Frank J. Mesh

March 18, 2011

Frank J. Mesh, 53, of Alexander Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011, at his home following a lengthy illness. Born on May 21, 1957, in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Thaddeus and Bernadine Yarushefski Mesh. He graduated from Hanover Area High School, class of 1975, and resided in the Lyndwood section of Hanover Township for most of his life before moving to Wilkes-Barre in 2002. Frank had been employed by Smiths Aerospace Components, Plains Township, for 18 years, retiring in 2007 due to health issues. He was a social member of the Catholic War Vets Post, American Legion Post and The Fraternal Order of Police, all of Hanover Township, and will be remembered as an avid New York Yankees baseball and Dallas Cowboys football fan. Surviving are his wife, the former Nancy Carey, with whom he celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary on August 29; a son, Ryan Mesh, Nesquehoning, Pa.; and a daughter, Courtney Mesh, Wilkes-Barre; a stepson, Geoff Carey, Wilkes-Barre; step-granddaughters, Briana and Natalie Carey; his brother, Teddy Mesh, and his wife, Carole, Milton, Del.; and his sister, Rosanne Mesh-Klein, and her husband, Frank, Lyndwood section of Hanover Township; as well as a nephew, Jeffrey Mesh. Private services will be at the convenience of the family. There will be no public visitation. Frank's family would like to thank the nurses of Hospice Community Care and also Dr. James Jiunta, his doctor, for the compassionate care given during his illness. Arrangements are under the direction of Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke.