OBIT: Dr. Lawrence L. BERTINO, 2007, Rockwood, Somerset County, PA
  
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  BERTINO, Lawrence L. Dr.  08/08/07   Daily American
  
     Dr. Lawrence L. Bertino, 73, Rockwood, passed on Aug. 7, 2007, at Somerset Hospital.
  Born May 21, 1934, in Rockwood. He is the son of the late Antonio and D o m e n i c a
  Bertino.  He is also preceded in death by his sister, Minnie Bertino. He is survived by
  his son, Lawrence A. Bertino and beloved former wife and devoted friend, Lotti Bertino,
  both of Johnstown. He is a graduate of Rockwood Area High School, the University of
  Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia College of Optometry. Dr. Larry was a longtime
  optometrist in Rockwood, opening his practice in 1958 and retiring in 2003. Early in his
  career, he would see patients during the day and then work at the family grocery store in
  the evenings to give his mother and sister a break. He was a member of the Rockwood Rotary
  Club since 1958 and was a former president and treasurer of the club. He was a former
  member of the Rockwood Area School Board. He was an active member of the Talus Rock
  Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and belonged to the Rockwood Historical and
  Genealogical Society, which honored him as their 2007 Man of the Year. He was a member of
  the South Central Blind Association Board of Directors and was a board member and former
  treasurer of the Somerset County Hospital Authority Board of Directors. He was a member
  of Lodge 358 of the Free and Accepted Masons in Somerset and the Meyersdale Elks. He was
  a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Rockwood where he was a past president of the
  Church Council and was active in the Bible Study Group. He loved to play golf both
  locally and around the country. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
  Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, Rockwood. A service will be held 11 a.m. Friday at St.
  Luke's Church. Pastors Ardelle and George Mason officiating. Interment at Rockwood IOOF
  Cemetery. Memorial contri- butions may be sent to St. Luke's Church at 711 Broadway St.,
  Rockwood, PA 15557.