1918
Winifred
2009
Winifred Detoro
June 21, 1918 — June 22, 2009
POLAND - Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel, followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church for Winifred I. DeToro, 91, who passed away Monday at Greenbriar Nursing Home.
Winnie was born June 21, 1918 in Oil City, Pa., the daughter of William and Alice August Wetzel.
She graduated from Canfield High School and she attended the Youngstown Business College, welded tank treads at Truscon Steel during World War II and was a lifelong area resident.
Her husband, Ralph DeToro Sr., whom she married on Sept. 23, 1943, passed away on May 2, 1996.
Winnie leaves to cherish her memory her sons, Ralph Theresa DeToro of Poland, Nick DeToro of Minneapolis and William Emily DeToro of Poland; a daughter, Marian Dan Shelton of Houston; 12 grandchildren, Ralph, Christopher Lori, Jonathan, Joseph Christie and Nicole DeToro, Adriana and Margaret DiToro, William Christine, Andrea and Lindsey DeToro and Lauren and Taylor Shelton; 13 great-grandchildren, Giana, Kara, Sam, Alexandra, Anna, Theresa, Stephanie, Krista, Alexis, Olivia, Vincent, Dominic and William DeToro; nephews, James and Robert Greier and Wayne Wetzel; and nieces, Alice Trull, Katherine Cromley, Winnie Waithman and Judy Seyler.
Winnie loved to sing, cook, and bake with the best of them. She loved to play cards, do crossword puzzles and read. "Our mother provided loving care for our father in his declining years."
In her later years at Greenbriar Nursing Home, she loved to play frackle and bingo and really loved to win.
The family would like to thank the staff at Greenbriar for all the love and care they provided "mom."
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that you consider making a donation to the St. Vincent DePaul Food Kitchen.
Winnie was born June 21, 1918 in Oil City, Pa., the daughter of William and Alice August Wetzel.
She graduated from Canfield High School and she attended the Youngstown Business College, welded tank treads at Truscon Steel during World War II and was a lifelong area resident.
Her husband, Ralph DeToro Sr., whom she married on Sept. 23, 1943, passed away on May 2, 1996.
Winnie leaves to cherish her memory her sons, Ralph Theresa DeToro of Poland, Nick DeToro of Minneapolis and William Emily DeToro of Poland; a daughter, Marian Dan Shelton of Houston; 12 grandchildren, Ralph, Christopher Lori, Jonathan, Joseph Christie and Nicole DeToro, Adriana and Margaret DiToro, William Christine, Andrea and Lindsey DeToro and Lauren and Taylor Shelton; 13 great-grandchildren, Giana, Kara, Sam, Alexandra, Anna, Theresa, Stephanie, Krista, Alexis, Olivia, Vincent, Dominic and William DeToro; nephews, James and Robert Greier and Wayne Wetzel; and nieces, Alice Trull, Katherine Cromley, Winnie Waithman and Judy Seyler.
Winnie loved to sing, cook, and bake with the best of them. She loved to play cards, do crossword puzzles and read. "Our mother provided loving care for our father in his declining years."
In her later years at Greenbriar Nursing Home, she loved to play frackle and bingo and really loved to win.
The family would like to thank the staff at Greenbriar for all the love and care they provided "mom."
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that you consider making a donation to the St. Vincent DePaul Food Kitchen.
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