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Dorothy Lucy

d. September 13, 2011

Dorothy Valla Lucy, 76, of Roscoe, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. A daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Obitko Valla, she was born March 9, 1935, in Nemacolin, PA. Dorothy was an active member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Roscoe. She was retired from California University of PA where she worked for 25 years as a secretary. Dorothy is survived by a brother, William E. Valla and family; sisters-in-law, Catherine D. Valla and Shelda Lucy Kozares; nieces Lynn Valla Czarny, Susan Valla Pitts, and Anna Valla Venturini and their families, Donna Matthews and husband, Dean, and family, and Diane Tomi and husband, Jeff; and several aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as very special persons Michael P. Lucy and George and Dolly Frangos. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 36 years and for whom she was an extraordinary caregiver for the past 11 years, Dr. John H. Lucy, who passed away on June 20, 2011; her brothers, Joe in 1951, Paul in 2005, and Frank in 2007; her sister, Patty Sapko in 1995; and a sister-in-law, Martha Valla in 2007. Friends will be received Thursday, September 15, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the Melenyzer-DuBarr Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Inc., 1008 Furlong Avenue, Roscoe. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, September 16, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church with Rev. George Moneck officiating. Interment will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations made to The Lucy Scholarship, The Foundation for California University of Pa, California, PA 15419, or a charity of your choice.

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