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John Frankosky Obituary
AGE: 90 • East Brunswick
East Brunswick, John James Frankosky died Monday, November 02, 2015 at home. He was 90. Born in South River, he resided in New Brunswick and Washington, DC before moving to East Brunswick in 1950. He was a charter member of the East Brunswick Auxiliary Police, and also served as a Special Police Officer before being appointed to East Brunswick's first Full Time Police Department, later becoming Captain of the Department. He served in the US Navy during World War II in the South Pacific, and then the Naval Reserves for eight years before being discharged in 1954, having served as a Petty Officer 3rd class. He received the NJ Distinguished Service Medal for service in WW II. He then worked as a tractor trailer driver for Eastern Express in Edison, and Colonial Tank Lines in Edison prior to his retirement in 1989. He was Scoutmaster of Troop #82 in East Brunswick for eight years, and a former member of the South River Elks. He was a member of AARP and the South River Seniors. He was a member and past commander and finance officer of the Amvets Post 34 in East Brunswick. He was a life member of the VFW Post 1451 in South River, and a member of the American Legion Post 214 in South River, and the East Brunswick Veteran Monument Committee.
He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Cronley Frankosky in 2011. Surviving are three sons, Ronald of East Brunswick, Richard and his wife Melissa of Allegan, MI, and Robert of San Marcos, CA; a sister, Lorraine and her husband Tom Bartu of Toms River; and six grandchildren, Holly, Rebecca, Rose, Julia, Mark, and Steven.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10:00 AM in the Rezem Funeral Home, 457 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Entombment with military honors will follow at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Memorial contributions may be made in John's name to the Battleship NJ Museum & Memorial, 100 Clinton Street, Camden, NJ 08103. For information, directions or to send condolences to the family, visit www.rezemfh.com
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Take care Jack
Robert Frankosky
November 12, 2015
He was also a very good Dad that help me recognize the important aspects of life.
November 5, 2015
A great person and a wonderful neighbor. RIP. May God bless your family.
Russell MacArthur
November 5, 2015
I met Mr. Frankosky several years ago and he provided me with his entire collection of EBPD news articles and photographs. He was a wealth of information for my historian work. He was a member of the first attempt at a full-time police force in 1954 or 55 here in East Brunswick. I am sorry to here of his passing as he was a great man. Rest in Peace.
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