Leonard F. Grodecki 1940-2018
BURGHILL — Leonard F. Grodecki, 77, of Burghill, Hartford Township, passed away Tuesday evening, Jan. 9, 2018, at U.P.M.C. Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.
He was born May 3, 1940, in Sharon, Pa., the son of Anthony and Selma Gradkowski Grodecki.
Leonard was a graduate of Sharon High School.
He worked for the Wall Street Journal / Sharon Herald in Sharon from 1959 to 2002, retiring as a pressman foreman.
He was a member of the Badger High School Sports Hall of Fame along with his wife. For years, they took pictures of the Badger athletes as they participated in their sport and gave them to the athletes at the end of the season.
He enjoyed softball in the area summer leagues.
Leonard is survived by his wife, Donna Torma Grodecki, whom he married June 6, 1960; two daughters, Janet (Joe) Sirochman of Brookfield and Susan Grodecki of California; three grandchildren; and a sister, Theresa Lutz of Sharpsville, Pa.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Badger Athletic Boosters, c/o Badger High School, 7119 state Route 7, Kinsman, OH 44428.
At his request, there will be no services or viewing.
Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Hermitage, Pa.
Arrangements were entrusted to Galloway-Onstott Funeral Home, Hartford.
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