Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Tocce, Irene Beachem April 6, 2012
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Virginian-Pilot  April 8, 2012
Norfolk - Irene Beachem Tocce died peacefully on April 6, 2012, two weeks prior to 
her 97th birthday. She was born in Beaufort, N.C. on April 25, 1915, the sixth of 
ten children born to Paul Bryan Beachem and Elizabeth Hunnings Beachem. After 
completing high school she moved to Norfolk, VA. to live with an aunt and uncle in 
order to study tailoring with Mr. Nicholas Albano. While there she met her future 
husband, Harry Vincent Tocce. Harry and Irene had two children ; Joanne Elizabeth 
and Harry Vincent, Jr. In addition to her role as wife and mother, Irene spent 
many years working and volunteering on church, school and civic projects. She 
devoted many years to St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children, working closely with 
the occupational therapist to provide clothing and assistive devices for the 
children. She also volunteered for many years as a wardrobe assistant at the 
Virginia Opera Association. She was honored for her service to the VOA with a 
walk-on role in a production of La Boheme. In recent years, Mrs. Tocce was active 
as a member of St Mary's Auxillary Board and the Downtown Bible Study Group. She 
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four brothers and three 
sisters. She is survived by her two loving children, four grandchildren, a 
greatgrandson, two brothers Thomas Beachem of Beaufort, N.C. and Cedric D. Beachem 
of Silver Spring, Md. and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial mass will be 
celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday April 11, 2012 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic 
Church with Father Joseph Metzger officiating. Memorial donations may be made to 
St. Mary' Home for Disabled Children, 6171 Kempsville Circle, Norfolk, Va. H.D. 
Oliver Funeral Apts. Norfolk Chapel is handling arrangements and online 
condolences may be offered to the family at hdoliver.com

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