Dorothy Anne Bertoncino, 83, of Pittsburg, Kansas, formerly a longtime Arma resident, died at 10:07 A.M. Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at Via Christi Village at Pittsburg, Kansas.

Mrs. Bertoncino was born June 29, 1942 at Moundville, Missouri the daughter of Tommy Vivian and Thelma Alene Couch Gulliford. Dorothy was raised in Moundville and graduated from Bronaugh High School in the Class of 1960. She later attended Ft. Scott Junior College, Pittsburg State University where she got a degree in education, and then went to radiology school in Parsons and became an X-ray technician.  She married Charles W. Bertoncino on July 7, 1962 at Bronaugh, Missouri. Mr. Bertoncino preceded her in death February 2, 2006. She was of the Methodist faith. She was a member of the Phi Tau Omega Sorority in Arma and the Garden Club. Survivors include a daughter, Gina Bertoncino of Pittsburg, two sons, Greg (Becky) Bertoncino of Joplin, Missouri and Tom (Ranetta) Bertoncino of Kansas City, Missouri, three grandchildren, Isabelle Bertoncino and her fiancé Drew Romero, Brooklyn Bertoncino, and Samantha Bertoncino, two sisters, Maxine Gulliford of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Kathy Wait of Bronaugh, Missouri, and a sister-in-law, Jannette (Jan) Allai of Pittsburg, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Charles, two sisters, Alene Howey and Infant Judy Faye Gulliford, and two brothers, Thomas Gene Gulliford and Keith Gulliford.

Funeral services will be at 10 A.M. Friday, October 3, 2025 at the Bedene Funeral Home at Arma, Kansas with the Rev. Mark Crist officiating. Burial will be at the Pittsburg Garden of Memories Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 P.M. Thursday October 2, 2025 at the Bedene Chapel. The family suggests memorials to the Phi Tau Omega Sorority in Arma. Donations may be sent to or left at the Bedene Funeral Home, 517 E. Washington, Box 621, Arma, Kansas 66712.