Obituary of Vladimir Galeta

Vladimir Galeta, age 93 of Claymont, DE, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 24th, 2023, surrounded by people he loved and loved him very much. Born to Onisia and Ivan Galeta in the small village of Viktorovka, Ukraine. Vladimir resided in Claymont DE after coming to the United States in 2002. Vladimir received his bachelor's degree in economics from the Kiev National University of Life and Environmental Science of Ukraine, and his master's degree from Kiev National Economic University. He worked as head of the Department of Economics in the State Planning Committee.

Vladimir embraced life with all his heart. People who met him would always say that he was like a ray of light, always positive and happy. He loved traveling and gardening. He loved spending time with his grandchildren by being an active part of their lives. Vladimir enjoyed music and had an innate talent for playing many instruments by ear. Most of all he loved God, and was a member of the Ukrainian Church in Kiev, and later Crum Lynn, PA.

In addition to his parents, Vladimir is preceded in death by his brother Nikolai, sisters Nina and Lidia, his son Oleg, his wife Anelia, and is survived by his daughter Lisa (Paul) Fedorchenko; grandchildren; Analotiy (Taya) Novitsky; Alex Fedorchenko, Katherine (Artem )Derkachev, and Henry Fedorchenko; great-grandchildren: Ariel and Kaia Novitsky.

A visitation will be held on Friday, December 1st, from 10-11am at Pagano Funeral Home,3711 Foulk Rd, Garnet Valley, PA followed by a funeral service at 11am. Interment, Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, PA. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.paganofuneralhome.com