Anthony Edward Umlah

Anthony Edward Umlah, age 70, of Landenberg, Pennsylvania, passed away on May 16, 2025, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. He was the husband of Kathy (Manista) Umlah, with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Wilkes Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Edward Umlah and Gertrude (Wojciechowski) Umlah.

He graduated from Bishop Hoban High School, Wilkes Barre in the class of 1972. He then went on to earn his Mechanical Engineering Degree (BS) from Pennsylvania State University and Widener University.

Tony spent much of his career working for the DuPont Company as a Senior Development Engineer. After that, he went into Packaging with Bemis and Mann-Pak for the remainder of his career.

In his spare time, Tony was a very community minded person and volunteered his time in a number of ways throughout his life. He was a volunteer coach for his daughters’ softball and basketball teams, never missed a field trip as a chaperone when they were younger, and was an active member of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in West Grove, PA. Tony was a member of the Knights of Columbus at Assumption, serving as the Grand Knight for four years and sang in the church choir, among other things.

In addition to his volunteer activities, Tony was an incredible musician and played the guitar and sang. He loved to perform when given the opportunity. He had a lifelong passion for racing and cars, never missing a chance to see the races on Sundays or attend a local hill climb. He also loved to travel and made it to 58 countries and all 50 states. He took his family to dozens of National Parks and many Islands, sharing his love of travel with his family.

The most important thing in Tony’s life was his family. He adored his daughters and grandchildren and will be dearly missed by all of them.

Tony will be remembered as a person who “never met a stranger”.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Kate Risher (John) and Julie Menseck (Kennedy); his grandchildren, Harrison, Grant, Joanna, Liliana, and Grace; his sisters, Jean Page (Walt) and Nina Evans (Ed); his brother-in-law, Tom Manista; and a number of nieces and nephews.

You are invited to visit with Tony’s family and friends from 11:30 am -12:45 pm on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 300 State Road, West Grove, PA 19390. His funeral mass will follow at 1:00 pm. Interment will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Tony’s memory can be made to Tunnels to Towers Foundation https://t2t.org/ or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital https://www.stjude.org/ .

Arrangements are by Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory (484-734-8100) of Kennett Square. To share a memory with his family, please visit www.griecofunerals.com