Dorothy Elizabeth LaColla

Dorothy Elizabeth LaColla

Dorothy Elizabeth (nee-Kraus) LaColla passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at the Villa in Florham Park. She was 83.

She was born in Manhattan and grew up in Jamaica, Queens. Dorothy also lived in Vernon, Connecticut before moving to Parsippany 50 years ago.

Dorothy graduated from Jamaica Vocational High School in 1952.

She worked in the stock transfer department for Marine Midland Trust Co. until her marriage in 1955. After Dorothy had her first child, she chose to stay at home and raise her family.

She was a frequent communicant of St. Christopher's Parish in Parsippany for 50 years and assisted teaching CCD there for 10 years. She had a special devotion to our Blessed Mother, who will be there to welcome her home.

Married to her devoted husband John A. for 61 years, Dorothy had a deep and loving relationship with all of her family and friends. She would in a very quiet way help anyone in need and showed a personal interest in everyone she knew or met. She also sponsored many poor children in South America and Africa.

She was predeceased by her father, Herman and her mother, Elizabeth; her brothers: Herman, Berchtold, Wilhelm & Clemence and her beloved sister, Anna and her husband, Michael Caraccio.

Survivors include loving husband: John A; her sons: Paul J. and his wife, Pamela of Cherry Hill, NJ, John C. and his wife, Elaine of West Chester, PA, Michael and his wife, Marta of Flower Mound, TX; and her six grandchildren: John J., Christopher, Theresa, Julia, Nicholas and Michele; Dorothy is also survived by many beloved nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews and many dear friends.

Relatives and Friends are invited to attend her Liturgy of Christian Burial to be offered at 10:30a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Saint Christopher R.C. Church, 1050 Littleton Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Entombment: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover. Visiting hours are on Friday from 2:00pm-4:00pm and 7:00pm-9:00p.m. at Par-Troy Funeral Home, 95 Parsippany Rd., Parsippany, 973-887-3235, or visit www.partroyfuneral home.com. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital P.O. Box 1000 (Dept. 300), Memphis, TN 38148.