Peter P. Pezzuto, 82, of Pen Argyl, passed away, Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest Campus. He was the husband of Marie D. (Graziano) Pezzuto, together they celebrated 55 years of marriage, August 13, 2015. Born in Pen Argyl, July 27, 1933, he was the son of the late Pasqual and Madeline (Scarlese) Pezzuto. Prior to retiring, Peter was employed for 38 years as a math teacher at Belvidere High School. He also coached basketball and football at Belvidere. He was a 1951 graduate of Pen Argyl High School where he played football, basketball and baseball and was inducted into the Pen Argyl High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He continued his education and graduated from Moravian College in 1955, where he was the quarterback on the football team. Peter served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, Pen Argyl, was a member of Hillside Rod and Gun Club, West Bangor, where he pitched on their Quiot team and bowled at Blue Valley Lanes, Wind Gap. In addition to his wife, Marie, he is survived by a sister, Mary G. Grube and her husband Hayden, a brother, Pat Pezzuto all of Pen Argyl and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, John M. Pezzuto. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated, Thursday, December 10, 2015, at 1:30 PM at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, 300 W. Babbitt Avenue, Pen Argyl. There will be a visitation, Thursday beginning at 12:30 PM until 1:15 PM at the church. Interment will be in St. Elizabeth's Cemetery, Pen Argyl. The Guerro & Ruggiero Funeral Home, www.ruggierofuneralhome.com, Pen Argyl is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be offered to either, St. Joseph's Episcopal Church or to Immaculate Conception School, C/O the Guerro & Ruggiero Funeral Home, 126 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Pen Argyl, PA 18072.
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