Doris Starro

Doris Starro (nee Thorn) of Yonkers died on Sunday March 8, 2015 at age 91. She was born on September 1, 1923 to Leroy and Ellen (Brazel) Thorn in Yonkers where she was raised; attended local schools and graduated from Roosevelt HS. On July 16, 1950 she married Thomas J. Starro Sr. in St. Bartholomew’s Church; he died in 2006. Mrs. Starro was a parishioner of St. Bartholomew’s; did volunteer work for the Yonkers P.T.A. and the Bryn Mawr Boys Club. Doris is survived by her 2 sons Thomas (Mary) and Michael (Anne Marie) Starro. She is also survived by her 6 grandchildren Tommy, Kevin, Marissa, Michael, Patrick and Mariah and 3 great grandchildren Julianna, Kevin and Stella; also her niece Ellen Krasnow and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Leroy Thorn and 2 sisters Miriam Hickey and Ruth Pitzer. Visiting hours will be in the Whalen & Ball Funeral Home on Wednesday from 2-4 & 7-9pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be in St. Bartholomew’s Church on Thursday March 12th at 10am. Interment will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

Whalen & Ball Funeral Home

168 Park Avenue

Yonkers, NY 10703

(914)965-5488

www.whalenandballfh.com