Joseph Balberchak

Don,we received the notice from my mom and would like to extend our wishes of finding comfort through the prayers offered by friends and family. We are in Columbia and Charley can be reached at (803) 264-5300 if you'd like to catch up. God bless all, Karen Rupar and Charley Potok

John - My sincere sympathy to you and your family on the loss of your Dad. I will always remember how your dad would line-up summer work for a group of us maintaining the stands and field at Raybestos Field and the happy memories I have of those days and evenings. Nick Neeley

Dear Helen and Family Our sincere sympathy is with you and you are in our prayers. We both have fond memories of Joe; working with him at Raybestos and his association with the ASA (Emma worked with him in Stratford and Frank played with the Cardinals). We spoke with him this past summer and it was a treat to be able to reminisce with him. It was our pleasure to know him.

Dear Mrs. Barber and the entire Barber family.
Our deepest sympathy to you all.
Our families go way back to my early childhood in Stratford, Conn. We all had good times together and fond memories of Eaton Steet and Stony Brook Rd.
May the Lord's Blessings be upon you and your family at this time of sorrow. Tom and I feel for you and know what if feels like to loose someone you love who you are very close too.
We will keep you and your family in our prayers. My the...

Dear Helen and Family:
I, along with many people, in the ASA will miss Joe. I had a pleasure of working with him for more than 25 years and since 1990 when he was named chairman of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee. I had the utmost respect for Joe because you always knew where you stood with Joe. He was a special person and I will always have fond memories of the years we worked together on the Hall of Fame Committee.
God Bless you Helen and the rest of your family.
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I will never forget Joe and be always indebted to him for his committment to the youth of our town. He was, along with Sal Cholko, Mike Montecalvo, Pete Sulzicki and Hank Pulaski my mentors from my days in Stratford Original. His inspiration and interest in me will last my lifetime. God Bless him. THANK YOU FOR MENTORING ME.

William F. Papp and Family offer our condolences

My sincere sympathy to the entire Balberchak family. I have very fond memories of Joe and his association with the Stratford Original Little League as well as the Raybestos softball teams. He was a true gentleman as well as a good friend to my late father, Lou.

I was saddened to hear of Joe's passing. I'd like to extend condolences to the entire family. My father worked with Joe at Raybestos for many years and was also deeply involved with softball. I know that Joe will be missed by many.