`sorry' Bank Robber Gets Nearly 7 Years

Anthony Kosloski 
Dec. 7, 1994 
Anthony W. Kosloski Of High Street, Ashley, Died Wednesday At His Daughter's 
Home In Wilkes-barre.

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Founder of Pittston Little League dies &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wilbert William Leppert of North Main Street, Pittston, died Thursday
morning at the Hospice St. John in-patient unit at Wilkes-Barre General
HospitalBorn and reared in Hughestown, he was a son of the late Fred and
Florence Blessing Leppert. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He lived in Pittston most of his life and was a graduate of Hughestown High
School. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Prior to retirement, he was employed as a sergeant on the Pittston police
department. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He founded of the Pittston Little League in 1951. He helped turn a site of
a former dump and mining area into a field for boys. He contacted about 200
sports-minded Pittston residents and asked them to get involved. At the first
meeting only six people attended but through his determination 22 people had
showed up by the third meeting. He also helped raise money by contacting local
business people and interested individuals. He served as the league's
president for 35 years and eventually the field was named in his honor. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Pittston. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police in Luzerne County and the
Constables Association of Luzerne County. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of the Luzerne County Chapter of Sports Hall of Fame and
inducted as an athlete in 1989. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He also was active in many community activities. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Yolanda Baccarro, and
brother, Howard Leppert. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving are son, Rodger cq Leppert, Falls; daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Linda)
Scaz, with whom he resided; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister,
Mayor Gladys Wilson, Wyoming; brother, Morlyn Leppert, Hughestown. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday from the Adonizio Funeral
Home Inc., 251 William St., Pittston, with services at 10 a.m. in Second
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Jeffery R. Allen will officiate. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in Good Shepherd Park, Westminster Road, Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Memorial contributions may be made to the Pittston Little League or to the
Second Presbyterian Church. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Founder Of Pittston Little League Dies 
Wilbert William Leppert Of North Main Street, Pittston, Died Thursday Morning 
At The Hospice St. John In-patient Unit At Wilkes-barre General Hospital.

Founder Of Pittston Little League Dies Wilbert William Leppert Of North Main Street, Pittston, Died Thursday Morning At The Hospice St. John In-patient Unit At Wilkes-barre General Hospital.