Lawrence F. Russell, Jr.

Lawrence F. Russell, Jr. passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 83 years old. Born in Abington, son of the late Lawrence Sr. and Vera (nee Ervin) Russell, he was raised in Parkland and has been a Levittown resident for 61 years. He met his wife at Greenwood Dairies. They soon discovered their love of dancing together and have spent the last 66 years doing so!

Mr. Russell was a steel worker, retiring from Precision Coil after 25 years of service. He coached baseball/softball for all of his children in their younger years. He loved gardening, taking naps on his porch swing, watching his grandkids play sports, and building/creating things.

He was preceded in death by his grandson, Michael, and his great granddaughter, Adiline.

He is survived by his loving wife, Kathleen (née Gallagher) Russell, his children, Lawrence F. Russell, Ill and his wife, Jeannette, Paul D. Russell, Mark B. Russell and his wife, Sandra, Scott J. Russell and his wife, Kelly, and Katie Silverman and her husband, Seth. Mr. Russell will be sadly missed by his grandchildren, Lawrence F. Russell IV, David Russell, Scott Russell, Nickalis Russell, Daniel Russell, Nathan Russell, Noah Silverman, Alexandra Russell, Lyndsey Russell, Sarah Silverman and Riley Silverman, and two great-grandchildren, Logan Russell and Savannah Russell. He is also survived by two sisters, Valerie Arlen and Sandra Behm, along with several nieces and nephews.

Family and close friends are invited to pay their respects from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Church on Levittown Parkway on Thursday, July 10, 2025. The Funeral Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. The interment at Our Lady of Czestochowa Cemetery will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Lawrence's name to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.