Theresa M. Di Brico died at her home in Riverhead on April 8, 2012. She was 98 years old.

Born Feb. 11, 1914 in Manhattan, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Louise Caggiano.

She married Vincent DiBrico in 1936 in New York City. She was a homemaker.

Predeceased by her husband in 1991, she is survived by her daughters, Cmille Sollicito, of Florida, and Mary Lou Remkus, of Sag Harbor, and by her sister Carmella Coco, of Las Vegas, her brother, Angelo Coco, of Shirley. She is also survived by five grand children and 13 great-grandchildren.

Visiting hours will be held at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home, 336 Marcy Avenue, Riverhead on Tuesday, April 10, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 10 a.m., the Rev. Larry Duncklee officiating. Interment will follow at St. Charles Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, 481 County Road 31 Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.

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