Obituaries
December 18, 2023

Virginia Dale Dorcon – Fayette City

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Virginia Dale Dorcon, 69, of Fayette City, passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital with her family at her side. She was born Sept. 24, 1954, in Bethesda, Md., daughter of Vernon Lethco and Wilma Holder. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Dorcon; daughter, Catherine Mauro; son, Johnny Burnette; brother, Joseph Nicholson; sister, Helen Teegarden; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Rebecca Grissom; two brothers, Mark Nicholson and David Nicholson. Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, at ELEY-MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME, Fayette City, www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com.

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