Dec 13, 2017

Anthony “Tony” Kibelbek, 89, of Boalsburg, died Thursday, November 30, 2017, in Juniper Village at Brookline, State College.

Born December 10, 1927, in Bentleyville, he was a son of the late Anthony V. and Julia Fett Grosner Kibelbek. On August 1, 1959, he married Mary Margaret Boyle, who survives.

Also surviving are two children, Anthony M. “Tony” Kibelbek and wife Vicki Wertz of Altoona and Julia Kibelbek and husband Matthew Junker of Emmaus; and two grandchildren, Eric A. and Caroline M. Junker.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by eight siblings.

He was a 1945 graduate of Bentleyville High School.

He enlisted in the U.S.Army in 1945 and served in Korea as a sergeant. He attended Penn State University on the GI Bill as an ROTC member. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 1952, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps stationed in Germany.

After his discharge from the military, he worked at WCOJ in Chester County and then at Sealtest National Dairies in Wilmington, Del.

He began working for the Applied Research Lab at Penn State University in 1956 as a purchasing agent. He retired in 1991, after 35 years of service.

He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, State College. He was also a member of State College Elks Lodge 1600, State College Rotary Club and served on the Board for the Boalsburg Military museum.

He loved spending time with his family and was known for his generous spirit and his inexhaustible supply of jokes. He was an avid outdoorsman, who hunted and enjoyed fly fishing trips to Montana and Wyoming. He was an ardent supporter of Penn State athletics, especially football.

Visitation was held Monday, December 4, in Koch Funeral Home, State College, followed by the funeral Mass on Tuesday, December 5, in Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, State College, with burial in Boalsburg Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey through www.cmnhershey.org.