Dolline E. Welch

Dolline E. Welch of Northampton (Riverhead) died on Nov. 28, 2024, in Bay Shore. She was 70 years old.

She was born in Riverhead on Nov. 12, 1954, to Gloria (Perkowski) and Robert McElroy. A graduate of Riverhead High School, she later married Patrick J. Welch.

In her professional life, she initially worked at Riverhead High School as a teacher’s aide before becoming a telephone operator for many years at Verizon. She recently retired from Bright and Early Discoveries.

Dolline enjoyed cooking, traveling around Long Island and eating out. Most of all, she found great pleasure in her children and grandchildren.

Surviving are her husband, Pat; children Jennifer DeFio of Flanders, Daniel (Rachel) Welch of Riverhead and Nathan (Kelly) Welch of Flanders; siblings Elizabeth Zigler of Nevada and Judy Asciutto of Medford and Florida; and grandchildren Casper DeFio, Patrick Welch, Emily Welch, Brynn Welch and Alex Joseph Welch.

The family will receive friends Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 6 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead’s Polish Town. Interment will follow at St. Isidore Cemetery.

Memorials to any cat rescue foundation would be appreciated.

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