Frank John Bertinetti, 94, of Raymond, formerly of Nokomis, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Oct. 24, from 10 to 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Girard. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at the church with Father James Palakudy officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1:45 p.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Taylorville. Calvert-Ferry Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bertinetti was born Feb. 11, 1925, in Jeiseyville, a son of Dominic and Mary (Cambruzzi) Bertinetti. He married Norma Jean "Tootsie" Stivers in 1952, in Nokomis, and she preceded him in death in 1963. He later married Joan Finnefrock in 1973, in Raymond, and she preceded him in death in 1984.
A WWII Navy bomber escort pilot, he was stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Franklin during WWII. He worked as a forklift operator prior to his retirement from Caterpillar Tractor, Inc. He worked as a funeral director's assistant for Hough Funeral Home in Raymond, and in his later years, he worked for Calvert and Ferry Funeral Homes in Auburn, Girard and Virden.
A member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Girard, he was a member of the Auburn Knights of Columbus, the Masonic Lodge in Morrisonville, the Scottish Rite, Blue Lodge, the Answar Shrine Temple in Springfield, American Legion Post #94 in Nokomis, 40 and 8, Fraternal Order of Police in Springfield and the Illinois Sheriff's Association.
He is survived by his niece, Rebecca DiClemente; nephews, James (Debra) Bertinetti and Dominic Bertinetti III; sister-in-law, Doris Bertinetti, all of Tinley Park; special friend, Leona Hacker of Girard; several great-nieces and great-nephews, and cousins.
In addition to his parents and two wives, he was preceded in death by a brother, Dominic "Buck" Bertinetti, Jr.
Memorials may be made to donor's choice.
Online condolences may be left at www.calvert-ferryfuneralhomes.com.
