Stanley Sleeva

Jesus said, �I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me tho� he were dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die� - John 11:25-26. Therefore, Stanley Sleeva, on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 6:45 a.m. left this earthly life and has gone to live with Jesus forever. Stan was born December 10, 1920 to Eastern European immigrants in Lansford, PA. His first language learned was Polish, followed by English when he went to first grade. His family converted to the Acts 2:38 Apostolic faith around 1928 and Stan was baptized in Jesus� name by Reverend John Rubin in 1934. Later he received the Holy Spirit at a home prayer and worship meeting. After graduating from high school in Summit Hill, PA, he moved to Brooklyn, NY. He later moved to Westport, CT and worked for Sikorski Helicopter Defense Plant. In 1943 he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in France and Germany during WWII. He married his lovely wife, Mary Schleicher, in Minneapolis, MN on September 2, 1949. In 1951 he graduated from the Apostolic Bible Institute, St. Paul, MN, and attended Macalester College. His only child, Jim, was born October 20, 1952. Stan was a carpenter by trade and helped construct the Apostolic Lighthouse Church in Dayton, OH from 1953-1955. In September, 1955, he moved to Indianapolis where he helped construct three more UPCI churches: Westside Pentecostal Church, the Bible Church, and Calvary Tabernacle�s Cedar Street addition. He helped construct the City-County Building, Riley Towers, Railroadmen�s Bank and the Marion County Jail. December 1, 1969 to August 1983 he was a carpenter at Link-Belt. He returned to work for the construction of the new Calvary Tabernacle sanctuary, and he was involved in the renovation of the Indiana Bible College. From 1991 to January of 2009 he did custodial work at Calvary Tabernacle. He left to live with Jesus on Sunday, June 7, 2009. His wife of 59 years and son survive him. He has three remaining sisters, Estelle Cymbala, Helen Karpinski and Catherine Rubin, and brother Joseph, 59 nephews and nieces and four surrogate grandchildren: Todd, Rachele, Dustan and Dallas Buckland. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Rubin and Ann Klimuck, and three brothers, Jack, Tom and Rudy.

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Stanley Sleeva

December 10, 1920 - June 7, 2009