Frank John Gorski1,2
M, #76865, b. 12 December 1915, d. 24 August 1977
Last Edited=19 Jul 2025
Frank John Gorski was born on 12 December 1915, Shamokin, Northumberland County, PA.3 He married Agnes Mary Fisher on 26 December 1936, Luzerne County, PA.1,2 Frank John Gorski died on 24 August 1977, Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Delaware County, PA, at age 61.3,4,5
Newspaper obituary:
FRANK J. GORSKI
Frank J. Gorski, 61, a native of Shamokin who was reared in Freeland, died Wednesday in the Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, after a short illness.
A son of the late Walter Gorski and Anna Nowak Gorski, he was head custodian of the Marple Newtown School District's Brown School, and was formerly manager of the Philadelphia office of the Cerro Co., manufacturers of copper and brass.
He was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and was a member of St. Laurence Roman Catholic Church, Upper Darby, where he resided.
He is survived by his wife, the former Agnes M. Fisher; a son, Thomas P., Upper Darby; a daughter, Mrs. Frances G. Adams, New London, Conn; three brothers, Bernard and Alfred, Philadelphia, and Walter, Annandale, Va., and one sister, Mrs. Lottie Seltzer, Brooklyn, N.Y. Four granddaughters and one grandson also survive.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be sung at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Laurence Church, West Chester Pike, Highland Park, Upper Darby.
Interment will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Marple Township.
Friends may call at the Vraim Funeral Home, 66 S. State Road, Upper Darby, from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Standard-Speaker, August 26, 1977, Page 2.5
He was buried at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, Delaware County, PA.4,5
Newspaper obituary:
FRANK J. GORSKI
Frank J. Gorski, 61, a native of Shamokin who was reared in Freeland, died Wednesday in the Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, after a short illness.
A son of the late Walter Gorski and Anna Nowak Gorski, he was head custodian of the Marple Newtown School District's Brown School, and was formerly manager of the Philadelphia office of the Cerro Co., manufacturers of copper and brass.
He was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and was a member of St. Laurence Roman Catholic Church, Upper Darby, where he resided.
He is survived by his wife, the former Agnes M. Fisher; a son, Thomas P., Upper Darby; a daughter, Mrs. Frances G. Adams, New London, Conn; three brothers, Bernard and Alfred, Philadelphia, and Walter, Annandale, Va., and one sister, Mrs. Lottie Seltzer, Brooklyn, N.Y. Four granddaughters and one grandson also survive.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be sung at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Laurence Church, West Chester Pike, Highland Park, Upper Darby.
Interment will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Marple Township.
Friends may call at the Vraim Funeral Home, 66 S. State Road, Upper Darby, from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Standard-Speaker, August 26, 1977, Page 2.5
He was buried at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, Delaware County, PA.4,5
Child of Frank John Gorski and Agnes Mary Fisher
- Frances Gorski+1 b. 23 Sep 1937, d. 26 Nov 2022
Citations
- [S1147] Online Obituary for Frances G. Adams, Mulryan Funeral Home, Glastonbury, CT; https://mulryanfh.com/tribute/details/1910/Frances-Adams/…,parents%2C%20Frank%20and%20Agnes%20Gorski.
- [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 002224603; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
- [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 181015667; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/records/…
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99187630/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Frank J. Gorsky, Standard-Speaker, August 26, 1977, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 19, 2025).
Agnes Mary Fisher1,2
F, #76866, b. 1 February 1917, d. 31 October 2014
Last Edited=19 Jul 2025
Agnes Mary Fisher was born on 1 February 1917, Foster Township, Luzerne County, PA.3 She married Frank John Gorski on 26 December 1936, Luzerne County, PA.1,2 Agnes Mary Fisher died on 31 October 2014, at age 97.4
Newspaper obituary:
GORSKI
AGNES M. (nee Fisher) age 97, on Oct. 31, 2014 of Broomall. Beloved wife of the late Frank J. Gorski, sister of the late Henry and Raymond Fisher. Survived by her loving daughter Frances G. Adams and her loving son Thomas P. Gorski; her 5 adoring grandchildren and 9 cherished great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing on Tuesday 10:00 to 10:45 A.M. followed by her Funeral Mass 11 A.M. at St. Anastasia Church, 3301 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073. Interment SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for Cancer Research, 34th and Civic Center Blvd., Phila. PA 19104 would be appreciated.
www.danjolell.com.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 2014, Page B08.4
She was buried at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, Delaware County, PA.4,5
Newspaper obituary:
GORSKI
AGNES M. (nee Fisher) age 97, on Oct. 31, 2014 of Broomall. Beloved wife of the late Frank J. Gorski, sister of the late Henry and Raymond Fisher. Survived by her loving daughter Frances G. Adams and her loving son Thomas P. Gorski; her 5 adoring grandchildren and 9 cherished great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing on Tuesday 10:00 to 10:45 A.M. followed by her Funeral Mass 11 A.M. at St. Anastasia Church, 3301 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073. Interment SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for Cancer Research, 34th and Civic Center Blvd., Phila. PA 19104 would be appreciated.
www.danjolell.com.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 2014, Page B08.4
She was buried at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, Delaware County, PA.4,5
Child of Agnes Mary Fisher and Frank John Gorski
- Frances Gorski+1 b. 23 Sep 1937, d. 26 Nov 2022
Citations
- [S1147] Online Obituary for Frances G. Adams, Mulryan Funeral Home, Glastonbury, CT; https://mulryanfh.com/tribute/details/1910/Frances-Adams/…,parents%2C%20Frank%20and%20Agnes%20Gorski.
- [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 002224603; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
- [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Certificate Number: 21648, Volume Number: 12; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60484/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Agnes M. Gorski, The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 2014, Page B08. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 19, 2025.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.