Final Salute

Petty Officer 1st Class Gary T. Rovinski, 44, of Roseville, Ill., formerly of Mountain Top, was killed Monday in Iraq. He was a graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, College Misericordia and Miami of Ohio, where he earned his master’s.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Oct. 16, 1961, he was preceded in death by his father, the late Joseph S. Rovinski, and brother, Michael.
Surviving are his wife, Jenifer; daughters Cecilia and Michaela; mother, the former Carmella Saracino Rovinski, Mountain Top; sister and brother-in-law, Paulette and Dave Bellamori, Woolrich Township, N.J.; sister Mary Catherine Costigan, Mountain Top; brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and Andrea, Mountain Top; brother, Anthony, Wilkes-Barre; and brother Thomas, Las Vegas; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held this Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Jude’s Church, Mountain Top. Friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. until the start of the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations are welcome at PNC Bank for the Gary T. Rovinski Memorial Fund.

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