Louis Joseph Sitko

Louis Joseph Sitko, 73, of Pottstown, formerly a long-time resident of West Rockhill Township, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 18.

Born in West Rockhill Township, he was the son of the late Ludwik and Katarzyna (Matyjek) Sitko.

Mr. Sitko had been employed for several years with Perkasie Vulcanizing Co., Perkasie and later worked as a machinist for more than 36 years with U. S. Gauge Division, Ametek, Inc., Sellersville.

He was a communicant of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Sellersville.

Mr. Sitko was a lifetime member and past president of the Morwood Sportmen’s Club, Morwood; he also was a member of the Polish-American Club, Allentown, and the Sellersville Moose Family Center #1539, Sellersville.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, farming, tinkering with cars, playing pinochle, and polka music.

Mr. Sitko is survived by his four children: Cindylou Kohler, Quakertown; Louis J. Sitko III and his wife, Deborah Ann, Whitehall; Adam Sitko and his wife, Joyce, Center Valley; Sherry Allebach and her husband, Brian, Quakertown; ten grandchildren: Tara Ann, Cassandra Marie, and Myrissa Lynn Sitko; Nicole, Keirstin, Brianna, and Brian Allebach, Jr.; Jason and Billy Beck; and Brandon Grabinski .

He was preceded in death by a son, Billy, in 1986; a daughter, LoriAnne, in 1993; five brothers: Henry, Joe, Steve, John, and Andrew; and two sisters, Lucille Schirmer and Marie Stracka.

His Funeral Service will be held Thursday, July 24, at 11:00 AM in the Betty Meier Steeley Funeral Home, 87 North Main Street, Sellersville. Family and friends may call Wednesday evening, July 23, at the funeral home from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM and on Thursday morning from 10:00 AM until time of service. Interment in St. Agnes Cemetery, Sellersville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mr. Sitko’s memory to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, 654 Ferry Road, Box 2049, Doylestown, PA 18901.