Christopher Joseph Salotti – Phoenix, Ariz.

Christopher Joseph Salotti, 51, was born in Phoenix, Ariz., at St. Joe’s Hospital on Nov. 12, 1969 and passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. Christopher was the son of Vincent and Karen Sepesky Salotti, both formerly of Monessen. He was a graduate of Central Bucks East School District in Doylestown, Pa. He also attended Arizona Western College. Christopher loved the outdoors and was an avid skier and certified skydiver. Christopher was an arborist by trade and owned his own tree service business in Phoenix and for the nine years that he lived in Whitefish, Mont. He relocated to the Phoenix area in 2012, to pursue other interests. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Kara and fiancée Neil O’Leary of Phoenix; his children, Ian and Madelyn Salotti, and Rebecca Safty, the mother of his children, who reside in Bend, Ore. Also surviving are his companion for the past six years, Sabrina Lindeman; in addition, he is survived by aunts, Ramona Sapone, Nida Sungala and Carol and Uncle Jim Sepesky, all of Monessen; and Valeria Crevier of Gurnee, Ill.; and many cousins. Christopher was preceded in death by grandparents, Joseph and Annettea Salotti and Andrew and Jeanne Sepesky; uncles, Andrew and Vincent Sepesky; and aunt, Joanna Sepesky Core. Arrangements are being handled by Neptune Society – Phoenix in Tempe, Ariz.