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8/20/05
Rev
Fr
John
Limbeson
Fallen
Asleep
in
the
Lord
Laguna
Woods
CA
[ROEA
Chancery]
–
The
Reverend
Father
John
M.
Limbeson,
retired
priest
of
The
Romanian
Orthodox
Episcopate
of
America,
fell
asleep
in
the
Lord
on
Friday,
19
August
2005,
at
his
home
in
Laguna
Woods,
California,
following
a
long
heart
ailment.
Fr
John’s
body
will
be
taken
to
Saint
Luke
Antiochian
Orthodox
Church
in
Garden
Grove,
California,
on
Monday,
22
August,
where
the
“Saracusta”
Memorial
Service
will
begin
that
evening
at
7:30.
The
Divine
Liturgy
will
be
celbrated
on
Tuesday
morning,
23
August,
at
9:00am,
followed
by
the
Service
for
the
Burial
of
a
Priest
at
11:30am.
His
body
will
then
be
taken
to
The
Orthodox
Monastery
of
the
Transfiguration
in
Ellwood
City,
Pennsylvania,
where
interment
will
take
place
in
the
cemetery
there
on
Friday,
26
August,
at
12
noon.
 Father
John
was
born
on
22
March
1922,
in
Cleveland,
Ohio.
He
received
his
primary
and
secondary
education
in
Cleveland
and
went
on
to
Case
Institute
of
Technology
(now
Case
Western
Reserve
University)
in
the
same
city.
It
was
during
that
time
he
entered
the
United
States
Army
in
1943,
during
World
War
II,
attaining
the
rank
of
Lieutenant
in
the
Corps
of
Engineers.
He
obtained
an
honorable
discharge
in
1946
and
returned
to
his
studies,
graduating
in
1948.
He
went
on
to
complete
further
studies
in
later
years
at
California
State
University.
Having
completed
the
Late
Vocations
Program
and
Saint
Stephen
Course
of
Studies
in
Orthodox
Theology
(1984-87),
he
was
ordained
to
into
the
Holy
Diaconate
in
1980
by
+Archbishop
VALERIAN
(Trifa)
and
served
the
Holy
Trinity
Parish
in
Los
Angeles,
California
(1980-85).
In
1985,
he
was
ordained
into
the
Holy
Priesthood
by
Bishop
NATHANIEL
(Popp)
and
temporarily
assigned
to
Saint
Anne
Mission
in
Pomona,
California.
Fr
John
was
then
assigned
as
parish
priest
of
Saint
Constantine
&
Helen
Church
in
Indianapolis,
Indiana
(1993-97).
Upon
retirement
from
active
parish
assignment
in
1997,
Fr
John
and
Psa
Betty
reunited
with
their
family
in
California.
Father
Limbeson
was
active
in
the
life
of
the
Episcopate
from
an
early
age,
being
a
charter
member
of
the
American
Romanian
Orthodox
Youth
(AROY)
and
its
first
National
President
(1950-54).
Additionally,
he
served
on
the
Episcopate
Council,
holding
the
position
of
Treasurer
(1995-99),
and
was
appointed
as
National
Spiritual
Advisor
of
the
AROY
(1993-95).
He
was
also
involved
with
various
pan-Orthodox
lay
and
clergy
organizations
throughout
his
life.
He
is
survived
by
his
wife
of
almost
59
years,
Preoteasa
Betty,
son
John,
daughter
Merry
Ann
(Mrs
Serge)
Loukianoff,
and
grandchildren:
Natalie,
Katherine
&
Alexandra.
Condolences
may
be
sent
to
the
family
at:
Preoteasa
Betty
Limbeson
&
Family
84
Calle
Aragon
Unit
F
Laguna
Woods
CA
92637-3926
May
his
memory
be
eternal! |
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