Jodie Ann Moroco, 2429 Pebble Creek Ct., Hermitage, PA passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in her home Wednesday, July 1, 2009. She was 47.
She was born in Greenville on March 30, 1962 to Judith Ann (Dean) and William Harold Geist.
She graduated from Notre Dame Elementary School and was a member of Kennedy Christian High School's graduating class of 1980. She matriculated to Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland State University where she earned her Bachelor and Masters Degrees in American History. She also earned a postgraduate academic Master's Degree of Education from Youngstown State University. She was certified as a Professional Mental Health Counselor in Pennsylvania and had been employed in recent years by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, Butler Community College and Sharon Regional Health System's Home Health and Hospice.
Jodie was feisty, funny, and friendly. She was a special friend to people in need and all animals. Her therapy dog, Theo, was her special companion and actually saved her life at one time. She finally accomplished one of her goals in life which was to own a horse, Jerry. Jerry was a rescue horse from American Saddlebred Rescue Group. In addition she had several cats in her lifetime including her latest friend, Ernie, who she adopted from the Shenango Valley Animal Shelter.
She will be sadly missed by all her friends and family and certainly by her pets.
She is survived by her mother, Judith A. Moroco, at home; her sister Jacqueline (Moroco) Maloney and her husband Jack, Delray Beach, FL; two brothers, Philip A. Moroco II and his wife Julie, Sharon; and Richard F. Moroco and his wife Laurie, West Middlesex; her grandmother, Ann Moroco, Hermitage, and her nieces and nephews, Philip III, Maxwell, Isabelle, Ethan, Kendrick, Brennan, and Alyssa Moroco, Jack III and Kate Maloney. She also leaves her Uncles and Aunts, Robert and Bonnie Dean, Okatie, SC, Renee and John Bost, Greenville, John and Nancy Moroco, West Middlesex, Michael and Connie Moroco, Sharon, James Gessler, Greenville, Gwen and Ken Bradley, Titusville, FL and many cousins.
Jodie was preceded in death by her fathers, William Geist and Philip Moroco Sr., her grandparents, Martha and John Dean, Kathryn and Harold Geist, John Moroco, and her aunt Annette Gessler.
In lieu of flowers, her family suggests all memorial contributions be made to one of the following Charities: Catholic Charities and Adoptive Services, 995 Linden St., Sharon, PA 16146; Club Pet, 20 Schaller Road, Transfer, PA 16154; or to the American Saddlebred Rescue #4, Westview Dr., Blairstown, NJ 07825.
Calling Hours: 5 to 7 PM on Sunday (7-5-09) in the J .Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Condolences may be sent by visiting the website www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com
Services: Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday (7-6-09) at 11:00 AM in St. Joseph's Church with Rev. Glenn R. Whitman, Pastor as celebrant.
Interment: St. Michael's Cemetery, Greenville.