Peter A.Bitonti;a district banking executive;was pronounced dead on arrival at 9 a.m.on Thursday;May 13;1976;at Somerset(Pa.)Community Hospital. Mr.Bitonti;who made his home at 921 Alice St.;Belle Vernon;was manager of the Rostraver Office of Equibank;a position he had held the past eight years. He was 46. Mr.Bitonti became ill while dressing for a seminar at Seven Springs Resort in Champion Thursday morning. He was attending an Equibank Management Team conference at Seven Springs. He was born in Belle Vernon on Nov.25;1929;a son of Mrs.Josephine Bitonti of Belle Vernon;who survives;and the late John Bitonti;who died in 1964. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict;where he served with the United States Navy from 1948 to 1952. Mr.Bitonti joined Equibank in 1962 and rose to the position of manager of the Rostraver Office on Sept.2;1968. He was a member of the Rostraver Twp.Business Association;Rostraver Lions Club;Washington Twp.Recreation Board;F&AM Lodge No.638 in Monessen;Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite-Valley of Pittsburgh;Syria Temple of Pittsburgh;Mon Valley Caravan No.17;and Fayette City American Legion Post 484. He also was president of the Belle Vernon Midget Football League. In addition to his mother;Mr.Bitonti is survived by his widow;Devina DeRose Bitonti;two sons;Peter A.Bitonti Jr.and David J.Bitonti;both at home;one daughter;Lisa Bitonti;at home;one brother;Dr.John Bitonti of Roscoe;and one sister;Mrs.Joseph (Arlene) Vargo of Fayette City R.D.1. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and Sunday;May 15 and 16. Masonic services by Monessen F&AM Lodge 638 will be held Sunday at 8:30 p.m.in the funeral home. Prayer services will be held Monday;May 17;at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.

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