Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Duricko, Dorothy Elizabeth     June 2, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 6/4/2008
  Duricko, Dorothy Elizabeth    
   
   
  Dorothy Elizabeth Duricko, 87, of Lebanon died Monday morning after a brief 
  illness at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, Pa. She lived by herself after the 
  death of her husband, Alex Duricko, in 2002. Born in Orange, N.J., November 11, 
  1920, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Thomson, Esquire, originally from 
  Scotland, and the late Edith Betts Thomson from England. She was preceded in 
  death by a sister, Alice. Dorothy was educated in the public schools of Orange, 
  N.J., and completed her registered nursing education and training at Orange 
  Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. During her career, she worked as both a 
  private duty nurse and a supervising hospital nurse in New Jersey, 
  Pennsylvania, and during World War II in San Francisco. She was also a bus 
  driver in San Francisco, driving the SF - Sausalito route. She was active in 
  the Federal Civil Defense Program, a longtime member and officer in the Parent 
  Teacher Association, and a writer of poetry. She was formerly a member of 
  Bethania Presbyterian Church, Scranton. She was a loving and devoted daughter, 
  wife, mother and grandmother who was liked by everyone who knew her as a nurse 
  and in the community. A devotedly spiritual person, who loved gospel hymns. 
  Dorothy also enjoyed continued learning throughout her life. Surviving are two 
  sons, Allen Duricko and his wife, Erma of Gouldsboro, Pa., and William Duricko 
  and his wife, Barbara of Lebanon, Pa.; four grandchildren, Robert, Jeffrey, 
  Kathryn and Marissa; greatgrandchildren; nieces and nephews. Funeral services 
  will be held Friday, June 6, at 11:30 a.m. at the gravesite – Fort Indiantown 
  Gap National Cemetery. The Rev. Richard Luciotti, pastor of St. Mark's United 
  Church of Christ, Lebanon, is officiating. Dorothy Duricko will be interred 
  with her late husband, Alex. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations 
  be made in Dorothy Duricko's name to Women for Women International, 4455 
  Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 200, Washington DC 20008  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 6/4/2008.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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