Elaine A. Dorko

Elaine A. Dorko, 84, of Marblehead, Ohio died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Center in Lakeside, Ohio. She was born on November 28, 1926 in Lakeside, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Juby) Elchisco. Elaine was a 1944 graduate of Danbury High School. Following graduation, she worked as a secretary at the school for the school. Then in 1945, she went to work at the former Standard Products in Port Clinton where she continued to work until 1956 when she left to begin raising her family. She married Raymond Dorko on September 30, 1950 and he survives. She was a member of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church in Marblehead where she was active in the Ladies Aide and also helped out with BINGO. She was very instrumental in selling music boxes to help raise money to help build the existing church. Her hobbies included reading, playing the piano, taking long walks in Lakeside, and mowing the lawn. Survivors include her husband, Ray: sons: Jeffrey (Amy) Dorko, of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and Dean (Mary) Dorko, of Marblehead; grandchildren: Caroline Dorko, James Dorko, Corey Mathews; and her brother: John (Janet) Elchisco of Republic, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister: Nancy Stevens. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 10, 2011 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at the Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Peninsula Chapel, 7755 E. Harbor Road, Lakeside-Marblehead, where Parastas services will be held at 7pm. Panachida services will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 9:30am at the funeral home, followed by an Office of Christian Burial at 10am at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 506 E. Main Street, Marblehead with the Very Reverend Protopresbyter Bryan Eyman officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery in Marblehead. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Peninsula Chapel 7755 East Harbor Road Lakeside-Marblehead, OH