Madeline Dorazio

Madeline Dorazio

Madeline Dorazio Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 12, 2002.
Madeline Dorazio, 89, of Derry, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, in Bethlen Home, Ligonier.

Mrs. Dorazio was born Nov. 29, 1912, in Italy, a daughter of the late Gennaro and Maria Valletta Gianetti. She was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Derry. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Emedio, in October 1986; one sister, Lena Koski. She is survived by two sons, Anthony of Mt. Clemens, Mich., and Ronald L. of Ligonier; two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Clara) Giannetti of East Point, Mich., and Mrs. Frank (Rosemary) Banas of Sterling Heights, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; Also two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Mary) Schultheis and Mrs. Aldo (Angela) Bozelli of Latrobe; 18 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass was celebrated Thursday at St. Joseph's Church, Derry. Interment followed in St. Joseph's Cemetery. McCabe Funeral Home, Derry, was in charge of the arrangements.

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