Times News................March 24, 2009

Dr. George Julo


Dr. George Julo, 92, of Coaldale and Albrightsville, died Tuesday, March 24, in Allentown. He was the husband of Anna Louise (Morris) Julo.

He had a dental practice in Lansford from 1946-93.

Born in Coaldale, he was a son of the late Andrew and Justine (Lehatsky) Julo.

He was a member of St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Lansford.

Dr. Julo was a Third Degree member of the Knights of Columbus and also belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Dental Association.

He was a graduate of the former Coaldale High School and Muhlenberg College and in 1942 received his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from Temple University.

The deceased was a veteran of World War II, having served as a major with the 5th Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

Surviving are a daughter, Patricia "Pat" Gallagher of Kirkwood, Mo.; two grandchildren, Heather, wife of Drew Heffner of St. Louis, Mo., and Iain Sandison of Los Angeles, Calif.; and a great-grandson, Duncan Heffner.

The last member of his immediate family, he was alo preceded in death by six brothers and a sister.

Service: Office of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Thursday, March 26, in the church with the Rev. Ron J. Hatton officiating. Interment, parish cemetery, Summit Hill. Call 9:30-10 a.m. Thursday in the church. Arrangements by Zizelmann-Roche Funeral Home, 500 E. Broad St., Tamaqua. Online registry at www.zrgfuneralhomes.com.