Obituary
James Tsepelis Sr.

James Tsepelis, Sr., 78, of 400 Derrick Rd, Bradford, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, January 14th, 2012 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.

Born August 28, 1933, in Olean, NY, he was a son of the late Socrates and Mary (Hanson) Tsepelis.

On October 31, 1953, at the Asbury United Methodist Church in East Bradford, he married Marlyn (Kuhns) Tsepelis who survives.

Mr. Tsepelis attended Bradford Area Schools. He enlisted in the United States Army on January 4, 1954, served with the Signal Corp during the Korean War and was honorably discharged on January 3, 1956. He had been employed at Zippo Manufacturing for 34 years.

He enjoyed bowling, golfing, skeet shooting, snowmobiling and shooting pool. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a former member of the Zippo Golf League. After retirement he and his wife loved to travel, and spend time with their children and extended family.

Mr. Tsepelis leaves behind his wife of 58 years, three daughters, Cathy McCleary of Bradford, Cindy Parham of Marietta, GA; and Jamie Reinhardt of Beaver Falls; one son, James (Kathy) Tsepelis of Bradford; two sisters, Sophia Farynick of Bradford; Mary Jane (Joseph) Gigliotti of Bradford; one brother, Socrates "Sam" (Patty) Tsepelis, Jr. of Bradford, 9 grandchildren; Mark (Liann) Abrams of SC, Michael McCleary of Limestone, Travis McCleary of OR, Thomas Reinhardt of Pittsburgh, Jessica Reinhardt of Pittsburgh, Stacey (Marc) Ackley of WV, Stephanie (Andrew) Humphress of OR, Zack Tsepelis and Cody Tsepelis both of Bradford, 8 great grandchildren; Zane, Quinn, Ashley, Jadie, Conner, Chorde, Zayne, and Xander.

Family will be receiving friends on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 11:00 to 1:00pm in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc., East Main Street, where funeral and committal services will be held at 1:00pm with Rev. Mike McAvoy, Pastor, of the Open Arms Community Church officiating. Burial will be in McKean Memorial Park.

Memorials, if desired, may be made to the McKean County SPCA PO Box 113 Bradford, PA 16701 or Community Nurses Hospice Program, 52 Davis St., Bradford, PA..

On line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com



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