Caroline F. (Filipek) DeRocha, 100, of Marion died Wednesday April 18, 2012 at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Frank DeRocha.
Born in Lowell, the daughter of the late Jan and Agnus (Tamula) Filipek, she lived in Marion most of her life.
She was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church in Mattapoisett.
Mrs. DeRocha loved her family and her home. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, gardening, and bowling. She was a former member of the Marion Senior Citizens. She was the recipient of the Boston Post Cane for being the oldest resident of Marion.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Belanger and her husband Paul of Mattapoisett; a daughter-in-law, Joanne Moynihan and her husband John of Bridgewater; five grandchildren, Peter, Jennifer, Rebecca, John, and David; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was the mother of the late Carl DeRocha and sister of the late Mary Reney, Leona Feltynowski, Victoria Reed, Catherine Talledo, Walter Filipek, and William Phillips.
Her Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday April 23, 2012 at St. Anthony’s Church. Burial followed in St. Anthony’s Cemetery. Arrangements were by the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett.