Tony Bersito Obituary

Tony Bersito, age 90, of Stratford, New Jersey died peacefully July 12, 2023.

Tony was born in South Philadelphia in 1933, the youngest of four children to Salvatore and Carmela (neé Giordano) Bersito. He was a gifted athlete who excelled at baseball. After high school, Tony enlisted in the Army during the Korean War joining the prestigious 11th Airborne Division and serving until the war was over.

After getting a degree from Temple University he worked as an electrician at Keough Electric for the next 47 years. While there, he met the love of his life, Josephine Armentani. They were soon married and had four children whom they raised in a loving home. Tony was an extremely hard worker, yet never put work before his family, coaching his children's sports teams and as adults, working on their homes. He spent his winters at the bowling alley and his summers at The Stratford Swim Club on the basketball court. Tony loved building things and always helped anyone who needed him.

Tony died peacefully surrounded by his family and is survived by his wife, Josephine, his four children, Diane Hargrove, Lisa Schules, Christine Fritz, Anthony, Jr. He is also survived by his six grandchildren, Lauren, Erica, Jimmy, Dana, Jennifer and Jake, sons-in-law Mike, Joe, Jeff and (dil) Crista. Tony could regularly be found sitting on his front porch enjoying "Red Wine and Sunshine" with his wife on one side and his cat, Flower, on the other.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Tony's visitation on Friday, July 21, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Eugene J. Zale Funeral Home located at 712 N. White Horse Pike in Stratford, NJ. Memorial service to follow at 12:00 PM. Interment and military honors to immediately follow at Harleigh Cemetery in Camden, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to the The American Heart Association.