Anthony "Pat" P. Colosimo, 71, of Dar Valley Road, Bradford, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at UPMC Hamot Medical Center.

Pat was born May 19, 1940, in Bradford, PA, the son of Josephine Caserio Colosimo and the late John Colosimo.

He was a graduate of Bradford Area High School and joined the Army immediately following graduation.  Pat enjoyed sports, especially fishing, hunting and golfing, and was a member of St. Bernard's Church, Bradford, PA.

He is survived by four children,  Stephanie LaRusch,  Iowa, Patriss Colosimo, Scott Colosimo and his wife, Sue, and Joe Colosimo and his wife, Heidi, all of Warren, PA; a brother, Jack Colosimo and his wife, Sandy, Bradford, PA; a sister, Anita Monti, NC; fourteen grandchildren; one great grandson; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jo Ann Sargent Colosimo on December 16, 1995, whom he married in December 1964, in Limestone, NY; and his grandson, Trace Allen Fitzgerald on May 27, 2003.

Friends will be received at the Peterson - Blick Funeral Home, Inc., 1003 Penn Ave., E., Warren, on Friday, April 13, 2012, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  A funeral service will be held there on Saturday, April 14 at 11:00 a.m., with The Rev. Jeff Ewing, Pastor, First Lutheran Church, officiating.

Burial will be in the Willow Dale Cemetery, Bradford, PA.


In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial contributions be made to the Bradford Educational Foundation, c/o Colosimo Family Scholarship Fund, 300 Campus Drive, Bradford, PA 16701.