Stanley Kufel

Stanley F. Kufel, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by his large family at the New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph on Saturday. Stan was born March 24, 1925 in Lorain. He attended St. Stanislaus School and graduated from Lorain High School in 1943 where he was a proud member of the football team. After high school, Stan enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and volunteered for the Red Raider Battalion, serving in the South Pacific. He was wounded in Guam and received the Purple Heart before being honorably discharged as a corporal in 1946. Stan graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1949 and was a founding member of the Theta Chi fraternity. While at Bowling Green he married Charlene Kucia and they recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. Stan enjoyed a rich life of faith and family. He was a very active member of St. Peter’s parish in Lorain serving as a Eucharistic Minister, three time co-chair of the Parish Festival, and a member of the Holy Name Society and the Faith Sharing group. He volunteered at St. Joseph’s Hospital as well as Community Health Partners. He was a former member of the Lorain Lions Club and a founding member of the Sheffield Kiwanis Club. Stan was employed at May Company retiring in1990 after 30 years of service. Stan is survived by his wife Charlene and seven children; Sharon Cousino of Amherst, Marsha Kufel of Palm Beach, Sandy Smith (Howard) of Vermilion, Diane Kufel of Avon Lake, Christine Kufel of Elyria, Kathy York (Robert) of San Diego and Mark Kufel M.D of Cleveland. Stan also enjoyed his nine grandchildren Jason, Justin, Jessie, Nathan, Jonathan, Jenna, Jacqueline, Janelle and Ian as well as nine great grandchildren Rheyma, Madison, Nadia, Emma, Faith, Jack, Finn, Owen and Micah. He was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Hedwig (Jachym) Kufel and sisters Lottie Musial and Henrietta Drozdowski. The family is welcoming friends at the Dovin & Reber Jones Funeral and Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park Road in Amherst today from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.with a 5 p.m. recital of the rosary by The Holy Name Society. Funeral services will begin on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the funeral center followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Peter, 3655 Oberlin Avenue in Lorain. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Lorain. Full military honors will be conducted by the American Legion Post 30 combined with the Veterans of Foreign War Post 451. Family and friends may leave online condolences at www.dovinreberjones.com.

Stanley Kufel

March 27, 1925 - March 27, 2010

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March 27, 1925 - March 27, 2010

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