Zitat von Nachruf Hugh Edward Bartrug
Hugh Edward Bartrug Sr.,
76, of Raeford, N.C., formerly of Forward, Pa., and St. Petersburg, Fla., died
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, in Autumn Care of Raeford. He was born May 21, 1933, in
West Elizabeth, to Edith (Connors) Shaler, of Bridgeville, and the late Hugh F.
Bartrug. He was a self-employed bladesmith and blacksmith, former owner of
Ashley Forge, in Forward, and former millwright for Westinghouse, in East
Pittsburgh. He served with the Navy on the USS Lake Champlain during the Korean
War. Mr. Bartrug was a lifetime member of many blacksmith and bladesmith
societies and guilds. He taught bladesmithing at Touchstone Craft Center, in
Uniontown, and Ripley Craft Center, in Ripley, W.Va., also demonstrated at many
“hammer in’s” and symposiums, teaching basics to advanced damascus forging. He
was known for his mosaic nickel damascus In God We Trust inserted in his
blades. He was featured on the covers of many monthly and annual publications,
including Jim Weyer’s “Points of Interest” issues. He was honored with many
prestigious awards and trophies, most coveted being Bill Moran’s Knife of the
Year Award and Blade Magazine Knife of the Year Award. He was most honored and
proud to be initiated into The Honorable Order of St. Michael, Patron Saint of
Law Enforcement. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Joyce
L. (Joll) Bartrug, of St. Petersburg, Fla., whom he married Nov. 5, 1954;
daughters, Debbie Jo (Gary) Madsen, of Boca Raton, Fla., Jill A. (Clifford)
Enyeart, of Elizabeth, and Joyce L. (Brian) Banks, of Raeford, N.C.; sons, R.
Wayne Bartrug, of Raeford, N.C., and Hugh E. Bartrug Jr., of Elizabeth;
brothers, Arthur E. (Lori) Bartrug, of Carnegie, and Donald (Brenda) Bartrug,
of Finleyville; sister, Edith L. (Dwayne) Kennedy, of Belle Vernon; six
grandchildren, Ashley Jo. Owen, Kali, Evan, Hannah and Abigail; and nieces and
nephews.