Ernest M. DiCocco

Ernest M. DiCocco, 84, of Valley Blvd., Wheeling, WV, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2002, in Wheeling Hospital.
He was born Nov. 4, 1917, in Benwood, WV, a son of the late Giacomo and Preziosa Cianchetti DiCocco.
He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp., Benwood plant; a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Wheeling; a volunteer at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Wheeling; a member of Olgebay Woodcarvers Guild; and he carved hundreds of wooden cross necklaces for the sick.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Ersilia Ferrante DiCocco; two sisters, Elodia Fusco and Oliva Fusco.
Surviving are his wife, Anne M. Figaretti DiCocco; four sons, Jack M. and his wife Mary Ellen, Ernest M. and his wife, Diana, and Michael J., all of Wheeling, Frank A. and his wife, Natasha, of Pittsburgh, PA.; a daughter, Cecelia R. Jerrome and her husband, Curt, of Wheeling; three brothers, Vincent of Glen Dale, WV, Nello of New Jersey, and Pasquale of Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Giselda Musci of Bellaire, Ohio, and Delfinia DeGasperis of Wheeling; 12 grandchildren, Tina DiCocco, Curt Jerrome, Chad DiCocco, Joey Jerrome, Jack DiCocco, Gino Jerrome, Anthony DiCocco, Gina Marie Jerrome, Angela DiCocco, Peter DiCocco, Francesco DiCocco and Gabriella DiCocco; several nieces and nephews.
Friends received 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 154 Kruger St., Elm Grove, Wheeling, with vigil service being held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Funeral liturgy with Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, with the Rev. Patrick Condron as celebrant. Entombment in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Wheeling.