DOLORES COCCA

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN DOLORES' NAME TO: ELEVENTH HOUR RESCUE P.O. BOX 218 ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866 OR ONLINE: https://www.ehrdogs.org/info/donate MEMORIAL VISITATION: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 4PM TO 8PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME PRAYER SERVICE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 7:30PM DURING THE LAST HALF HOUR OF THE VISITATION STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME GRAVESIDE SERVICE:(CREMATED REMAins) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021 11AM GRACELAND MEMORIAL PARK 1900 GALLOPING HILL ROAD KENILWORTH, NJ 07033 Dolores Flora Cocca, (nee Gould), 78, of Palm Harbor, Florida, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021. Dolores was born on July 21, 1943 to Veronica Ulichny and Albert Gould. She was raised in Newark, New Jersey. In 1964 she married the love of her life, Emil Cocca, and they moved to Irvington and then to Maplewood, NJ where they lived for 15 years. Together they had three children, Gina, Emil, and Michael. Dolores worked over the years for Kartzman’s Deli and Campi Foods. In 1996 Dolores moved to Millburn, NJ where she worked until her retirement, she then followed her love of the beach moving south to Tarpon Springs, Florida, before finally settling in Palm Harbor, Florida. No matter what city Dolores lived in, she always kept up with her love of gardening and cooking. She was also a true animal lover, and always had a beloved pet by her side. Dolores was predeceased by her parents Veronica & Albert Gould, her beloved husband Emil Cocca, her brother John Gould and his wife Carol. She is survived by her children Gina Cocca Machado, Emil Cocca, and Michael Cocca and his wife Christine; her grandchildren Marc Machado, Pamela Machado, Rebecca Machado, James Chenard, Katherine Cocca, Michael Cocca, and Samantha Cocca; her great-grandchildren Cambria Howard, Kyley Meade, Paige Meade, and Isabella Machado; her brothers Taylor Gould, Richard Gould, and Michael Gould; her sisters Kathleen Gould and Irene Hansen, and her many nieces and nephews. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, October 15, 2021 from 4-8pm with a prayer service 7:30pm during the last half hour of the visitation at Stickle- Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 (for GPS use 1 Post Place). A graveside service of cremated remains will take place on October 16, 2021 at 11am at Graceland Memorial Park, 1900 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, NJ 07033. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Dolores’ name to: Eleventh Hour Rescue, P.O. Box 218, Rockaway, NJ 07866 or online: https://www.ehrdogs.org/info/donate Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos, and videos, as well as driving directions to the funeral home.

DOLORES COCCA

July 21, 1943 - September 6, 2021