James J. Paroline

James J. Paroline, Sr. passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 10 at Starr Farm Nursing Center in Burlington, VT. Jim had been a resident of Eastlake, OH for 50 years, where he and his wife Patricia Mae Spencer raised their five children and hosted the visits for their 9 grandchildren. Born in Library Pennsylvania in 1930, Jim served in the Army Reserves with the 308th Combat Engineer Battalion during the Korean War. He later transferred to the Naval Reserves as an Electronics Technician where he worked on radios for naval aircraft. He had the distinction of holding a high power rifle competition classification of "sharpshooter". Jim married Patricia Mae Spencer in 1952 and soon thereafter took a job with Fisher Auto Body General Motors where he was employed as a tool and die repairman for 38 years. He was an active member and foreman of United Auto Workers Unions 25 and 29, and was a lifelong member of the American Legion. He also served faithfully as a Trustee of Mentor Plains United Methodist Church for 20 years. When not working, Jim enjoyed a good game of golf, watching his O.S.U. buckeyes or putzing with tools in his workshop. In 2007, Jim moved to Vermont to live with family there. Jim was predeceased by his beloved wife, Patricia, his son David, his parents Edward and Anna, his brother William, and his sister Violet Lorente. He is survived by his daughter Suzanne Keffer and her husband, Ray of Twinsburg; his son James Paroline, Jr. of Highlands Ranch, CO; his daughter Elizabeth Paroline of Annandale, VA; his son Robert Paroline and his wife Linda of Essex Junction, VT; his daughter Tricia Bauer and her husband Paul of Ravenna, OH; his sister Ursula Constantini and her husband Lou of Ocala, FL; and nine grandchildren. Services will be held on Friday July 17th at 10 a.m. at Mentor Plains United Methodist Church, 7271 Lake Shore Blvd, Mentor, with burial following at Western Reserve Memorial Gardens in Chester Township. Friends may call 4pm to 8pm Thursday July 16th at Monreal Funeral Home 35400 Curtis Blvd in Eastlake. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to any of the following organizations: Mentor Plains United Methodist Church, American Legion Willowick/Eastlake Post 678, American Parkinson's Disease Association at www.apdaparkinson.org or 800-223-2732.

James J. Paroline

October 31, 1930 - July 10, 2015

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