Vincent A. Pelliccione Jr.

Vincent A. Pelliccione Jr., 91, of Butler passed away on Tuesday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.

Born April 7, 1927, in Butler, he was a son of the late Vincent A. and Rose Bruny Pelliccione.

A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during World War II.

He was co-owner of Pelliccione's bar and restaurant on Butler's South Side.

In 1964, he left the restaurant business to work for the U.S. Postal Service, where he retired in 1991 after 27 years of service. He also worked part-time in the circulation department of the Butler Eagle for 20 years.

He was a lifelong member of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church. In 1952, he and his wife Martha, who passed away in 2010, were the first couple married in the current church located on Center Avenue.

He was a member of the founding group that started the Butler Chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He was also a past member of the Italian Society of Butler.

Vince was a private person, dedicated to his family and friends. He was an avid golfer and he enjoyed watching sports, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. He loved to read and was challenged each day by The New York Times crossword puzzle.

He is survived by two sons, Vincent and his wife, Nancy, of Saunderstown, R.I., and David and his wife, Bonnie, of Ephrata, Pa.; one daughter, Marian Linton and her husband, Jim, of Gibsonia; one son-in-law, Norman Buck of Freeport; seven grandchildren, Michael, Beth, James, Anthony, Abbigail, Valerie and Angela; four great-grandchildren, Logan, Mary Katherine, Dayne and Aileen; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Eury Pelliccione, who passed away July 21, 2010; a daughter, Anna Marie Buck; three brothers; and three sisters.

PELLICCIONE — A Mass of Christian burial for Vincent A. Pelliccione Jr., who died Tuesday, March 26, 2019, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Ave., Butler.Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Martin Funeral Home, 429 Center Ave., Butler.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001, or VNA Hospice, 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA 16001.For more information, please visit www.martinfh.net.