Ernest (“Ernie”) Frederick Tretow, Sr.
Longtime resident of Wintersville, OH, went home to God on April 12, 2016. He was preceded in death by Albert W. and Katherine L. (Lynn) Tretow, his parents; Dorothy Francis Tretow, beloved wife; Marjorie Siebert Stokes, sister; and Mae and Ray Chellinsky whom he loved as family. Ernie is survived by his children, Joyce Tretow, Laura Markowitz (Nick), and Ernest F. Tretow, Jr., his grandchildren, Kathleen, Rachel, and Emily, and great-grandchild Abel.
Ernie was a longtime member and former Chairman for the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh, a longtime member of the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, and a longtime member and former President of the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Chicago 1991). Ernie was a longtime member of Wintersville United Methodist Church. Ernie was a graduate of Peabody High School, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, and a veteran of the Korean War. Ernie was Chief Chemist for Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel until he retired in 1984.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Pittsburgh Conference, 300 Penn Center Blvd # 332, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 to support educational grants and scholarships for science students and place Scholarship/Grants on the memo line or to Wintersville United Methodist Church, 702 Main Street, Wintersville, OH 43953.
Friends received in William F. Gross Funeral Home, Ltd. 11735 Frankstown Rd. (at Rodi Rd.), Penn Hills Thursday 4-9 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m.