Armand Dick Marrocco

Armand “Dick” Richard Marrocco, 77, of Caseville, died peacefully at his home on Friday, December 16, 2016.

Dick was born October 21, 1939 to the late Virgilio and Palma. He served in the US Army in Korea at a radio relay outpost. He was proud of his 40 year career with Chevrolet Creative Services, retiring in 2000. Following retirement, Dick and Laurie moved to Caseville upon completion of building their dream home together. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, wood working and camping. Dick created numerous custom engineering projects, all of which were a great sense of pride and accomplishment. Together, Dick and Laurie enjoyed traveling. Their highlights included cruises to Alaska and the Caribbean with their family, and trips to their homelands in Italy and Ireland. He was a humble man, of sterling character, with a dry, witty sense of humor who was deeply loved by his family and friends.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Laurie (nee Allen), sons David (Rosanna Maddox) and Doug (Denise) of St. Clair Shores; and grandchildren Donavan, Madox, Riley, and Tyler; and brother Frank (Delores) of Richmond. He was preceded in death by his brother Ralph and son Derek.

A funeral mass will be at 11:00am Wednesday, December 21st at St. Roch Catholic Church-OLPH with Fr. Robert Howe presiding. Burial with military honors will be in St. Roch Cemetery.

Visitation will be 2-8 pm Tuesday at the Champagne Funeral Chapel of Caseville and one hour prior to mass on Wednesday in church. There will be an Eagles Ritual at 5:00pm and a scripture service at 7:30, both on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Caseville Eagles Scholarship Fund or to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.