Frank J. Gronski Jr.

WILBURTON - Frank J. Gronski Jr., 65, of 516 Third Ave., passed away suddenly Friday, March 3, 2023, after an automobile accident on Route 61, Butler Township, near the North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School.

He was born in Rochester, New York, May 10, 1957, a son of the late Frank J. Gronski Sr. and Claire (Yoder) Gronski.

Frank attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School, in Rochester, New York, and was a 1976 graduate of Mount Carmel Area High School. He studied electrical technology at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, in Lancaster.

Frank was employed as a maintenance specialist at North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School, in Fountain Springs.

On May 4, 1985, he married the former Sharon M. Heffner at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

Frank was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

He was the former treasurer of the AFSCME, served his community as a firefighter and treasurer for the Wilburton Hose Co. and he was also a member of the PA State Education Association.

Frank was an avid motorcycle enthusiast. He loved spending time with his family and his dogs. He enjoyed planting, gardening, working outside and visiting the beach.

Frank is survived by his wife, Sharon Gronski, of Wilburton; two daughters, Michelle Gronski, Pharm. D. and Jennifer Gronski, Pharm. D., both of Wilburton; a sister, Kathy Blasé, of Pottsville; his beloved dogs, Bridget and Baxter "Boo Boo," and his cat, Simba; a nephew, Michael Blasé and his wife, Katie, and their son, T.J., all of Pottsville; a niece, Dr. Linda Blase and her husband, Justin Anchorstar, of Columbia; a mother-in-law, Maryann Heffner, of Wilburton; a brother-in-law, John Heffner and his wife, Paula, and their three sons, Jack, Mark and Brad, all of West Norriton; a brother-in-law, Rich Heffner and his wife, Tara, and their daughter, Tori, all of Elysburg; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

In addition to his parents, Frank was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Walter and Anna Gronski; maternal grandparents, Albert and Martha Yoder; an aunt, Edna Rutkowski; a father-in-law, John F. Heffner; a brother-in-law, Timothy Blasé; and a cousin, Bob Gronski.

GRONSKI - Frank J. Gronski Jr., 65, of 516 Third Ave., Wilburton. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday with Father Francis Karwacki as celebrant at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Burial will follow in Our Mother of Consolation Cemetery, Mount Carmel Township. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. until the Christian wake service at 8 p.m. Sunday and from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at the C.J. Lucas Funeral Home Inc., Mount Carmel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.To send condolences to the family, go to www.cjlucasfuneralhome.com.