John "Bo" Bobinis, 71, of Phillipsburg, died Thursday, September 9, 2004 in Warren Hospital.

A member of the United Steel Workers Union, Local 5503, Phillipsburg, he worked as a molder for Ingersoll-Rand Co., Foundry Division in Phillipsburg for 40 years.

Born June 2, 1933 in Phillipsburg, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary Bobinis.

John had a love of local sports and was a baseball coach for Steele Hill Youth Club for 35 years and Firthtown Youth Club for two years. He was a dedicated fan of all Phillipsburg High School Sports and was a longtime member of the Garnet Booster Club.

He was an Army corporal serving in the Korean War. He was awarded the United Nations and the National Defense Service Medals.

He was a member of the Y.M.I.A. in Phillipsburg and the Concordia Maennerchor of Easton.

He and his wife, the former Mary Ann Frankina observed their 48th wedding anniversary February 18th.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, John and his wife Sara of Mifflinburg, Pa., Michael and his wife Teresa of Bethlehem and Joseph and his wife Christina of Wilson Borough; four sisters, Josephine Moran of Forks Twp., Stella Miechur of Lower Nazareth Twp., Genevieve Kornfeind of Northampton, Pa. and Annie Clasen of Belvidere, NJ and three grandchildren, Michael, Elissa and McKenna.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 S. Main St., Phillipsburg. Burial will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine, Palmer Twp., Pa. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Online condolences may be submitted at www.noto-wynkoop.com.

Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Phillipsburg Garnet Booster Club or the Firth Youth Center, both in care of the funeral home.