Harry W. Lexa
Navy veteran, retired lithographer, Bloomfield family man
Harry W. Lexa, 92, of Bloomfield, N.J., entered into eternal rest on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 at Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge.
Born Feb. 20, 1928 in Newark, N.J., to the late Henry and Mary Lexa, he lived in Irvington, N.J., before moving to Bloomfield in 1961. He was a proud US Navy veteran, serving in the late 1940's. In 1952 he married his bride, Thelma Smart; they recently celebrated 68 wonderful years together.
He was retired lithographer from Barton Press of Newark, where he was employed for over 20 years.
Harry was a member of the Elks Lodge and the Old Guard of Nutley. He enjoyed several cruise trips with his wife. Harry liked the simple things in life - spending time at the Shore, reading the Star Ledger, trying his luck with the Lotto and "people watching." His family would jokingly say he was social to a fault - you knew what was on his mind.
He was the beloved husband of Thelma (nee: Smart); cherished father of Joyce Lexa and Judy Sochon and her husband, Scott, proud and loving grandfather of Mandy Essbach and Cosette Sochon and great-grandson, Nelson Essbach.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 1, 2020 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Levandoski-Grillo Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 44 Bay Ave., Bloomfield, N.J. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service on Monday morning at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Mausoleum entombment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
For more information or online tributes, please visit: www.LevandoskiGrillo.com.