Curosh, Dolores J. (Dvorsack) 94, of Phoenix, Arizona, died on January 2, 2017, of gallbladder cancer. She was born on August 2, 1922, in Whiting, Indiana, to Joseph and Mary Dvorsack and was the youngest and last survivor of her siblings, John, Mary Walsko, and Doris Vango Benell. She met Bill Curosh before World War II and they married when Bill returned from the War. They were married for 55 years until his death in 2001. Dolores and Bill owned Curosh's clothing store in Whiting, Indiana for many years. While raising five children, Dolores helped Bill manage the store. The family moved to Phoenix in 1970, and Bill and Dolores moved to Sun City in 1987. Dolores was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a devout Catholic and attended daily Mass for many years. She is survived by five children, Bill Curosh (Marcy), Mary Beth Finkey (Craig), Lois Heller, Nancy Curosh (Doug Perednia), and Karen Curosh (Bob Coltin), seven grandchildren, Dana Barbeau, Craig Finkey, Kirsten Heller, Teddy Perednia, Kevin Coltin, Jeff Coltin, and Kaitlin Coltin, two great-grandchildren, Colin Barbeau and Emerson Barbeau, and many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Jerome Church, 10815 N. 35th Ave, Phoenix, on Monday, January 16 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Catholic Charities,
catholiccharitiesaz.org, 4747 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85013. To leave condolence messages for the family please visit
www.sunlandmemorial.com.
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