Vico N. Bertogli, I, 92, of Kennett Square, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. He was the husband of Rose DiGuisseppi Bertogli, who diedpassed away in 1987, and with whom he shared 42 years of marriage.
Born in Spring Hill, Iowa, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Mary Beradelli Bertogli.
Vico was a mushroom grower, retiring in 1980. After his retirement, he was a bus driver in the early 1980s for the Unionville girls sports team, and he drove the championship hockey team.
He served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII, as a medic in the European Mediterranean and Middle East Theater.
He was a founding member and a past president of the Kennett Square VFW, a member of the American Legion, and a former New Garden Township supervisor. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church in Kennett Square.
Vico loved the outdoors, and was an avid hunter, fisherman and golfer. He enjoyed all the Philadelphia sports teams on TV, and he especially enjoyed being with his family and friends.
He is survived by two sons, Vico N. Bertogli, II and his wife Kathleen on Toughkenamon, and James P. Bertogli and his wife Donna of Kennett Square; three daughters, Patricia A. Harris and her husband Gerald of Kennett Square, Rosemary Fulton of Wilmington, and Lisa Krulicki and her husband Jack of Torrington, Conn.; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
You are invited to visit with his family and friends from 8 to 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, 250 West State Street in Kennett Square. His funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, 212 Meredith Street in Kennett Square. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Route 82 in Kennett Square.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com
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