Richard Harry DeDomenic

Richard (Dick) DeDomenic, 79, of Meadville, passed away Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 29, 1934, in Rochester, Pa., son of the late Louis and Wilmina (Tootie) Cullen DeDomenic. He was a 1952 graduate of Meadville High School and also the Meadville Vo-Tech. Dick was a U.S. Army veteran serving from 1954 to 1956 in Iceland. Upon returning to Meadville, he was employed at the American Viscose, Meadville Malleable and Dillaman’s Auto Body. For many years, he was head of the grounds crew at the Lincoln Avenue softball fields along with his fishing buddy, Henry (Sush) Palmiero. Dick attended Bethany Methodist Church in Fifth Ward. He was a long-time member of the Keystone Hose No. 5 Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, yard sales and reading, especially westerns. Dick enjoyed spending time with his family which included rafting trips down French Creek, hours of pinochle and bocce, and many seasons of hunting at the family camp. He will always be remembered as a fun-loving guy with a great sense of humor. He will be greatly missed. Survivors include a brother, Donald L. DeDomenic and his wife, Ruth Mary, of Ashtabula, Ohio; two sisters, Carol M. Kuhn of Meadville and Lynn Bloom of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Melody Bush of Meadville; a stepson, Michael Fry of Texas; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews, cousins, his extended softball family, and his buddy (niece), Patricia Kuhn. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Patricia L. Bortner Jones and Jean L. Noel; his cousin, Richie DeDomenic; two nephews, Stephen Bortner and Tom Bloom; four brothers-in-law; a great-niece, Elaina Schreffler; and a great-nephew, Brandon Schreffler. Per Richard's request, services will be private for his family and will be held at Bethany United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Lea Guiney and Pastor Jeff Bobin officiating. Arrangements are under the care of Roofner-Collins-Warren Funeral Home, 544 Chestnut St., Meadville. Interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to the family in care of Roofner-Collins-Warren Funeral Home. Please take a moment to share a memory or condolence with the family on Richard’s Book of Memories online at roofnercollinswarrenfh.com.