John A. Loftus

John A. Loftus, Age 86 of Maple Glen PA, died Saturday March 26, 2016 surrounded by his family. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Peter D. and Bridget Josephine (nee Carrabine) Loftus. Mr. Loftus was a graduate of North Catholic High School in 1947. Villanova University with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1952 and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1957. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War aboard the destroyers USS Dortch (DD-670) and the USS Caperton (DD-650). He worked for G.E. Aerospace in Valley Forge for 31 years prior to his retirement in 1993. Early in his career Mr. Loftus managed studies on the economic analysis of long-life satellite missions, including communications, navigation, and surveillance spacecraft for the Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Defense Communication Agency, among others. He went on to become program manager on several military satellite programs. Mr. Loftus was also a key engineering leader for over 13 years on the Defense Communication Satellite System that provided worldwide military communications for commanders and soldiers ...[more]

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the field for three decades. Mr. Loftus was a 52 year member of St. Alphonsus Church in Maple Glen, where he taught CCD. He was a Professional Engineer and a member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). John was most often referred to as Poppop by his family. He had a witty sense of humor and enjoyed a life long photography hobby. He documented his life and family with thousands of photos and displayed them proudly. He also enjoyed researching his genealogy and creating family trees. He was an avid reader and loved a good meal. Mr. Loftus was preceded in death by his wife Dolores A. (nee Dwyer) Loftus in 2009. He is the devoted father of Dolores A. (Skip) Urban of Ambler, John A. (Lynn) Loftus, Jr of Springhouse, William P. (Veena) Loftus of Haverford, Peter F. (Yvette) Loftus of Montgomeryville, Theresa A. (Michael) Zataveski of Quakertown, and Daniel A. (Julie) Loftus of Cherry Hill, NJ. He is the loving Grandfather of Jacalyn Jammaers, Peter Urban Jr, Andrew Urban, Kaitlyn Loftus, Kelly Loftus, Johnny Loftus, Michael Loftus, Isaac Loftus, Devi Loftus, Julisa Loftus, Peter Angelo Loftus, Christopher Loftus, Theresa Hawley, Christine Norman, Victoria Zataveski, Owen Loftus & Trevor Loftus and the Great Grandfather of Ryan Hawley. Relatives and friends may call Tuesday March 29, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Anton B. Urban Funeral Home,1111 S. Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, and Wednesday 9:30 to 11:00 AM St. Alphonsus Church 1565 Temple Drive Maple Glen with a Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Stephen Leva, Pastor as Celebrant. Interment will be in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont. In lieu of flowers, remembrances in his name to St. Alphonsus Church, 33 Conwell Drive, Maple Glen, PA 19002 would be appreciated by the family. Photos and tributes may be shared at www.UrbanFuneralHome.com