John A. Lefko, of Exton, passed away peacefully the morning of October 26th, 2018 at Lifecare Hospital of West Chester at the age of 82.
John was the son of Andrew and Mary Lefko (nee Demchak) of Hazleton PA, and the loving husband of Linda Klingler for 57 years.
He attended Kings College receiving a degree in Economics. He worked for Dun & Bradstreet and the Small Business Administration, retiring after 31 years, as the Chief of Liquidation for the Philadelphia District office.
After retiring from the SBA, he worked at the Waynesborough Country Club Tennis Shop for over 20 years.
John loved playing tennis, especially with a large group of friends at Kerr Park in Downingtown, PA. He also loved fishing, reading, watching most any sporting event on TV and spending time with his children and grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. Andrew Lefko.
In addition to his wife, Linda, John is survived by his children, Christine of Jacksonville FL, Andrew (Karen) of Downingtown, PA, Amy Lombardo (Dave) of Fayetteville, GA, and Jon, of Morgantown, PA, and grandchildren, Rachel and Brian Lefko, Katy and Peter Eichele, and Alex and Sophia Lombardo.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the James J. Terry Funeral Home, 736 E. Lancaster Ave. Downingtown, PA beginning at 11:00 am and a visitation at 10:00 am.
In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s honor can be made to Legacy Youth Tennis and Education - https://donate.legacyyte.org/give/142351/#!/donation/checkout
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