Antonio “Tony” Lopez, 81, of Carmel, died June 2, 2014. Antonio was born March 22, 1933, In Johnstown, Penn., to the late Atilano and Sadie Pulgino Lopez. He was a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and served in Germany during the Korean War. He worked as a custodian in the Carmel area until his retirement. Tony was a member of the Carmel American Legion. Antonio is survived by his wife, Helen; three children, Cynthia (David) Gobel, Tim Lopez and Tina (Phil) Brashear; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Atilano Lopez of Johnstown and Michael Lopez of Manchester, N.H. He was preceded in death by his sons, Tony Lopez and Kevin “Jack” Lopez. A funeral service was conducted June 7 at Flanner and Buchanan-Carmel. Memorial donations may be made to the family in care of Flanner and Buchanan-Carmel.
