Dora J. 'Dori' Dirda

Steuben - Mrs. Dora J. "Dori" Dirda, 59, of Fraser Road and the wife of Gregory, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008, surrounded by her family at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, New Hartford, after a courageous battle with cancer. Dori was born in Boonville on December 2, 1949, to Albert D. and Helen Schleicher Abel. She grew up in Boonville and was a member of the Boonville Central High School Class of 1967. She was employed in the Housekeeping Department and as a receptionist at Marcy Psychiatric Center. Mrs. Dirda was also employed for eighteen years as a clerk in the Rome office of the Oneida County Department of Motor Vehicles. On July 28, 1976, Dori was united in marriage with Gregory Dirda in Marcy. She enjoyed camping, gardening, and her cats and dogs. In addition to her husband, Gregory, she is survived by her mother, Helen, Boonville; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Marlene and David Pritchard, Boonville, and Patti Storm, Vancouver, WA; and a brother and sister-in-law, Franklin A. and Nancy Abel, Boonville. She was predeceased by her father, Albert, on March 2, 1988. Also surviving are seven nieces and nephews, eleven grandnieces and grandnephews, and her father-in-law, Joseph Dirda, Hudson, FL. Her funeral will be Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at the Trainor Funeral Home, Inc., 143 Schuyler Street, Boonville. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Memorial Processing Center, 6725 Lyons St., PO Box 7, East Syracuse, NY 13057-0007.