Eugene Bertoluzzi Obituary

Eugene "Gene" Bertoluzzi Summerville - Eugene "Gene" Bertoluzzi, 55, husband of Dana Eiser Bertoluzzi, of Summerville, SC, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11 AM at Parks Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be private. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Frances Willis SPCA, PO Box 1116, Summerville, SC 29484, or Alzheimer's Foundation of America, Aladdin.org, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th Floor, NY, NY 10001. Gene was born December 30, 1960 in Naples, FL, a son of Arnold Eugene Bertoluzzi and June Marshall Bertoluzzi. Mr. Bertoluzzi was a master mechanic who worked as a rework technician with Mercedes Benz. He accomplished his dream of working on a Nascar Pit Crew and served as a mentor to local automotive youth apprentices. Before Gene worked at Mercedes, he owned his own repair shop in Summerville. He helped anyone he could, as was his extremely kind and generous nature. He was a member of Knightsville United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Dana Eiser Bertoluzzi of Summerville; his mother, June Marshall Bertoluzzi of Naples, FL; sons, Marshall Bertoluzzi of Summerville and Kyle Cooper of Reno, NV; a daughter, Savannah Bertoluzzi (Blake Shavers) of Summerville; stepchildren, Alyssa Eiser and Bryant Eiser of Columbia, SC; nieces, Ashley Fenn and Mishayla Schmolling; nephews, Stuart Bertoluzzi, Michael Fenn and Stephen Schmolling; a sister, Cyndie Bertoluzzi Fenn of Atlanta, GA; and a grandchild, Amelia Marie Shavers. He is predeceased by his father, Arnold Eugene Bertoluzzi; brother, Richard Arnold Bertoluzzi; and a sister, Lyndie Bertoluzzi Schmolling. Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, 130 W. 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483. www.parksfuneralhome.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston