Anthony A. Lolli, 81, of Waverly, W.Va., died Thursday, February 19, 1998, in St. Joseph Hospital, Parkersburg, W.Va., following a brief illness. Mr. Lolli graduated from Radnor High School in 1936 and was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving from 1942 until 1945. He was employed by Sears Roebuck Co. in Philadelphia and Pottstown, worked for Levitz Furniture Co. in Wilmington, Del., and Allentown, before returning to the Sears store in Vienna, W.Va. He retired from Value City Furniture Co., formerly Miller Furniture. Mr. Lolli was a lifelong musician and entertainer, playing guitar and bass with groups throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia, and will be long remembered as a humorist, storyteller and writer. Surviving are a son, Steven Lolli or Ormond Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Diane Lolli of Hamden, Conn.; a granddaughter, Tonia Redding of Newark, Del.; and a brother, John Lolli of Boca Raton, Fla. Deceased are his wife, Bethel McCowan Lolli; and a brother, Louis Lolli. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, February 24, 1998Anthony A. Lolli
Furniture store employee was musician, entertainer
He was born in Wayne, a son of Michael and Rosina Umani Lolli.