Anthony J. Geramita, 60, of 111 Goldenrod Lane, Zelienople, died Saturday morning at Presbyterian South Side Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Born March 14, 1946, in New Castle, he was the son of Anthony A. Geramita and the late Mary S. Monico Geramita.

He received a bachelor's degree from Penn State University and was a certified public accountant.

Since 2005, he worked at the Surgicenter in Monongahela as a private consultant for Spartan Health. He previously was the president and CEO of Main Medical, Pittsburgh, for two years; chief financial officer and executive vice president at Main Medical, for four years; vice president and CFO, at Quest Diagnostics, Pittsburgh, for nine years; vice president/business development at Quest for four years; vice president/Hospital Alliances at Quest for two years; and international director, Quest, Commerce and Finance, for two years.

Mr. Geramita served on the Highmark Radiology Accreditation Committee from 2003 to the present. He was vice president of the Appaloosa Association from 1998 to 2002 and served their board for 18 years.

He was a former member of the St. Lucy Roman Catholic Church in New Castle and a member of St. Ferdinand Roman Catholic Church in Cranberry Township.

Surviving are his wife, Marsha BoberGeramita, to whom he was married for 23 years; two daughters, Melissa A. Micco of Cranberry Township and Emily J. Geramita of Zelienople; two sons, Dr. Anthony J. Jr. and Robert S. Geramita, both of New Castle; his father of New Castle; two brothers, Frank F. Geramita of Rices Landings and James Geramita of New Castle; and a sister, Theresa Falba of New Castle. A grandson, Antonio Joseph Micco, also survives.

<B>GERAMITA </B>— Friends of Anthony J. Geramita, who died Saturday, June 10, 2006, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today and from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Noga Funeral Home</B>, 1142 S. Mill St., New Castle. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Lucy Roman Catholic Church, St. Vincent DePaul Parish, New Castle, with the Rev. Kenneth Keene officiating. Burial will be at Madonna Cemetery, New Castle.