John J Mayersky

John J. Mayersky, 85, of Franklin died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. He was born in Curwensville on Sept. 1, 1922. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a C-47 crew chief in Europe at the end of the war, achieving sergeant. He was married to Dorothy L. Bowes of Clearfield on Oct. 29, 1946, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Clearfield. They were married for 61 years. John and Dorothy came to Franklin in 1952 where John had a 33-year career as the chief mechanic and co-pilot for Joy Manufacturing Aviation, maintaining and flying Beechcraft Super 18s, Beechcraft King Airs, and Falcon 200s through the years. He retired in 1983. John was an accomplished pilot, an avid hunter, a passionate fisherman and world-class tomato grower. He was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Franklin. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; four children, Catherine Sullivan and husband, Mark, of Cleveland, Ohio, Jack Mayersky and wife, Abbie, of Milford, Mich., Gert Peterson and husband, David, of Cleveland, Ohio and Mark Mayersky and wife, Sandy, of Houston, Pa.; 11 grandchildren, Mark Sullivan and wife, Veronica, Bryan Sullivan, Timothy Sullivan, John M. Mayersky and wife, Holly, Michelle (Mayersky) George, Bryan Mayersky and wife, Melissa, Jasen Mayersky, Jennifer Barbish and husband, Andy, Kate Miller and husband, Nick, Autumn Buckley and husband, Dennis and Crystal Martincic and husband, Frank; and three great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Henry; three sisters, Elizabeth, Josephine and Rosie; and a grandson, Nik Mayersky. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home Inc., in Franklin. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery. Condolences can be sent online at www.gardinierfuneralhome.com.