George Petrovitz

Lt. George "Pete" Petrovitz U.S. Navy, Retired. Born July 28th, 1928 in New York City, N.Y. Died December 20, 2009. He was 81 years old. He is survived by daughter Christine Pearson of Topsham, Maine; son Robert Petrovitz of Brunswick, Maine; son Richard Petrovitz of Gautier, Mississippi; daughter Teresa Petrovitz Kane of Windham, Maine; granddaughter Shelly Petrovitz of Orlando, Florida; sister Regina Gavlak of Perry, N.Y.; and sister Carole Theurich of Corning, N.Y. He is preceded in death by his wife Mariam "Toni" Petrovitz. "Pete" enlisted in the Navy in 1945 and was serving on his first submarine at the age of 17. He is a veteran of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and a lot of "Cold War" submarine operations. He was a "mustang", advancing thru the ranks to retire as lieutenant in 1970. He was most proud of his 15 years of service on fleet type diesel submarines. He was a life member of Submarine Veterans of WWII and U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc; a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, U.S. Fleet Reserve, the Military Officers Assoc., life member of VFW Post 7400 of Cottonwood, member of American Legion Post 25 of Cottonwood, Moose Lodge 1449 of Clarkdale and a life member of BPOE 934 of Bath, Maine. A Memorial Mass will be held on Wednesday, January 6 in the Immaculate Conception Church at 10:30 AM. His remains will be cremated and his ashes spread at sea. Sailor, Rest Your Oars An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com