OBIT: Donald J. BITTNER Sr., 1996, formerly of Meyersdale RD, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Nancy Lorz. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ BITTNER Donald J. Bittner Sr., 68, West Elizabeth, formerly of Meyersdale RD 4, died Feb. 8, 1996, at home. Born Feb. 26, 1927, in Greenville Township. Son of the late Irvin and Alberta (Miller) Bittner. Preceded in death by son, Donald Jr.; brother, Kenny Bittner, and sister, Marion Tall. Survived by his wife, the former Lottie Bowman; daughter, Deborah, married to George Behary, and grandson, Jeffrey Behary, all of Palm Beach, Fla., and daughter-in-law, Janice Bittner and grandchildren Amy and Donald R. Bittner, all of Pleasant Hills. Also survived by sisters, Verna Berg, Meyersdale and Anna Platek, South Park, and brothers, Darrell Bettner, Meyersdale RD 4, and Melvin Bittner, Satellite Beach, Fla. He was a World War II Army veteran and worked for many years as a construction worker for the Operating Engineers. Family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Griffith Funeral Home, South Park, where service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, with Rev. Bob Koschek officiating. Interment, Presbyterian Cemetery. Daily American, February 9, 1996 [B1576]