Rene Baldacci

Rene J. Baldacci, 91, of Butler passed away Monday at Sugar Creek Rest.

Born on March 18, 1923, in Butler, he was the son of the late Peter and Josephine Guintoli Baldacci.

Rene was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

He was retired from International Staple where he was a machinist.

Rene was a member of the Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church and a member of the Highfield Community Center.

He is survived by his son, James Baldacci and his wife, Marsha, of Charlotte, N.C.; his two daughters, Nancy Rajchel and her husband, Robert, of Butler and Jacquelyn Baldacci of Charlotte, N.C.; his five grandchildren, Gregory Rajchel and his wife, Gina, Jason Baldacci, Christopher Baldacci and his wife, Jennifer, Renee Ritchie and her husband, Paul, and Whitney Baldacci; and his four great-grandchildren, Peyton and Sydney Rajchel and Noah and Austin “A.J.” Ritchie.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Janet Fogel Baldacci, who passed way on Dec. 22, 2003; his brother, and his three sisters.

Baldacci — Friends of Rene J. Baldacci, who died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. today at theMartin Funeral Home, 429 Center Ave., Butler. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Ave., Butler. Burial will take place in Saint Michael's Cemetery.The family requests memorial donations to the Saint Vincent DePaul Society, 146 N. Monroe St., Butler, PA 16001, or to a charity of the donor's choice.For more information, please visit www.martinfh.net.