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ZUNI – John Joseph Sobotor Jr., 80, passed away Nov. 22, 2024 in his home with family by his side. Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, he was a son of the late John Joseph Sobotor Sr. and Irene Bethel Walden Sobotor and was also predeceased by a sister, Anna Sobotor.

John was a graduate of North Hagerstown High School and a retired assembly line worker for Mack Truck in Hagerstown. He was a former union representative for The United Auto Workers(UAW).

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Joan Marie Barrett Sobotor; a daughter, Raquel Ann Locklear (James); a son, John Joseph Sobotor III; a sister, Norma Wolf; a brother, Steve Sobotor and four granddaughters, Caitlin Sobotor, Kara Roberts, Jamie Locklear and Avianna Sobotor; and four great-grandchildren, K’Dy Williams, Malkeveem Williams, Gabriel Sosa and Kimara Sobotor.

A fneral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday Nov. 27 in St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Emmanuel Mensah officiating. Burial will follow in the Sobotor Family Cemetery, 16633 Womble Mill Road in Zuni.

The family will receive friends Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home in Franklin.

www.wrightfuneralhome.org