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Obituary: John Repak, 94,
Lowville
Published: January 06, 2023
By: Provided by Sundquist
Funeral Home
John Repak
 LOWVILLE - John Repak, 94, died peacefully Saturday afternoon, December 24, 2022
at Samaritan Summit Senior
Village, where he had
been a resident since September. Per John’s request a private viewing was
held for the immediate family.
John was
born on April
5, 1928 in town of Montague the son
of the late Harry and Mary (Sesock) Repak. John attended Lowville Free
Academy. He
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
John married Josephine M. Pogozelski on
September 17, 1949 at St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Houseville.
Together with his
wife, he owned and operated a dairy farm on the River Road
in Copenhagen.
While farming John also drove school bus for Copenhagen Central
School. After
retirement from farming, he worked for the Department of Environmental
Conservation.
He is survived by
his three children, Judith Cheney of Potsdam; John
A. (Stephanie) Repak of
Fabius; and Jerome (Nancy) Repak
of Wake Forest, NC; his five grandchildren, Julie (Jack),
Steven, Benjamin (Sarah), Nicholas, and Michele; and two great
grandsons, Kellan and Karter; his two sisters,
Madeline Pitcher of Watertown and Irene Lehman of Lowville, several nieces
and nephews.
John is
predeceased by his wife Josephine, brother Nicholas Repak, seven sisters;
Mary Doviak, Helen Toth, Anna Petrus, Alice Chambers, Martha McDonald, Eva
R. Millard, and Katherine Bernat
and his infant brother, Anthony Repak.
A spring
graveside service is planned to be held at Lowville Rural
Cemetery on Friday,
May 12th.
Memorials in
John’s name may be made to: www.woundedwarriorproject.org or the VFW
On-line
condolences of sympathy may be made to: www.sundquistfh.com
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