Born April 7, 1926 in Leisenring, Pennsylvania. Died May 1, 2023 in San Diego, California.
John Francis Sankey is remembered with love and admiration by his children Robert Sankey, Patricia Sankey (and husband Joe Bodami), and Daniel Sankey (and wife Virginia), and by granddaughter llana Sinklier and his two great-grandchildren, Camryn and Brayden Sinklier, and two step-grandchildren, Matthew and Anneliese Peerbolte. He was preceded in death by Esther Marie Sankey, wife of 66 years and siblings William and Annabelle.