Rupert F. Farabaugh Obituary (1935 - 2018)

Rupert F. "Fran" Farabaugh, age 82, of Erie, beloved husband, father and Pap Pap to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 20, 2018. He was born in Pine Township, Indiana County, on June 20, 1935, son of the late Rupert M. and Matilda Farabaugh. Fran was employed at the General Electric Company as a tester until his retirement. When he retired, he loved driving trains for the Erie Zoo and volunteering at the library of Mount Calvary. Fran was a member of Mount Calvary R.C. Church, Siebenbuerger Club and American Legion Waterford Post #285. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. Surviving Fran are his wife of 59 years, Connie Farabaugh; three children, Deborah Wilson (Thomas), Michael Farabaugh (Cynthia Anderson), and Brian Farabaugh (Terri Petrakis); three sisters, Helen Rennie, Mary Margaret Lovette, Ann Kirsch (Norman); 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Karen Marie and two brothers, Raymond and Leo Farabaugh. Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd., on Monday from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm and are invited to attend a Prayer Service there on Tuesday at 9:30 am, followed by Funeral Mass at Mount Calvary R.C. Church at 10 am. Military honors will follow at Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, conducted by Erie Crawford County Veterans Burial Detail.