Anthony A. "Moe" Rotz

Anthony A 'Moe' Rotz
Anthony A "Moe" Rotz, 69, of 123 Lyon Ave. died Thursday evening at Butler Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Born in New Castle, Nov. 3, 1934, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary Russo Rotz.
He retired as a custodian at Butler County Community College after more than 10 years. He formerly worked at Pullman Standard for 18 years until it closed and also had worked at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church for eight years.
Mr. Rotz served in the Air Force during the Korean War.
He was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church; and in 1977, he founded the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima. He started the Sacred Heart Holy Hour at St. Michael Roman Catholic Church in 1980. He was a former advisor for the General Butler Vagabonds Drum and Bugle Corps.
Surviving are his wife, Sandra J. Kirk Rotz, to whom he was married for 44 years; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael A. and Joanne Rotz of Mars; two daughters and a son-in-law, Ana Maria Rotz of Butler and Kimberly and Kenneth Werner of Chicora; and he was "Puppy" to three grandchildren, Aaron Werner of Chicora and Taylor and Dylan Rotz, both of Mars. He was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
ROTZ - Friends of Anthony A "Moe" Rotz, who died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at MARTIN FUNERAL HOME, 429 Center Ave. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery.
Members of the St. Paul Guild and Christian Mothers will recite the rosary at 9:35 a.m. Monday at the church.