Domenic A. Trombatt, Sr., age 93, of Butler, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at his residence.
Born in Argentine, Pa. on March 27, 1927, he was a son of the late David and Rose Nastasi Trombatt, Sr.
He was a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.
Dom was a graduate of Butler High School Class of 1945.
A World War II-era veteran, he was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in December 1945 and served in the Philippine Islands.
He was employed as a welder at Pullman Standard until it closed. He was then employed as a custodian for the County of Butler. Following retirement he worked for the Butler County Bureau of Elections.
He was a member of the Italian Society of Butler, the Moose Club, American Legion Post 117, and South Butler Firehall.
He was one of the founders of the South Butler Baseball League. He coached baseball at South Butler and at Pullman Park.
Dom was an avid golfer. He loved hunting and fishing, especially with his grandchildren, and he enjoyed watching his grandkids play sports.
He is survived by three sons, Dominic A. Trombatt, Jr. and his wife, Sharon, of Butler, David J. Trombatt, of Butler, and Daniel W. Trombatt and his wife, Kelly, of Butler; three daughters, Catherine E. Frye and her husband, Randy, of Clearwater, Fla., Diane M. Walker and her husband, Rod, of Butler, and Linda L. Bowser and her husband, Richard, of Butler; five sisters, Tina Cole, of Akron, Ohio, Lena Buzanoski, of Butler, Joan Leyland, of Butler, Mary Ann Kastelic, of Butler, and Phyllis Hull and her husband, Stanley, of Butler; twelve grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Lesnik Trombatt, whom he married April 27, 1957 and who passed away April 14, 2013; one brother, David “Junior” Trombatt; one daughter-in-law, Lenita Trombatt; one son-in-law, Steven Laurent; and two granddaughters, Rhiannon and Maggie Trombatt.
Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Wednesday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 10 a.m. from Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Avenue, Butler.
Burial will take place in Saint Michael’s Cemetery.
Masks must be worn, and social distancing will be maintained at the funeral home, church, and cemetery.