Luke Andrew Scipione, 23, of Circleville, died unexpectedly Friday, March 9, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was a 2006 graduate of Circleville High School where he played football and basketball. He was an associate of Thermal Insulation Systems and was a member of Insulators\Asbestos Union Local No. 50 in Columbus. During high school, he worked at Goodwin’s Family Restaurant. As a youth, he enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing, camping and rafting with his friends. He especially loved Memorial Day weekends with his family. A loving son, brother and grandson, he was soft-spoken and wore a bright smile. He cherished the companionship of his dog, Buster. He was born April 25, 1988 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was predeceased in 1989 by his maternal grandmother, Carol Ann Scipione and in 2005, by his best friend, Dustin “Dusty” Davis. He is survived by his father, Charles A. “Chuck” Scipione and his fiancée, Diana Hartley, both of Circleville; his mother, Joni Underwood Scipione and her companion, Jay Thomas, both of Circleville; his sister, Tara Lynn Scipione of Circleville; his paternal grandparents, Frank and Ruth Scipione of Worthington; his maternal grandparents, Noel and Jackie Underwood of Marysville; his aunts and uncles, Mary Ann (Duncan) Stewart of Lexington, MA, Joseph J. Scipione and his fiancée, Sherri Dyer, of Reynoldsburg, Jane F. (Mark) O’Loughlin of Galloway, Catherine M. (Andrew) Forbes of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jennifer C. (Dennis) Bajec of Dublin, Kevin P. Scipione of Westerville, Sue Dixon of Columbus, Scott (Holly) Underwood, Toni (Chuck) Black and Rick (Kim) Underwood, all of Marysville; cousins, Ian, Adrian and Emma Stewart, Angelina Scipione, Jeremy and Elana Forbes, Garrett and Audrey Bajec, Caleb (Kristy) Black, Laura (Adam) Goodwin, Grant, Grace and Mallory Underwood, Angela (Brandon) Robinson and Chris Backus; and many other relatives and numerous loving friends. The family will receive friends 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Underwood Funeral Home, 703 East Fifth Street, Marysville and 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wellman Funeral Home in Circleville. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Underwood Funeral Home and interment will follow at Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville. Memorial contributions may be made to Drug and Addiction Services at Talbot Hall, University Hospital East, 1492 East Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43205. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.underwoodfuneralhome.com.
Joanie,
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Luke is in a wonderful place with God now and will be well taken care of.
Take care,
Sue
Dear Joni and family, my heart aches for your loss. I am so very sorry. You all are in my thoughts and prayers. Meg
With deepest sympathy and sorrow…
I’m so sorry about the passing of Luke. He meant so much to each of you. Know that others care. I’m praying for your family.
JONI Iam so Sorry for your lost
I am so so sorry for your loss, my thoughts and prayers are with you all, God Bless
Chuck, Love and deepest sympathy to you and the family.
To Toni and Chuck,
We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you, the families and friends.
Chuck,
So sorry for your loss, God Bless you and the family
Chuck, Di & the rest of the family im so very sorry for your loss. No words or actions could possibly express how sorry I am for you all. Keep him in your hearts & spirit. The Lord saw him struggling & he had a larger plan for him than we thought. No amount of words or flowers will make this time easier, but again I am so very sorry for your loss.
With deepest sympathy & love,
Dave, Shandie & Kylynne White
Joni we are so sorry for your loss ,our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My hart aches for you and your family.
With deepest sympathy, Missy and Joe
Chuck, Joni, And Tara,
I am so sorry for your loss. I remember Luke coming to our house many times, when we lived on Victor Drive, to visit with my kids and play basketball. I will remember his infectious smile and his soft spoken voice. All of the kids from the class of 2006 are like family. Daleah loved Luke like a brother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Even though we are no longer neighbors, we grieve with you now and always. Ellen Hill and kids Daleah, Victoria and Justin Hill
We are so sorry to learn of Luke’s passing. He was well-liked by his classmates and we know he will be sadly missed by friends as well as family. May you somehow find comfort in knowing you are in others’ thoughts and prayers.
My dear Joni, it is with deepest sympathy that I reach out to you. My thoughts and prayers are with you. When the time is right, I pray you will reach out to me for the support you will need in the coming months and years.
Love and Prayers,
Cherie B
Dear Joni,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
With deepest sympathy,
Melissa
Joni & family,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Our deepest sympathy to your family during this difficult time. Luke was well-liked in our household and always had a smile on his face and very polite. All of you are in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. God Bless.
Our deepest sympathy to your family. Luke was well liked by our family, very polite and always had a smile on his face when at our home. Your family is in our hearts, thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. God Bless to all of you.
Our deepest sympathy to your family. Luke was well liked in our home; he was very polite and always had a smile on his face. Your family is in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. God Bless.
Joni…..I am so sorry for the loss of your son. I know I did not know him, but I know everything you are feeling and going thru right now. If you remember, I lost my son at age 16 a few years back when I worked with you at Tussing. It is your friends and family who will get you through these tough times. God Bless all of you during this rough time.
Mary Boham
My deepest condolences to you. I remember well Luke’s soft-spoken friendliness. I struggle to find words to share that will somehow help ease your sorrow, but I don’t believe any exist. Just know how much I and others care and how grateful I am to have known Luke. May he rest in peace with the Lord and I pray the Lord will give you strength to get through this difficult time and that He will comfort you.
With
Dear Chuck,
Sincere sympathy to you and your family. May you keep the memories of Luke forever in your heart.
Alex Wolfe
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Our deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family.
Our deepest sympathies are with you and your family. Paula & Gerald
I am very sorry to hear about ur lose. He was such a good man and of course great football payer.. Keeping him and his family in my thoughts.
Joni & the entire family: Our deepest sympathy. Just called to Wheelersburg for illness in Mary’s family or we would be at calling hours at Scott’s this afternoon. Be assured our thoughts and prayers are with you.
May the Lord lift up all Luke’s family and friends in this time of sorrow and provide strength for the days to come. Praying for you all.
We just wanted to let the entire family know how sorry we are for your loss. It doesn’t matter how old they are, they are still our babies. In our thoughts.
Marsha, Dave and Eric Sturgell
Tara, Joni & Chuck- There aren’t enough words or time in a day to express my sympathy for you at this tragic time. Know that I’m thinking of each of you & that myself as well as my family send all of our love & our strength to you all. Luke was a wonderful person, who’s smile & spirit could over take a whole room without him speaking a word. I’ll forever cherish the memories of him, for they are near & dear to my heart. I know you all will do the same.
All my love & deepest sympathies-
Jessica (Scoot) & family
I’ve known Luke for a few years he was a great kid who had a bright future I remember taking him and Wayne Congrove and a few others toilet papering when they were around their freshman year and high school. He will be greatly missed and never forgotten my prayers go out to his family.
Joni, Chuck and family we are so sorry for your loss. You will be in our prayers. God has taken his hand and is holding him by his side.
So sorry for your loss……..if Luke was anything like his father he was a great guy.
Chuck & Diane, so sorry for your loss,you will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Chuck Diane & family, so sorry for your loss, you will be in our thoughts and prayers
I am so sorry to hear about your loss , my thoughs and prayers are with ur and ur family
Joni-
There are no words. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Stay strong and may you find some peace and understanding in the coming days.
Dianne
Joni,
My heart is aching for you and your family during this difficult time.
Jen
Joni and Jay;
With deepest sympathy, I am so sorry, may God bless you!
Lenny
Joni
My thoughts and prayers are with you for strength and peace.
To the Underwood Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you today and always.
My you find comfort in your memories of Luke and know that he will always be with
you. Take each day at a time and know that we all have your backs and we’re just a
phone call away. God Bless. Nadene, Raima,Vena and all of the families.
To Joni, Jackie, and Noel :
Our hearts break for you. Luke was way too young to have left you.
Though we didn’t know him, we do have children and grandchildren of our own, and the first thoughts that come to mind are how heartbreaking it would be for us if that were one of our own. In reading the story of Luke’s life in the obit, it tells us that you have wonderful memories of his younger years. Treasure them ! Those memories will never leave you.
You will be on our minds during this time. Blessings to you all.
Ron & Bernie
We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you
So sorry for your loss Joni. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.