David J. Desanti

David J. DeSanti

David J. DeSanti, age 61, of 3333 Blue Eye Road, Columbus, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Abington Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness.

He was born on December 20, 1946 in Traverse City, Michigan, a son of the late Thomas and Ethel DeSanti. He served in the United States Marine Corp. He received a bachelor degree in accounting from Mercyhurst College. He worked as a police officer in the city of Erie for 29 years. He also worked with his brother-in-law installing artificial turf in athletic fields and was a second year apprentice iron worker. He was a member of the Masons, Shriners and FOP. He was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed woodworking, fishing, hunting and boating.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Erik Wolf and two brothers, Bill and Bob DeSanti. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Kathleen Schroeder DeSanti of Columbus, PA; two daughters, Heidi Wolf and Trista DeSanti both of Erie; two sons, Dustin DeSanti of Reno, NV and David Shreve of Erie; one brother, Frank Drake and his wife Cindy of Erie. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Michael, Alexis and Christopher and nieces and nephews.

Friends are invited to call at the John R. Orlando Funeral Home, Inc., 2122 Raspberry Street, on Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 until the time of service there at 8:30 pm. Memorials may be made to the Hope Lodge c/o American Cancer Society, 2115 West 38th Street, Erie, PA 16508.