Obituaries
July 23, 2022

Dorothy G. Hricko – Dayton, Ohio

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Dorothy G. Hricko, 79, of Dayton, Ohio, died on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Hospice of Dayton. Born in North Charleroi on June 8, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Lela Boyer. Dorothy was a project manager for the U.S. Department of Energy. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John; and a sister, Mildred. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Margaret Hricko of Fayette City, Richard and Rosemary Hricko of Dayton, Ohio, and Timothy and Katrine Hricko of Austin, Texas; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 25, 2022, at ROBERT A. BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC., Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue, Monessen, www.billicksfuneralhome.com. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at St. Andrew the Apostle Church Charleroi. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

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