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Rose M. Galante Dorcy

Rose M. Galante Dorcy, 94, of Butler passed away Sunday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler.

Born in Butler on Feb. 5, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Michelina DeFoggi Galante.

Rose worked for 30 years as a baker and cook at Butler Catholic School, St. Paul building.

She was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church and St. Paul Catholic Women and Christian Mothers.

She is survived by one daughter, Maureen “Missy” Mulneix of Butler; two sons, David Dorcy and his wife, Carol, of Butler, and Michael Dorcy of Butler; one brother, Virgil “Vic” Galante and his wife, Dorothy, of Butler; two sisters, Marie Klutinoty of Boca Raton, Fla., and Louise Leyland and her husband, Harry, of Butler; one sister-in-law, Avelin Galante of Butler; four grandchildren, Mackenzie Mulneix, Dante Dorcy, Amara Dorcy and Nicholas Dorcy; one great-grandson, Aiden Nathaniel Dorcy; and a number of nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Rose was preceded in death by her husband, Roger J. “Dutch” Dorcy, whom she married May 8, 1954; two sons, Roger J. Dorcy IV and Terrance P. “Terry” Dorcy; one brother, Richard “Dick” Galante; and one sister, Frances Creese.

DORCY — Friends of Rose M. Galante Dorcy, who died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Martin Funeral Home, 429 Center Ave., Butler.St. Paul Catholic Women and Christian Mothers will meet at 9:35 a.m. Thursday at the church to recite the rosary.A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday from St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 North McKean Street, Butler.Burial will take place in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Butler Catholic School, 515 E. Locust St., Butler, PA 16001 or to The ARC of Butler County, 112 Hollywood Drive, Suite 202, Butler, PA 16001.For more information, please visit www.martinfh.net.

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