John W. Sergott, Sr., 82, of Lebanon, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia M. (Gajda) Sergott. Born in Alden, PA on June 14, 1938, John was the son of the late Dr. Leonard and Tozia (Schwartz) Sergott.
John graduated from Newport Township High School and worked for two years at local pharmacies until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He was stationed at Fort Meade in Maryland, where he headed their pharmacy. John was a graduate of Temple University’s School of Pharmacy. After the service, John moved to New York and managed the Canandaigua VA Medical Center’s pharmacy. In the early ’70s, he transferred to Lebanon where he was named Director of Pharmacy at the Lebanon VA Medical Center and its Harrisburg satellite.
In addition to his wife, John is survived by two sons – John, Jr. and his wife Ginger, and Kyle and his wife Diana; two grandsons – Kalin and Seth Sergott; a granddaughter, Veronica Sergott; a sister, Lenora Juliani and her husband Lou; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, August 20th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 2 North 8th St., Lebanon, PA 17046. Interment with full military honors will follow at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s name may be made to the Lebanon VA Hospice. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please share your memories with the family at our online guest book at thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com
