The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, May 26, 1995                   TAG: 9505260475
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B9   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: SCRANTON, PA.                      LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

HAROLD J. LOFTUS JR.

Harold Joseph Loftus Jr., 64, a retired sales and marketing executive, died May 18, 1995, in Scranton, Pa., after an extended illness.

Mr. Loftus was born October 3, 1930 in Carbondale, Pa. He was a graduate of the University of Scranton and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He resided in Virginia Beach from 1961 to 1980.

Survivors include three sons, William Loftus of Westport, Conn., Rich Loftus of Norfolk and Robert Loftus of Manhattan; a daughter, Mara Foley of Virginia Beach; six grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Lou Wise of Carbondale, Pa.

A funeral mass was held May 21 in Carbondale. Brennan & Brennan Funeral Home, Carbondale, was in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB