Dolores Jean (Willochell) Linehan

Dolores Jean (Willochell) Linehan, better known as DeeJae, has left this earth Monday, May 3, 2021 to be with her loved ones and the Lord in heaven.  She was born in Blairsville on July 26, 1930 to the late Mary (Metz) Willochell and Leo Willochell.  She had a love for cooking and baking.  She was known as the banana nut bread lady in Stuart, Fla.  She loved country music and dancing.  She was very active in the Moose Lodge in Mercer, PA and Stuart, Fla.  She was a member of St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church, Stewart, Fla.  She was predeceased by her mother, Mary Brasili; stepfather, Armond Brasili; her father, Leo Willochell; brothers, Leonard Willochell and sister-in-law Flo Willochell, and William Willochell; sister, Virginia Willochell Koshir and brother-in-law Donald “Hunchie” Koshir; brother-in-law, Richard Capozzi; and grandson, Sean Rafferty.  She is survived by her children, Lawrence Wojcik Jr. and wife Susan; Diane Wojcik Feeney and husband Kenneth, and Ronald Rafferty Jr.; sister, Julie Willochell Capozzi; brother, Thomas Willochell and wife Ellen; sister-in-law, Evelyn Willochell; and sister Yolanda Brasili DePhillips.  She is also survived by her grandchildren, Christa Wojcik Ricciuti, Jacquelyn Wojcik Jared, Lindsay Wojcik Lewis, Cadence Rafferty, Madeline Rafferty, Tiffany Martin Smith, and Kim Martin Novosel; great-grandchildren, Anthony, Brody, Noah, Mason, Teigen, Danny, Maddie, Mirko, and Samuel; and many nieces and nephews.  Friends will be received from 10 AM to 12 PM Friday at the LEO M. BACHA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 516 Stanton Street, Greensburg where a funeral service will immediately follow at 12 PM with Bethlen Hospice Chaplain James Parrish officiating.  Interment will follow in Westmoreland County Memorial Park.  Please be prepared to adhere to all current health guidelines, including face masks and social distancing.  www.bachafh.com

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