Dorothy Lee DeRita, 75, of Red Bluff, Calif., died of natural causes Wednesday at her home.

Born June 16, 1931, in Butler, she was the daughter of Herbert and Anna Klee Wilson.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and word-scramble puzzles.

Mrs. DeRita had lived in San Jose, Calif., from 1961 to 1985 when she moved to Red Bluff.

Surviving are a daughter, Anna Drury of Red Bluff; two sons, Mike DeRita of Cottonwood, Calif., and Herb DeRita of Red Bluff; a sister and a brother, Betty Gallagher and Charles Wilson, both of Butler; five grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Angelo Louis DeRita; a son, and two brothers.

<B>DERITA </B>— A graveside service for Dorothy Lee DeRita, who died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, will be held at 3 p.m. Dec. 7 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff.Arrangements are being handled by the <B>Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers</B>, Red Bluff.