Maria Dejaco

DeJaco, Maria Paulina (nee Duerr) beloved wife of the late Ferdinand DeJaco, devoted mother of Maria Gilbert (Bill), Kathy DeJaco (Chuck Zix), Ray DeJaco (Frani), and Andy DeJaco (Judee). Loving grandmother of Jennifer Lestini (Greg), Elizabeth Palcisco (Ed), Matthew & Brian Zix, and Julie, Victoria, Emily, Robert, Nicholas, & Elena DeJaco, caring great-grandmother of Isabella & Sophia Lestini and Blair & Dominic Palcisco. Maria was a proud graduate of Oldenburg Academy class of '48. Died June 21, 2015. Age 84 years. Residence Anderson Twp. and formerly of Western Hills. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Monday, June 29 at 10 am. Friends may visit at the church on Monday from 9 am to 10 am. The interment will follow at St. Joseph Old Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to support Spinocerebeller Ataxia Type 8 (SCA8) may be made by sending a check to: Center for NeuroGenetics, University of Florida c/o Dr. Laura Ranum, 2033 Mowry Rd., P.O. Box 103610, Gainesville, FL 32610-3610. You may also donate online via our secure website: https://www.uff.ufl.edu/OnlineGiving/FundDetail.asp?FundCode=017933 or to the National Ataxia Foundation at https://app.etapestry.com/cart/NationalAtaxiaFoundation/default/category.php?ref=3925.0.1068772413