Alex Kaminski

Alex J. Kaminski, 92, of Mountain Top, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Saturday, July 17, 2021.

Alex, known to all as Lefty since he was young, was born in Ashley on May 2, 1929, a son of the late Bertha (Demorit) Kaminski. He graduated from Ashley High school and was known for his athletic ability in both basketball and baseball. He still has all the newspaper clippings showing his stats on the baseball diamond and basketball court.

Lefty had a singing career while still a young man, performing at numerous shows and a few appearances on TV for the David Blight Show. He sounded just like Sinatra when he sang.

Lefty worked for many years at Ashley Quilting as a foreman and mechanic until his retirement.

The family had a cottage on the Susquehanna River in the Laceyville area for many years. They spent all their free time and weekends relaxing, fishing, card playing, and just having fun with their extended families. Lefty was quite the fisherman on the Susquehanna and the local streams in the Mountain Top area and the Poconos. No one ever caught more, or larger, fish than he did; that is no fish tale.

Married on Thanksgiving Day in 1950, Lefty and his wife Ann have been fans of the New York Yankees for many years; they never missed a televised game. Over the years, the couple also loved their many outings to the local casinos with their daughter and son-in-law; you could always find Lefty at the Blackjack table, his game of choice.

His son, Joseph A. Kaminski, passed away on July 16, 2019. A brother, Daniel Kaminski, also preceded him in death.

His wife of nearly seventy-one years, Ann (Bly) Kaminski; a daughter, Roseann (Kaminski) Mitko and her husband John of Saylorsburg; daughter-in-law, C. Susanne (Darden) Kaminski of Mountain Top; grandsons, James J. Kaminski of Kingston and Joshua T. Kaminski of Mountain Top; a sister, JoAnn Williams, of Limerick; other family and friends will miss him much.

Lefty’s family is thankful for the kindness, care, and support he received from his physical therapists over the last few months.

Celebration of Alex’s Life includes visitation from 4 to 7 PM on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at McLaughlin’s, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre and continues there on Friday with gathering at 8:30 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 AM in the Church of Saint Jude in Mountain Top.

Share memories and condolences with Lefty’s family at www.mjmclaughlin.com