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Dr. Donald Bortz
April 19, 1914 — February 1, 2015
Dr. Donald W. Bortz, Sr., 100, of Greensburg, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at his home. The son of Dr. Walter M. and Catherine Robinson Bortz, he was born in Greensburg on April 19, 1914. Dr. Bortz attended Greensburg High School, Allegheny College, and Jefferson Medical College. Upon graduating from Jefferson, he interned at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia where he met his future wife, Virginia A. Patton. They were married on June 28, 1941 in Philadelphia. After completing a fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he returned to the staff of the Cleveland Clinic. In 1951, he returned to Greensburg to practice medicine with his father. In 1960, he and Dr. Henry Lewis formed Bortz Lewis Associates in Medicine. During his long medical career, Dr. Bortz served on the staffs of the Westmoreland and Jeannette Hospitals and served as Governor of the American College of Physicians for Western Pennsylvania. He and his wife Virginia were devoted members of the First Reformed United Church of Christ where he served as an elder for many years.
Dr. Bortz was preceded in death by his wife, his brother Adam F. Bortz II, and sister Helen F. Bortz Millar. He is survived by three sons: Donald W. Bortz, Jr. (Emily) of Bluffton, SC; Walter M. Bortz III (Lorraine) of Charleston, SC; and Pastor Peter P. Bortz (Katrina) of Malone, NY. He is also survived by six grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at the First Reformed United Church of Christ on Saturday February 21, 2015 at 1 PM with Rev. Steve Craft officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be made to the First Reformed United Church of Christ 312 South Maple Avenue, Greensburg, PA 15601 in Dr. Bortz's memory.
No visitation at funeral home.
Memorial service on February 21, 1 PM at the First United Church of Christ, 312 S. Maple Ave. Greensburg, Pa.
Dr. Bortz was preceded in death by his wife, his brother Adam F. Bortz II, and sister Helen F. Bortz Millar. He is survived by three sons: Donald W. Bortz, Jr. (Emily) of Bluffton, SC; Walter M. Bortz III (Lorraine) of Charleston, SC; and Pastor Peter P. Bortz (Katrina) of Malone, NY. He is also survived by six grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at the First Reformed United Church of Christ on Saturday February 21, 2015 at 1 PM with Rev. Steve Craft officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be made to the First Reformed United Church of Christ 312 South Maple Avenue, Greensburg, PA 15601 in Dr. Bortz's memory.
No visitation at funeral home.
Memorial service on February 21, 1 PM at the First United Church of Christ, 312 S. Maple Ave. Greensburg, Pa.
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