\t\t\tJoseph \u2018Gus\u2019 F. Gasdik, Jr. \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Joseph \u201cGus \u201d F. Gasdik, Jr., a longtime resident of the Austin Heights section of Old Forge, passed away on Monday at Allied Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton following an illness. He was 90 years old. He is survived by his beloved wife, Barbara (Dubernas) Gasdik.<\/p>\n
\nBorn in Scranton on May 7, 1935, and son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Mary (Zelenski) Gasdik, Joseph was a graduate of West Scranton High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Army before beginning his career as a painter. Skilled in restoration, his talents with a brush were evident in every job he completed and will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n
\nTo be remembered in so many ways, Joseph was a loyal fan of the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles. He was a lifelong lover of baseball, not only as a fan of the game but also as a softball league player for many years. He adored his dogs, enjoyed a good round of golf, and a devoted Roman Catholic, he was a member of Prince of Peace Parish in Old Forge.<\/p>\n
\nHe is also survived by his daughter, Monica Gasdik of Old Forge; his grandchildren, Angela and Jacob Gasdik; his siblings, Rose Mary Schleppy of Scranton and Catherine of Ambler; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his beloved son, Stephen Gasdik.<\/p>\n
\nPending service arrangements are under the care of the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home, Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Please visit the funeral home\u2019s website to leave a condolence.<\/p>\n
\nJoseph \u2018Gus\u2019 F. Gasdik, Jr.<\/p>\n
\nNovember 17, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joseph \u2018Gus\u2019 F. Gasdik, Jr. OBITUARY Joseph \u201cGus \u201d F. Gasdik, Jr., a longtime resident of the Austin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42308,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-42307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}