SUNNYSIDE—Yvonne DallaCorte, 83, died at her home Feb. 14, 2011. DallaCorte was born February 10, 1928, in Sunnyside, Utah, to Italian immigrant parents, Amerigo and Carmela Pederiva DallaCorte. She celebrated her 83rd birthday four days before her death with her dear Sunnyside friends and her second family, the Leonards. She graduated from Carbon High School in 1946, and then started working at the Miner’s Trading Post in Sunnyside as a clerk, then later as the office manager. Her proudest accomplishment was working at "the store" for 61 years. In 2006, she was the grand marshal of the Community Daze parade honored for her dedication to her community and her employer. She was a devout member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. She will be remembered for her terrific memory, the birthdays she remembered and the cards and money she sent. She shared everything she had with her loved ones. She always kept the cookie jar full of cookies or bubble gum for the kids. Once interviewed by a newspaper, she said she had no regrets in life. The people she most wanted to meet were her grandparents, whom she never knew. And the place she most wanted to travel to was Heaven. She said her most prized possession were her memories of family and friends. She was a life-long resident of Sunnyside. Although she never had any children of her own, many people consider her to be like a "second mother." She was the truest of friends. She touched so many people’s lives. She is survived by her sisters-in-law, Ileene DallaCorte, Crystal Lake, Ill.; Betsy DallaCorte, La Habra Heights, Calif.; and many loving nieces and nephews from coast to coast. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church in Price. Interment was in Price City Cemetery.
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