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Funeral service for Philip A. Soukup, age 87, formerly of
Mentor, will be 1 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2008 at Brunner Funeral Home &
Cremation Service, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor. Mr. Soukup died April 15,
2008, at Arden Courts in Bainbridge Township. He was born in 1920, he
lived in Cleveland and East Cleveland before moving to Mentor in 1968.
He was employed in the engineering department at Towmotor/Caterpillar
Corp. for over 32 years until his retirement in 1974. A World War II
veteran, Philip served in the U.S. Army from October 1942 through December
1945, primarily in New Guinea and the Philippines.
A man of may interests, Philip enjoyed fishing, hunting,
photography, archery, bowling, lapidary, jazz, reading and "COLLECTING". He
was a member of the Geauga Bowmen, Ohio Decoy Carvers and Collectors Assn. (ODCCA),
Old Reel Collectors Assn. (ORCA), and a lifetime member of the National
Fishing Lure Collectors Club (NFLCC).
He is survived by his daughters, Peggy (Tom) Hannan of
Chagrin Falls and Karyn (Jim) Feeley of North Ridgeville and son, Paul
Soukup of Altoona; grandchildren, Lauri (Eric) Kittelson of Streetsboro,
Wendy (Mike) Zurca of Aurora, Pam Hannan (Craig) of Indianapolis, Patti
(Jon) Gingo of Houston, Megan (Lito) Carabello of North Ridgeville, Pat
Feeley of Cleveland, Kathy Feeley of Los Angeles and Clare Soukup of
Cleveland; great-grandchildren, Kristi (Scott) Dickerson, Stephanie and Lisa
Zurca, James Beedle, Anthony and Kailey Gingo and Dale Soukup; and
great-great-grandchildren, Molly and Ryan Dickerson. He was preceded
in death by his parents, Arthur and Mimi Soukup; brother, William Soukup;
and former wife, Ruth (Paul) Reisinger.
Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home. Burial will be in Mentor Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages contributions to
Crossroads Hospice, 1742 Georgetown Road, Suite J, Hudson, Ohio, 44236, or
the Alzheimer's Association, 12200 Fairhill Road, Cleveland, 44120.
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