Roger F. Bartoli

Roger F. Bartoli, 97, of Harrison Township, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot. He was born November 3, 1922 in Butler to the late Mario and Mary (Paganelli) Bartoli. Roger lived most of his life in Harrison Township with his wife, Lucille. He served in the US Air Force as a Navigator with the 91^st Bombardment Group during WWII where he received the Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters. Roger worked for PPG in Creighton for 39 years in production supervision and research. He graduated from Tarentum High School in 1941 and Washington and Jefferson College in 1951 where he was Captain of the baseball team. Roger enjoyed hunting, fishing, building and flying airplanes and walking.

            Survivors include his children, Mark (Sandi) Bartoli, of Cocoa, FL, Eric (Elaine) Bartoli, of Richmond, VA and Lisa (William) Orosz, of Austin, TX. Also surviving are his grandchildren Nicole Bartoli and William Orosz. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 40 years Lucille (Kuchta) Bartoli in 1988; brother Donald Bartoli, sister Dolores Bartoli and a granddaughter.

           Due to the current Coronavirus situation family visitation was private. A Blessing service was conducted in the Duster Funeral Home, Inc. 347 E 10^th Ave, Tarentum, 724-224-1526. Burial was in Mt. Airy Cemetery, Natrona Heights. A celebration of Roger’s life will be scheduled at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Arrowhead Trout Unlimited, c/o Jerry Potocnak, 153 Doyle Rd, Sarver, PA 16055. VISIT: dusterfh.com