Col. Joseph L. Parlas,, Usa, Ret. Jr.

Col. Joseph L. Parlas, Jr., USA, Ret., 89, of Conneaut Lake died Friday, May 3, 2019 at UPMC-Hamot, Erie. He was born January 18, 1930 in Youngstown, OH a son of Joseph L. and Edna Carter Parlas, Sr. He married Matilda Elizabeth Fisher October 20, 1951 and she preceded him in death January 18, 2015. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and was also stationed in Italy serving for over 31 years in the US Army retiring as a Colonel in 1982. He was the recipient of several awards and citations including the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Flying Cross and was a member of the Infantry Hall of Fame and the Officer Candidate Hall of Fame. He was a member of the French Creek Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, the Linesville VFW Post #7842, Conneaut Lake American Legion Post #587 and the Lake Lutheran Church. He was a 1970 graduate of the University of Nebraska. In his retirement, he was a professor of economics at the former Alliance College in Cambridge Springs and worked as the Port Meadville Airport manager in the mid-1980s. He is survived by a daughter, Judith Anne Meadow and her husband Lt. Col. Philip B. Meadow, D.O., F.A.C.P. of Midland, GA; two sons, Commander Joseph L. Parlas III and his wife Parvin of San Diego, CA and Lt. Col. Lawrence W. Parlas and his wife Lisa of Cape Canaveral, FL; seven grandchildren, Rachael Elizabeth Meadow and her husband Zachary Kibbee, SFC Joshua Ariel Meadow, David Nathaniel Meadow, Benjamin Daniel Meadow and his wife Heather Marie Kozlik-Meadow, Aaron Michael Meadow and his wife Grace, Anna Melissa Ensley and her husband James and Tiina Marie Parlas; five great grandchildren, Jace Nathaniel Meadow, Lillian Capri Meadow, Abigail Faye Kibbee, Everet Nathanial Meadow and Elizabeth Jane Ensley; a step-grandson, Shawn Dian; a step-granddaughter, Leila Rose Dian and his close friend and companion, Paula Winslow of Conneaut Lake. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jeffery L. Parlas and a sister, Fay Parlas. Calling hours will be Monday, May 6th from 2-4 p.m. at the Waid-Coleman Funeral Home, Inc., 12422 Conneaut Lake Road, Conneaut Lake. The funeral service will follow at 4 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Benjamin Travis, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.waidcolemanfh.com. Services Visitation Monday May 6, 2019 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Rose And Waid Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. - Conneaut Lake 12422 Conneaut Lake Road Conneaut Lake, PA 16316 Funeral Service Monday May 6, 2019 4:00 PM Rose And Waid Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. - Conneaut Lake 12422 Conneaut Lake Road Conneaut Lake, PA 16316