On Monday February 5, 2018 John V. Buberniak passed away at the age of 52 near his hometown of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. His passing came after an eleven-day ordeal in the ICU at the Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. John and his wife, Pamela, had traveled to Pennsylvania for John's mother's funeral on January 26^th. Many of you will remember him for being the WPRM CMO for several years and getting us many needed batteries for our RAL locomotives.

John was a good friend to many and was a mechanic for the UPRR in Roseville, California.

John's obituary that appeared in the Scranton Times on February 8, 2018.