Obituary of Dorothy E. DeRico

DeRicoDorothy Visitation Friday, April 4, 2008 4-9 PM Prayer service 8 PM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Funeral Prayer Service Saturday, April 5, 2008 10 AM Funeral Home Burial Sand Run Baptist Church Cem. Dorothy E. “Vange” DeRico Dorothy E. “Vange” DeRico, age 82, of Buckhannon, WV died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Holbrook’s Nursing Home. She was born May 29, 1925 in Queens, WV, a daughter of the late James Weaver and Mollie Lea Gooden Leigh. On November 28, 1942 she married William A. “Bill” DeRico who preceded her in death on February 15, 1995. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Joseph William “Joe” DeRico; two sisters, Geraldine Gifford Lewis and Maisie Rogers; one brother, Richard Leigh and one grandson, Jason Leigh Morrison. She is survived by four sons, James DeRico and wife Gertrud of Clarksville, TN, Leonard DeRico and wife Bonnie of Buckhannon , Vince DeRico of Nokois, FL and Bob DeRico of Buckhannon; a special son, Michael Schneider of Nokomis; four daughters, Bonnie Sampson and husband Bill of Stow, OH, JoAnne Morrison of Buckhannon, Judy Carr and husband Keith of Buckhannon and Kathy Dean and husband Charlie of Buckhannon; two sisters, Virginia Stalnaker of Bradenton, FL and Evelyn Collins of Baltimore, MD; one brother, Stephen Leigh of Warren, OH; 14 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Friends will be received at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Friday, April 4, 2008 from 4-9 PM, with a prayer service at 8 PM. Funeral Prayer Services will be held 10 AM Saturday at the funeral home, with Father Ronald Nikodem as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Sand Run Baptist Church Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.