Diane Vallecoccia

moments were spent peacefully surrounded by her loving family.

Diane was born on July 17, 1933 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to the late Augusta (Ruggeri) and Angelo

Perocchi. She grew up and lived in Pennsylvania until she met and married her husband, Isidore, in

1955. They moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut where she raised her two children and was a wonderful

mother who was always there for her family. She worked as a seamstress for Warner Brothers Corset

Factory, for General Electric on the assembly line for their small appliance division, and as a pharmacy

technician at Bridgeport Hospital. Following her retirement, she moved to Acworth, Georgia in 2000

with her sister Mary.

Known for her strong faith and love of family, Diane will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved

her. She lived a simple life with her faith in the forefront and spent many of her hours dedicating her life

to the Lord by singing in the choir, serving as a Eucharistic minister, and volunteering at her local church.

Later in life she enjoyed making rosaries and helping clean the church. She was also active in her local

senior center. Her favorite pass time activities were watching Hallmark movies and doing word searches.

Diane was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.

She is survived by her children Michael Vallecoccia and his wife Josephine of Acworth, GA; and Terrie

D’Ausilio and her husband David of Stratford, CT. She adored all of her grandchildren and great-

grandchildren all of whom will dearly miss her including grandchildren Christopher D’Ausilio, Cori

Anderson, Michael and Daniel Vallecoccia; and great-grandchildren, James, Caleb and Isaac Anderson,

and Benjamin and Zachary D’Ausilio. She was pre-deceased by her beloved husband, Isidore; her

brother Armand Perocchi and her sisters Josephine Melli, Lucy DeAngelis, and Mary Petrusewski.

Diane’s family asks that she be remembered for the joy she brought to others in life not the sadness of

her passing. A private ceremony will be held at Saint Michael’s Cemetery in Stratford, Connecticut.