Roger G. Fotiuk

AUSTINTOWN - Roger G. Fotiuk, 85, passed away Sunday morning, April 10, 2016, at his home, following a brief illness.

Roger was born July 27, 1930, in Chateauroux, France, a son of the late Kosma and Helena Ozga Fotiuk, and came to America and the Hubbard-Youngstown area in the late-1950s.

Prior to his arrival in the U.S., Roger graduated high school and completed two years of college in France, and served in the French Army in North Africa and Algeria.

Mr. Fotiuk worked locally for Naegele Outdoor Advertising as a sign-painter and artist for 30 years, retiring in 1995.

Roger was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Austintown, and he was a member and officer of the Saxon Club. He enjoyed painting, bowling, winemaking, and he loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

Roger leaves his wife of 53 years, Helen Bositz Fotiuk, whom he married Aug. 18, 1962; four children, Betty (Dean) Kampman of Hudson, and their children Cole, Corinne, and Calvin, Roger (Robin) Fotiuk of Boardman, and their children, Brandon and Justin, Christine Nims of Boardman, and her daughter, Monica, and Janet (Randy) Sharp of Austintown, and their children, Casey and Sierra; a sister, Jacqueline (Frank) Zadravec of California, and their children, George and Christine, Liz (Glenn) Pyatt, and their children, Samantha and Eric.

A brother and a sister, are deceased.

Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, at Kinnick Funeral Home, 477 N. Meridian Rd., Youngstown.

Funeral services will begin at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, April 14, at the funeral home, and continue with a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Norquest Boulevard in Austintown.

Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Austintown.