Anthony J. "Poppy" Muscalus

"The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him." Proverbs 20:7

Anthony J. “ Poppy” Muscalus, 84, entered eternal life with our Lord on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family.
Anthony was born August 11, 1930 in Frackville, PA to the late Anthony and Lillian Muscalus. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his loving wife, Dolores in 2009, daughter Julia and grandson John Reiprich, Jr.
He served in the army during the Korean War and was retired from Muscalus Furs. He was a member of St. Theresa's Catholic Church, New Cumberland, PA.
Anthony was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. His greatest joy in life was spending time with his wife, his daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Anthony was an avid Phillies and Eagles fan and he also enjoyed restoring old sports cars, fishing and going to the beach.
Left to grieve his passing are his four daughters, Carol A. Maggiorini of Etters, Sandra A. Allard of Camp Hill, Deborah L. Reiprich (John) of New Cumberland, and Toni Sobr (Donald) of Deltona, FL; eight grandchildren, Anthony Shanaman , Ashley Allard, Matthew Maggiorini, Andrew and Joey Reiprich, Julia, Nicholas, and Rhiannon Sobr; step grandaughter Mandy Scicchitano; four great grandchildren, Faith Maggiorini, Lillian Allard, Aidan Pyle and Joshua Fleming-Reiprich and two step great grandsons, Michael and Matthew Scicchitano. Also surviving Anthony, a sister, Anne Croley and a brother, John Muscalus (Alice) and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
“God blessed us with the most loving and compassionate father in the world."
A viewing will be held at Parthemore Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Cumberland, PA from 6-8 pm, Friday, June 26, 2015 with a Scripture Service at 7:45 pm and also from 9:30 - 10:30 am on Saturday.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Theresa's Parish on Saturday, June 27, 2015 with Rev. Tariq Isaac as celebrant at 11:00 am. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, 4075 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA.
Memorial contributions may be made to Macular Degeneration Research at Macular Degeneration Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 531313
Henderson, NV 89053 or on-line at http://www.eyesight.org/Donations/donations.html.