Obituaries
January 4, 2021

Dr. Michael W. Botsko – Greensburg

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Dr. Michael W. Botsko, 77, of Greensburg, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. He was born Feb. 28, 1943, in Charleroi, son of the late Michael and Amelia Sylvester Botsko. Dr. Botsko was a professor of mathematics at St. Vincent College, Latrobe, for 50 years. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Donna J. Roos Botsko; a daughter, Tanya Botsko and husband Jerry Guzolik of Rochester; two granddaughters, Kaiya Mills and Lyla Botsko; and several cousins. Family and friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, at BARNHART FUNERAL HOME, 505 E. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, in the funeral home.  Interment will follow in St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg. For online condolences, visit BarnhartFuneralHome.com

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