Author: The Beacon

Valerie and John Kosa attend fish fries in St. Joseph Catholic Church for almost 50 years. Enjoying the March 1 fish fry are, from left, Valerie Kosa, John Kosa, Rose Wos, Gloria Modliszewski and Frank Modliszewski. (Photo by Sheri Trusty)BY SHERI TRUSTYValerie Kosa was not raised Catholic, but she converted to Catholicism before marrying her husband, John Kosa, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marblehead. That was 52 years ago, and during that time, the Kosas attended many fish fries in the parish. On March 1, John stayed busy in the kitchen cooking food while Valerie joined friends…