Mr. Pittius, 75, of Union Beach, died May 12, 2013, at home. He was born in Perth Amboy to Joseph and Lillian Menzel Pittius. He was predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Visconi; four brothers, Joseph, William, John and Herbert; and a son, Robert A. Pittius Jr., in 1998. He is survived by two sons, Joseph, of Marlboro, and Herbert, of Hazlet; a daughter, Deborah L. Pittius Adamczyk, of West Keansburg; a brother, August and his wife, Peggy, of Bethlehem, Pa.; three sisters, Emma Jane Nadler, of Venice, Fla., Helen Nolan, of Holmdel, and Lillian Poling, of Red Bank; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and his former wife, Veronica Pittius, of Hazlet. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Bedle Funeral Home, Matawan. A service was held at the funeral home. Interment was private.

