Tom Leonard Wardropper –  Elizabeth
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December 11, 2019

Tom Leonard Wardropper – Elizabeth

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Tom Leonard Wardropper
Elizabeth
Tom Leonard Wardropper, 78, of Elizabeth, went to be with the Lord, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. He was born in McKeesport on Sept. 19, 1941, and was a son of the late Harry James and Edna Samantha Littleton Wardropper. He was retired from the U.S. Navy, serving his country for over 21 years. He then was employed at General Electric Apparatus Plant in West Mifflin until retirement. He was a member of Port Vue United Methodist Church and enjoyed traveling, especially to his place in Palm Beach Shores, Fla. He is survived by his sister, Veronica (the late Colin) Hemus of Belle Vernon; brothers, James (Norma) Wardropper of Dravosburg and Byron (Bethany) Wardropper of North Huntingdon; sister-in-law, Linda (wife of the late Gerald Wardropper) of Elizabeth; and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received at STRIFFLERS OF WHITE OAK CREMATION AND MORTUARY SERVICES INC., 1100 Lincoln Way, White Oak, Sue Striffler Galaski, supervisor, 412-678-6177, from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, at Port Vue United Methodist Church, 1565 Washington Blvd., Port Vue, with Pastor Hyung-Suk-Joe and Pastor Jody officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Round Hill Cemetery. To share a memory or condolence, visit strifflerfuneralhomes.com

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