Born July 17, 1924 in Butler, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Plummer Weitzel and Florence Bortmas Weitzel.

Mr. Weitzel owned and operated his own truck and was a driver for Kaplan Trucking in Cleveland, Ohio until his retirement in 1979. He was also a member of the Teamsters-Union.

Mr. Weitzel is survived by his wife, Waneda Sasse Weitzel whom he married on July 20, 1945. He is also survived by two sons, Gerald (Jerry) Weitzel of Prospect, Pennsylvania and his fiance Lynda Byers of Sarver, Pennsylvania, Gary Weitzel and his wife Teri of Prospect, Pennsylvania, and two daughters, Janet Menchyk and her husband Frank of Prospect, Pennsylvania, and Judy Courtney of Prospect, Pennsylvania, five grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one great great grandson; two sisters, Dorothy Fullerton and Florence (Honey) Weitzel both of Butler, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Weitzel was preceded in death by three brothers, Bob, Dale, and Plummer,Jr. Weitzel all of Butler, Pennsylvania.

Friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc. on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Bob Huber of North Street Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Burial Estates .