Lawrence L. Stoddard, 75, of 41 Oxford Village Lancaster, formerly of Bradford, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, at Hospice and Community Care, in Mt. Joy.
Born September 22, 1940, in Bradford, he was a son of the late Maynard Riley and Mildred Maude (Farrell) Stoddard. He was a 1958 graduate of Bradford High School.
On November 19, 1983 at The First Baptist Church in Bradford, he married Sandra (Arnold) Milhollen Stoddard who survives.
On May 25, 1962 he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, he served in the SAGE Air Defense System, he was honorably discharged on May 17, 1966.
He was a member of The Bradford Gun Club. Work and shooting with friends at the Bradford Gun Club gave him some of his best times.
He worked at Jarrett Machine Shop as an Electrical Engineer retiring after 28 years of service.
Surviving in addition to his wife Sandy of 32 years, are one daughter Tammy (Mark) Evans of Randolph, NY, two stepsons, Michael (Marietta Kenny) Milhollen of Foxboro, MA and Joseph (Betsy Cornelius) Milhollen of Lancaster, PA. 7 grandchildren, Kristina (Michael) Lewis, Heath Zawatski, Sarah (Joshua) Seacat, Jamie Milhollen, Michael Milhollen, Daniel Milhollen, Sean Milhollen. Also surviving are two sisters Arlene (Leroy) Soble of Bradford and Kathryn Terwilliger of Franklinville, NY along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Evelyn (Chuck) Olin and one nephew.
Family will be receiving friends on Saturday Feb 13, 2016 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc., 33 South Ave., Bradford, where a funeral service and Military Honors will be held at 3pm on Saturday, with Pastor Jeremy Childs, of The First Baptist Church, officiating.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project or The American Cancer Society.
Online condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com