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Samuel J. Steff Obituaries

Raymond E. Babbitt

Raymond E. Babbitt, 84 of Platea, died on Monday, April 9, 2007 at VA Medical Center, Erie. He was born in Waterford on June 20, 1922 the son of the late Paul and Edith Seroka Babbitt.

He was a member of the Waterford Presbyterian Church and American Legion Post 494, Girard, Pa. He served with the U.S. Army during WW II. He retired in 1984 from McCormick Construction. He also worked for Frank Tucci Construction in Cambridge Springs. He was a Borough of Platea Council for over 20 years and Roadmaster for ten years. He restored his 1931A Ford pickup truck and enjoyed riding horses.

He was preceded in death by three sisters, Elaine Roberts, twin sisters, Evelyn Babbitt and Dorothy Andrea. He is suvived by his wife of 62 years, Arlene Showman Babbitt; a son, David (Judie) Babbitt, Waterford; a daughter, Judith (Darrell) Lakin, Smithfield, VA and a sister, Marianne (Alfred) Senger, Girard. He is further survived by five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Steff Funeral Home, Albion on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and may attend funeral services there on Saturday at 11 a.m. Private burial will be in Hope Cemetery, Wellsburg. Memorials may be made to West County Para-Medics, P.O. Box 5 Girard, PA 16417 or The American Legion Post 494, 42 Wall St. Girard, PA 16417.

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