PETER ROKYTNYJ – Obituary

Peter Rokytnyj on Monday, March 5, 2018.  Age 73.  Husband of 45 years to Olga Marie (nee Romanov) Rokytnyj.  Brother of Walentina Jarocki.  Brother-in-law of Erika Deppenschmidt and Anna Greenfield.  Uncle to Erika (Robert) Halpin, Lisa (Henrik) Olsen, Peter (Jennifer) Greenfield, and the late Joseph Deppenschmidt.  Great-Uncle to Alexis Halpin, Kevin Halpin, Madison Olsen, and Katey Olsen.  Son of the late Ivan and Maria Rokytnyj and Step-son of Maria Rokytnyj.

Born in Holzen, Germany and raised in Long Island, New York, Peter was a resident of Rosenhayn for many years before moving to Franklinville in 1972.  He worked in the maintenance department for Ancora Hospital in Winslow Township for 12 years until his retirement in 2002.  Peter was very active with the Saint James Lutheran Church in Pitman, including serving on the Church Council.  He loved listening to Russian music and watching the Sci-Fi Channel and enjoyed tinkering with cars, fixing things around the house, and rebuilding broken items that he would pick up.  His family remembers him as a Jack of all trades, master of none.

Relatives and friends are invited to his visitation on Saturday, March 10, 2018, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Saint James Lutheran Church, 400 Columbia Avenue, Pitman, NJ 08071.  Memorial Service at 6:00 PM at the church.  Arrangements under the direction of BARCLAY FUNERAL HOME.  Sign the guestbook and send condolences at BarclayFuneralHome.net.