaughters, Courtney Groman and Samantha Groman; two sisters, LaVerne Gallagher of Topton, PA and Ruth Smith of Brienigsville, P A; two sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Kirkpatrick of Riegelsville, P A and Charlotte Mammana of Easton, Pa., and many special nieces and nephews.
The family thanks the staff of Providence Hospice and OakCrest Funeral Home for their care.
Memorials may be made to Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive, Waco, TX 76712.
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