JAMES E. SWEENEY, SR., age 83; beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Bowles); loving father of James, Jr. (Angie); dearest son of the late Ralph and Ruby Sweeney; brother of Joseph (deceased) (Claudia), twin Gene (deceased) (JoAnn), Bettie, Robert (Evelyn, deceased), Wanda Baria (Charles, deceased) and Sandra Hanshaw (Robert, deceased); uncle and dear friend of many; U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. James retired from General Motors after 32 years. Service at the Funeral Home, Monday, August 3 at 1 p.m. Interment Riverside Cemetery. Friends received at RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.), MONDAY 11 A.M. - 1 P.M.