Andrew Lescheshen

A Sparkle In His Eye And A Song In

His Heart

Andrew Lescheshen, 90, died August 11. He was born on May 15, 1918, in Bridgeport.

He is survived by his daughters, Mary Ann Rudolph and husband, Bruce, of Newtown, Bettie J. Guggenheim and husband, Kenneth, of Stratford, and Elaine Price and husband, Randy, of Orange; grandsons, Timothy Price and wife, Jackie, Jason Holt and wife, Carline, David Price, Andrew Rudolph, Adam Guggenheim, and Tyler Rudolph; his granddaughters, Rebecca and Kelsey Guggenheim; great-grandsons, Elijah and Sebastian Holt; his sister, Ann Szalay of Huntington; and many nieces, nephews, and in-laws. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Mary of 59 years; his parents, Andrew and Anna Labash Lescheshen; his sister, Marjorie Nelson; and infant brother, William.

Mr Lescheshen was a lifelong residence of Stratford, graduating from Stratford High School in 1936, and then attending Bridgeport Engineering Institute. He was a dedicated employee of US Baird Corp for more than 50 as a mechanical engineer. With a sparkle in his eye and a song in his heart, he will be remembered as a loving, devoted husband, father, and grandfather.

He was an active member of the Holy Ghost Russian Orthodox Church, where as a young man he was a Sunday School teacher as well as the superintendent of Sunday School. For many years he was very involved with the FROC, serving as the assistant treasurer of the Atlantic District Christian Education Association and the Holy Ghost Orthodox Seniors. Mr Lescheshen enjoyed singing in the church choir with his family, and continued to sing, entertaining his fellow residents at the Atria of Stratford.

Mr Lescheshen and his wife enjoyed traveling, but especially relished the “big” family vacations to the Cape or in Sanibel, Fla.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Bridgeport Hospital floor seven and the Atria of Stratford for the wonderful support and care of our cherished father.

Funeral service were scheduled for Friday, August 15, at 9:30 am at the Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place, Stratford, and at 10:30 am in Holy Ghost Russian Orthodox Church, Bridgeport, for a Requiem Funeral Service. Interment will be in St John’s Cemetery, Stratford. Calling hours were scheduled for Thursday, August 14, from 4 to 7 pm. Panachida is at 5 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Holy Ghost Russian Orthodox Church, 1540 East Main Street, Bridgeport CT 06610, or Hospice at Home, 40 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull, CT 06611.

The Newtown Bee        August 15, 2008