John was a 1979 graduate of Pennsbury High School and went to Bucks County Technical High School for HVAC 1 in 1993/1994. John was a jack of all trades and very handy. He worked at Blue Chip, making duck decoys, was a line & prep cook at Finley’s, Casmirri’s and the Brick Hotel, was a truck driver, maintenance tech at several apartment complexes, was the shop foreman and installer at L&R Installations and was the maintenance tech at Wood River Village Nursing Home. John enjoyed working on cars, fishing, listening to good music and spending time with his family.
John was the cherished only son and youngest child of John and Betty VanFraassen. John was preceded in death by his parents, and sister Debbie VanFraassen.
He was a loving father to two daughters, Amber Spisso Kern and her husband Larry and Tara Hansell, her husband Marc. John cherished the time he spent with his daughters; his loving sister, Donna Spagnoli, her husband Randy; his nephew Rory Spagnoli, his wife Karen and their son Ryan; and three grandchildren, Isabella, Elizabeth and Lucas Spisso and step-grandson Gabe Kern.
John was preceded in death by his former in-laws, John and Carol Bilbow, who thought of John as a son. John is also survived by his former wife, Peggy Anderson, former brothers-in-law John and Robert Bilbow, former sister-in-law, Theresa Coon and her husband John; his niece Rachel Motter, her husband Brian and their son Braxton; and his nephews Michael, Connor and Aidan Bilbow.
A visitation for John will be held Thursday, June 19, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Rd, Levittown, PA 19056, followed by a committal service from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM.
Burial will take place in Rosedale Memorial Park, 3850 Richlieu Road, Bensalem, PA 19020.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be sent to Les Bahrt Food Pantry at First United Methodist Church of Fairless Hills. https://firstumc.churchtrac.com/give 840 Trenton Rd, Fairless Hills, PA 19030.
