Joseph M. DiTullio, 77, of Butler, died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his family.
Born July 17, 1933, in Butler, he was a son of the late Guiseppe and Mary DiBaccaro DiTullio.
He was a 1951 graduate of Butler Area High School and had played guard on the 1950 WPIAL football championship team, a group that was recently inducted into the Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame.
Joe retired in April 1995 from A-K Steel Butler plant Silicon Department, where he had worked for 44 years.
He had proudly served his country with U. S. Army, for two years during the Korean War, and followed that with 27 years service the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
He was a member of American Legion Post 243 in West Sunbury and the VFW, Butler Post 249.
He was a very active member of the Butler Lions Club, serving on the board of directors for 20 years, and had volunteered at Beacon Lodge, the Lions Club camp for blind clients.
In April 2010 he was honored to receive the Melvin Jones Award, which serves as Lions Club recognition for dedicated humanitarian services.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and volunteered at Katie's Kitchen project, as well as having been a former Meals on Wheels volunteer.
Joe enjoyed camping at Smith's Grove Campground near Herman, and the Butler Bocchi Association.
He was a former baseball and basketball coach for the Center Township teams and had been president and vicepresident of the Butler Band Parents organization.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia ‘Ginger' Bowser DiTullio, whom he married July 25, 1970; three children, Karen Murdick, and her husband Ronald, of Butler; JoAnn DiTullio, of Tennessee; and Scott DiTullio, and his wife Joyce, of Clarion; four grandchildren, Matthew Murdick, Jamie (Josh) Belk, MacKenzie DiTullio and Noah DiTullio; two great-grandchildren, Talan Murdick and Ava Brewster; and one sister, Vivian Wittik, of Butler.
Joe was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Crawford DiTullio, who died in 1964; his grandson: Anthony Murdick in 2001; a brother, Anthony DiTullio and a sister, Louise Nanni.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 East Cunningham St., Butler.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Butler, with his pastor, the Rev. Thomas Pierotti, officiating.
Interment will follow at West Sunbury Union Cemetery with military honors provided by the Joint Ceremonial Squad of VFW Post 249 in Butler and the Lyndora American Legion Post 778.
The Butler Lions Club will conduct a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home
Born July 17, 1933, in Butler, he was a son of the late Guiseppe and Mary DiBaccaro DiTullio.
He was a 1951 graduate of Butler Area High School and had played guard on the 1950 WPIAL football championship team, a group that was recently inducted into the Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame.
Joe retired in April 1995 from A-K Steel Butler plant Silicon Department, where he had worked for 44 years.
He had proudly served his country with U. S. Army, for two years during the Korean War, and followed that with 27 years service the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
He was a member of American Legion Post 243 in West Sunbury and the VFW, Butler Post 249.
He was a very active member of the Butler Lions Club, serving on the board of directors for 20 years, and had volunteered at Beacon Lodge, the Lions Club camp for blind clients.
In April 2010 he was honored to receive the Melvin Jones Award, which serves as Lions Club recognition for dedicated humanitarian services.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and volunteered at Katie's Kitchen project, as well as having been a former Meals on Wheels volunteer.
Joe enjoyed camping at Smith's Grove Campground near Herman, and the Butler Bocchi Association.
He was a former baseball and basketball coach for the Center Township teams and had been president and vicepresident of the Butler Band Parents organization.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia ‘Ginger' Bowser DiTullio, whom he married July 25, 1970; three children, Karen Murdick, and her husband Ronald, of Butler; JoAnn DiTullio, of Tennessee; and Scott DiTullio, and his wife Joyce, of Clarion; four grandchildren, Matthew Murdick, Jamie (Josh) Belk, MacKenzie DiTullio and Noah DiTullio; two great-grandchildren, Talan Murdick and Ava Brewster; and one sister, Vivian Wittik, of Butler.
Joe was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Crawford DiTullio, who died in 1964; his grandson: Anthony Murdick in 2001; a brother, Anthony DiTullio and a sister, Louise Nanni.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 East Cunningham St., Butler.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Butler, with his pastor, the Rev. Thomas Pierotti, officiating.
Interment will follow at West Sunbury Union Cemetery with military honors provided by the Joint Ceremonial Squad of VFW Post 249 in Butler and the Lyndora American Legion Post 778.
The Butler Lions Club will conduct a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home
Joseph M. DiTullio, 77, of Butler, died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his family.
Born July 17, 1933, in Butler, he was a son of the late Guiseppe and Mary DiBaccaro DiTullio.
He was a 1951 graduate of Butler Area High School and had played guard on the 1950 WPIAL football championship team, a group that was recently inducted into the Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame.
Joe retired in April 1995 from A-K Steel Butler plant Silicon Department, where he had worked for 44 years.
He had proudly served his country with U. S. Army, for two years during the Korean War, and followed that with 27 years service the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
He was a member of American Legion Post 243 in West Sunbury and the VFW, Butler Post 249.
He was a very active member of the Butler Lions Club, serving on the board of directors for 20 years, and had volunteered at Beacon Lodge, the Lions Club camp for blind clients.
In April 2010 he was honored to receive the Melvin Jones Award, which serves as Lions Club recognition for dedicated humanitarian services.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and volunteered at Katie's Kitchen project, as well as having been a former Meals on Wheels volunteer.
Joe enjoyed camping at Smith's Grove Campground near Herman, and the Butler Bocchi Association.
He was a former baseball and basketball coach for the Center Township teams and had been president and vicepresident of the Butler Band Parents organization.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia ‘Ginger' Bowser DiTullio, whom he married July 25, 1970; three children, Karen Murdick, and her husband Ronald, of Butler; JoAnn DiTullio, of Tennessee; and Scott DiTullio, and his wife Joyce, of Clarion; four grandchildren, Matthew Murdick, Jamie (Josh) Belk, MacKenzie DiTullio and Noah DiTullio; two great-grandchildren, Talan Murdick and Ava Brewster; and one sister, Vivian Wittik, of Butler.
Joe was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Crawford DiTullio, who died in 1964; his grandson: Anthony Murdick in 2001; a brother, Anthony DiTullio and a sister, Louise Nanni.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 East Cunningham St., Butler.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Butler, with his pastor, the Rev. Thomas Pierotti, officiating.
Interment will follow at West Sunbury Union Cemetery with military honors provided by the Joint Ceremonial Squad of VFW Post 249 in Butler and the Lyndora American Legion Post 778.
The Butler Lions Club will conduct a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home
Born July 17, 1933, in Butler, he was a son of the late Guiseppe and Mary DiBaccaro DiTullio.
He was a 1951 graduate of Butler Area High School and had played guard on the 1950 WPIAL football championship team, a group that was recently inducted into the Butler Area Sports Hall of Fame.
Joe retired in April 1995 from A-K Steel Butler plant Silicon Department, where he had worked for 44 years.
He had proudly served his country with U. S. Army, for two years during the Korean War, and followed that with 27 years service the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
He was a member of American Legion Post 243 in West Sunbury and the VFW, Butler Post 249.
He was a very active member of the Butler Lions Club, serving on the board of directors for 20 years, and had volunteered at Beacon Lodge, the Lions Club camp for blind clients.
In April 2010 he was honored to receive the Melvin Jones Award, which serves as Lions Club recognition for dedicated humanitarian services.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and volunteered at Katie's Kitchen project, as well as having been a former Meals on Wheels volunteer.
Joe enjoyed camping at Smith's Grove Campground near Herman, and the Butler Bocchi Association.
He was a former baseball and basketball coach for the Center Township teams and had been president and vicepresident of the Butler Band Parents organization.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia ‘Ginger' Bowser DiTullio, whom he married July 25, 1970; three children, Karen Murdick, and her husband Ronald, of Butler; JoAnn DiTullio, of Tennessee; and Scott DiTullio, and his wife Joyce, of Clarion; four grandchildren, Matthew Murdick, Jamie (Josh) Belk, MacKenzie DiTullio and Noah DiTullio; two great-grandchildren, Talan Murdick and Ava Brewster; and one sister, Vivian Wittik, of Butler.
Joe was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Crawford DiTullio, who died in 1964; his grandson: Anthony Murdick in 2001; a brother, Anthony DiTullio and a sister, Louise Nanni.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 East Cunningham St., Butler.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Butler, with his pastor, the Rev. Thomas Pierotti, officiating.
Interment will follow at West Sunbury Union Cemetery with military honors provided by the Joint Ceremonial Squad of VFW Post 249 in Butler and the Lyndora American Legion Post 778.
The Butler Lions Club will conduct a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home
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