Tony P. Bitonti

December 20, 1930 - August 23, 2012

Tony P. Bitonti, Jr., 81, of Coal Center, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012 in his home. A son of the late Tony and Rose Rogers Bitonti, he was born in Belle Vernon on December 20, 1930. Catholic by faith, he was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659, the VFW Post 699, the Naomi Club and the YMCA. Formerly of Belle Vernon, Tony had resided in Coal Center for the past 50 years, was a barber by trade and had been a foreman with Golden Eagle Construction Company. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include two step daughters, Betty Jane Detric of California, PA and Sandra Hustava at home, one step son, John Hustava of Coal Center, three sisters, Sara Mitchell, Lucy Kroskie and Nancy Byron, all of Belle Vernon, one sister-in-law, Donna J. Bitonti of Belle Vernon, four step grandchildren and four step great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marion McGavitt Bitonti on December 30, 2006 and one brother, James V. Bitonti on January 30, 2009. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Friday, August 24, 2012 in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., (724-929-5300), 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. A blessing service will be in the funeral home Saturday at 10 A.M. with Msgr. Roger A. Statnick officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Creek Cemetery. The member of the American Legion Post 659 will meet in the funeral home Friday at 7 P.M. to hold services.