DOREEN WALMSLEY LAROCHE OF SEBRING, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON DECEMBER 14, 2022. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF PERCY WALMSLEY AND EDNA LEE. DOREEN WAS BORN IN WARRINGTON, ENGLAND, SHE MADE THE JOURNEY TO AMERICA ALONE AT THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OF AGE. AS AN ANINAL LOVER, SHE WORKED FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE BANKING INDUSTRY, AS A BOOKEEPER. HER SON, RON, SAID HIS MOTHER LOVED GARDENING AND WATCHING WESTERNERS. GUNSMOKE WAS HER FAVORITE THAT SHE COULD THE RERUNS OVER AND OVER. HE ALSO MENTIONED THEIR TRIP TO VEGAS BEING ABLE TO ENJOY THE SHOWS AND TO PLAY THE SLOT MACHINES FOR THE FIRST TIME.
EDNA WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND OF 36 YEARS, RONALD LAROCHE SR.; AND HER PARENTS; AND, HER SISTER, PAMELA BRADLEY.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SON, RON; BROTHER-IN-LAW, MIKE; NIECES, DONNA AND DEBBIE; NEPHEWS DAMON, SCOT, AND RAY; AND HER SISTER-IN-LAW, EVELYN (MINNIE)
DOREEN'S WISHES WERE TO HAVE HER ASHES BE SCATTERED. NO SERVICE WILL BE HELD. IN LIEU OF LFOWERS SHE ASKED THAT DONATIONS BE MADE TO HUMANE SOCIETY OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY FOR THE CONTINUATION OF CARE OF ANIMALS.
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