Evening journal., 1910-11-17
LOSES in RACE
AGAINST DEATH
L. A. BertOIette Expires Before
Son Could Arrive at Bed
side Of Dying Parent
BURY WELL-KNOWN
MAN ON MONDAY

Levi A. Bertolette, well known re-
tired business man and former mag
istrate, died at his home. Eighteenth
and Van Buren streets. at o'clock
this moning after q long illness.
Interment viii take place az AmIty-
vilie Pa, Mr.. Bortolettes old home,
on Monday The body will be on view
at the Bertolette home from 10 to IL
o'clock on Sunday morning aud from
until o'clock in St. Stephens Eng
lish Lutheran Church, the service 70
begin there at 3 o'clock. A special
car will cary the funeral party 20
Amityville. leaving Wilmington at 750
o'clock Monday morning.
Losing out IN a race against death.
Commander l.. Calvin Bertolette, u. 5.
n, a son OF the deceased, who for the
past few days has been speeding
across the continent from Bremerton,
Washington, where he is stationed, ar
rived here over the Baltimore ana
Ohio railroad at z o'clock this morn
Ing, four hours after his father passed
away. Mr. Bertolette had been In
critical condition since Sunday and
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but the attending physicians did
everything possible to keep the patient
alive until the arrival of the son from
the far west
Commander Bertolette was much ef-
fected upon arriving here to learn that
his pa elt had passed away a few
hours before. He was on the trip
around the world with the battleship
D af .f els rrh de
mother died, and now his father has
passed away i'm his absence.
John S Bertolette, OF Philadelphia,
was at his fathers bedside when he
1 expired.
Mr. Bertolette had been I'm III
health, as a result of kidney trouble.
for several months. but lt was not
until recently that his condition be-
came critical. He was "a years of
age Several months ago he retired
! from active business and purchased a
home at Eighteenth and Van Buren,
streets, where he intended to spend his
remaining days. He had been engag-
ed in the plano business for seventeen
years and decided about a year ago
/ to take a we'll earned rest.
He retained an interest in the
Robelen Piano Company, with which
he had been connected for so many
years.
In politics Mr.. Bertolette was a
/ Democrat. In 1878 he was appointed
a justice of peace and notary public
by Governor John p. Cochran. He
was born I'm Obey township, Berks
county, Pa, August %. 1886. He was
reared on his fathers farm and at.
tended the schools of that vlciniH un.
I'll the age of IL. when he was SEN
to Williston Seminary, at Easthamp
ton, Mass, where he remained on'
year. later leaving for a journey
through the western States. He re
turned to Pennsylvania in 1855 ant
engaged in the mercantile business
near his home. At the age of 21 h
was united i'm marriage TO Miss Re
becca Louisa, daughter Of Ezekie
Rhoads, of Amity township, Berk
county He remained in business un
I'll 1865, when he went with an eide
brother to the mining regions Of Col
orado on a mining trip. After tw
years of mountain life Mr.. BertOlett
went northward to the line of tn
+ projected Union Pacific railroad an
aided in building up and preparin
! the city OF Cheyenne for the recepta
4 Of the first locomotive in 1861 Shortl
/. after he returned home and was al
: pointed an assessor of internal revenu
$ by President Johnson.
~ In 1870 Mr.. Bertolette removed {
4. this city. He was engaged with Harr
S Robelen in the piano business to
:. many years prior to the organizatio
!. of the present company bearing Ia
7. Robelen name.