Leah B. Walizer

Leah B. Walizer, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA. Born on September 3, 1933 in Nittany PA. to the late Richard and Alice (Dorvit) Lucas, she married the love of her life John Walizer, October 2, 1950, and spent 69 years together until John’s passing in 2019.

Leah was a homemaker for her two sons and her husband until they were a little older. She then worked in retail starting at Town and Country, then Penn Traffic in State College, and when they lived in West Virgina, she worked for Montgomery Ward in Parkersburg, WV. Leah was always active as a long-time member of the Pleasant Gap Women’s club, the Eastern Star, the Women’s group at the Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church, and started the Red Hats when they moved to Timber Villa, Elizabethtown, PA.

Leah loved to entertain family and friends with parties and celebrations and was an excellent hostess. She also hosted many Christmas parties at their home in Pleasant Gap for her brothers and sisters, and their families, that could be 70 or more people.

Leah’s greatest love was her two sons, seven grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. Leah was preceded in death by her Husband John Walizer 2019, four brothers and four sisters. Surviving are two sons: John T. Walizer, Jr. and wife, Karen, of State College, and Curtis J. Walizer and wife, Rebecca, of Hershey, sister Eva Stitzer of Bellefonte, PA and sister-in-law Myrtle Heverly of Bellefonte PA.

There will be a Memorial Service later at the convenience of the family.

Memories and condolences may be shared at www.FinkenbinderFamily.com. Arrangements entrusted to Miller-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Elizabethtown. 717-367-1543.