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August 30, 2009
Joseph Ronald Lesh, 25, of West Pittston, died on Sunday.
Born in Scranton, he was a son of David J. and Roseanne Mead Lesh. He was employed as a fabricator at Interstate Building Materials, Pittston.
He was a member of the 20th Ward Social and Athletic Club.
Joe deeply loved his children and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He also enjoyed music, NASCAR, fishing and skateboarding with his brother, David.
He will be deeply missed, but always fondly remembered by his pop, mom, brothers, sister, family and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Raymond L. Mead; his paternal grandparents, Harold and Rose Lesh; and a niece, Abigail Lesh.
Also surviving are his daughter, Marylin Lesh; two sons, Gabriel and Logan Lesh; the mother of his children, Telitha Drass, of Pittston; a sister, Kelly Bull; two brothers, Jeremy Bull and David R. Lesh; maternal grandmother Santa Mead; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Thursday with Mass celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 1501 Pittston Ave., Scranton, to be celebrated by the Rev. James Walsh. Interment will be in Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst. Those attending the funeral should go directly to the church.
Friends may call today, 4 to 8 p.m., at Neil W. Regan Funeral Home Inc., 1900 Pittston Ave., Scranton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Joseph R. Lesh Memorial Fund at Penn East Federal Credit Union, 441 N. Seventh Ave., Scranton, PA 18503.