Rev. Fr. John M. Dorich
November 6, 1934 ~ December 1, 2005
Father John Dorich, 71, former resident of Weirton and parish vocation from St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Weirton died on December 1, 2005 in Phoenix Arizona.
Father John was born to the late John and Mary Kasich Dorich of Weirton, WV, on November 6, 1934.
He was a member of the Eparchy of Van Nuys.
His Eminence Basil M. Schott, O.F.M., D.D. Metropolitan Archbishop of Pittsburgh will celebrate a Memorial Liturgy for Father Dorich on Friday December 16, 2005 at 11 AM in Saint Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 3116 Elm Street, Weirton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Saint Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church.
Arrangements are being handled by the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street Weirton, WV.
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May God grant Fr. Dorich eternal rest!
Thanks for having been there for my family. What a great man and such a character. Are the dogs there? May your soul rest in peace. PH
Father John was a cousin of mine. My name is Don Pesta and I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. When My brother and Father passed away in 1969 Father John did the services. His Mother Mary would visit us often in Cleveland, and we would pick her up at the Greyhound station in Cleveland. As the years rolled by I somehow lost all communication with the family, however I knew that he was in Arizona, but I never attempted to contact him. Now when I finally did it is too late. I moved to Florida in 1972, and now that I am in the home stretch I am writing the names on old pictures, and lo and behold whose pictures do I come across – you guessed it- his and his mothers. Wow- not I need some time to recuperate.