- Date Of Birth: March 21, 1925
- Date Of Death: February 1, 2012
- State: Pennsylvania
James Patrick Mahoney, Sr., 86, of Williamsport, PA, died peacefully on February 1, 2012 after a valiant fight with Parkinson’s disease surrounded by his family at Williamsport Hospital.
Born on March 21, 1925 in Williamsport, he was the son of Charles T. and Elizabeth G. (Callanan) Mahoney. His father was the first city fireman to be killed in the line of duty in the Hippodrone fire of 1927. He was married to Marjorie J. McLucas on April 29, 1950.
James retired from Sylvania after 34 years of employment. He was a World War II Navy veteran and served in the South Pacific on the U.S.S. Belleau Wood. James was an avid Notre Dame fan and a former member of the Notre Dame Club, a member of the American Legion Post 104, the Wheel Inn, and a member of St. Joseph the Worker Parish.
In addition to his wife, surviving are his children, Sandra L. (Rich) Hillegas of Montoursville, and James Jr. (Elizabeth D.) Mahoney of Winterport, Maine; five grandchildren, Todd (Jessie) Hillegas, Meghan (Joshua)Maeulen, Erin (Thomas) Smith , James P. Mahoney III, and Caitlin Mahoney; and four great grandchildren, Elizabeth and Alexandra Maeulen, and Emma and Jackson Smith.
He was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters, Rev. Charles J. Mahoney C.S.C., Robert F. Mahoney, Nellie Jones, Mary Margaret Sacriste, and Reda M. Travitz.
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