Robert E. Lupole, 83, of West Kane Road, Kane, died Wednesday afternoon, August 28, 2019, at UPMC Hamot in Erie.

Born December 28, 1935, in Johnsonburg, he was the son of Vincent and Elsie Biles Lupole. On March 2, 1959, in St. Marys, he married the former Beverly J. Taylor, who survives.

Bob joined the U.S. Air Force and served from 1954 until 1957, then joined the Reserves until 1962. He worked at Stackpole – Ceramag Div. in Kane for 53 years until his retirement in 1998.

He was a member of the First Church of God in Kane and the Assembly of God in Mt. Jewett. He belonged to the Kane Senior Center and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are four sons, Allen Lupole, Robert Lupole, Jr., Scott (Sheila) Lupole and Terry (Betsy) Lupole, all of Kane; a sister Renelda Ferragine of St. Marys and a brother Vincent Lupole of DeWittville, N.Y.; plus six granddaughters, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death, besides his parents, are a sister and a brother.

Friends may call at the Ronald McDonald II Funeral Home, Inc. in Kane on Friday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the First Church of God in Kane with the rev. John Kakish, pastor, and the rev. Cam Mealy, pastor of the Mt. Jewett Assembly of God, co-officiating. Interment will precede the service in Forest Lawn Cemetery.