• Dorothy DeLuca, a longtime resident of the Terrace, died on Wednesday, October 3. Here is her obituary, as published in local newspapers. The sympathies of all the residents of the Terrace go out to Dorothy's family. Dorothy DeSorrento DeLuca, 85, of Hyland Drive, Troy, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at the Eddy Ford Nursing Home in Cohoes.
Born Domenica Camille DeSorrento on January 18, 1922 in Watervliet, she was the daughter of the late Nazzareno "Ned" and Rose Romeo DeSorrento and was a graduate of Watervliet High School. She was the beloved wife of Arthur A. DeLuca and the late Joseph F. Alaskey Jr. and Leland Sorensen.
She retired from the New York State Department of Transportation. She had been a longtime communicant of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Watervliet, cherished the times spent with her family and friends, enjoyed golfing and bowling and was formerly a member of the Van Schaick Island Country Club.
Devoted mother of Joseph F. Alaskey III, J. Ned (Donna) Alaskey and the late JoAnne Valente; loving sister of Otto M. DeSorrento, Ned DeSorrento Jr., Maria Jablonski, Frances Gil-coyne and the late Anthony J. DeSorrento; cherished grandmother of Michael Valente, John Jay Valente, Christine Alaskey, Patricia Alaskey and Jacqueline Alaskey; also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Funeral will be held on Monday morning at 8:45 from the John J. Sanvidge Funeral Home, Inc. (Corner of 115th St. and Fourth Avenue), Lansingburgh, thence to St. Patrick's Church in Watervliet, where at 9:30 a.m. the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Interment will be held in St. Mary's Cemetery, Troy.
In lieu of flowers, the family desires that memorial contributions may be made to the DeSo Foundation, c/o Suraya De-Sorrento, 155 South Garfield St., Denver, CO 80209, in memory of Dorothy DeSorrento DeLuca.
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