Pietro Fortunato Bittante

1932 - 2022

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, Pietro (Pete) Bittante on April 20, 2022. Pietro passed into the arms of our Lord with his close family around him, after a brief illness.

Pietro Fortunato Bittante was born on November 25, 1932 in Coste di Maser in the Italian province of Treviso. He was the eldest of seven children born to Alberto and Maria Bittante.

Pietro is survived by his loving wife Elsa of 61 years and his five children Agnese (Mike), Renso (Laura), Roberto (Jana), Gianni (Leah), and Michele (Celine), his fifteen grandchildren, many cousins, nieces, nephews, and his sisters Rina and Luisa, and brother Armando (Lucia).

Pietro made the decision to start a new life in Canada and travelled here in 1956, following his uncles Carlo and Narciso, where he built his life-long house and home in Kamloops, British Columbia. He had met Elsa (née Foscarini) in Italy, but it was only after several years of exchanging letters that he saved the money to send her a ring, and she joined him in Canada, where they were married on July 16, 1960. He was eventually followed to Kamloops by his brother Arturo and his sister Luisa. He is predeceased by his parents, his brothers Iseo, Arturo, and Luigi as well as his sister-in-law Angela, his brothers-in-law Bruno and Mario, his uncles Carlo and Narciso, his aunt Pierina and his niece Caterina.

Pietro enjoyed 28 years of retirement after spending 27 years working for the City of Kamloops. His retirement years were filled with family, gardening, fishing, woodwork, and more recently crafting rosaries for schools, prison inmates, and various Catholic organizations. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a long-time member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in North Kamloops.

He will be remembered forever in the hearts
and memories of his family and friends.

Prayers were held on Sunday, April 24 at 7:00 pm, and the Funeral was held on Monday, April 25 at 11:00 am, both at OLPH Church in North Kamloops.

Special thanks to the first responders, staff at Royal Inland Hospital, and the staff at Trinity Care Hospice, where he spent his final hours.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Trinity Care at 953 Southill Street, Kamloops, BC V2B 7Z9 in memory of Pietro.

Arrangements entrusted to
Kamloops Funeral Home
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