Patricia Twiford Golden
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Holy Cross, Lynchburg, Tuesday, April 27 for Patricia Twiford Golden. Mrs. Golden, 84, passed away Friday, April 23, at her home in Elon-Monroe, Amherst County.
A native of Columbia, N.C., Mrs. Golden was the daughter of Heckstall and Selma Brickhouse Twiford. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Thomas R. Golden, and by her parents and a sister, Rose Adams.
She is survived by six children: Thomas Barry Golden (Jackie) of Fresno, Calif., Vanessa Cooper (David), Teresa Marie Golden, Jennifer Bell (Ed), all of Amherst County, Msgr. Patrick Dupree Golden of Roanoke and Dr. Richard Kelly Golden (Wendy) of Amherst County.
Mrs. Golden is further survived by 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two more on the way.
She was devoted to her faith and family, and was a longtime, faithful member of Holy Cross Parish. Mrs. Golden was also an avid gardener with a vast knowledge of horticulture — a person family and friends always knew would have the answer to any gardening questions.
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Mary Ann D’Aurora DeLuca
Mary Ann D’Aurora DeLuca, 82, of Chesapeake, VA, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 23, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents Mino and Mary (Macre) D’Aurora and stepmother, Pauline (Rhodes) D’Aurora.
She is survived by her loving husband of 60+ years, Dick; children, Angela Hedrick (Jim) and Richard Jr. (Shana); grandchildren, Zachary (Hayley), Austin, Ryan and Emily; brothers, John, Father Joe D’Aurora, Robert and Paul; special daughter, Patti DiLustro, and granddaughter, Adrienne; and a host of nieces, nephews and godchildren. Mary Ann grew up in a large Italian family in Follansbee, WV, and was affectionately known as Honey.
She fell in love with Dick their senior year at Catholic Central High School in Steubenville, OH. Following their very large Italian wedding in September 1960, they moved across Ohio with Dick’s career with Kroger.
They met many friends along the way by being active in church, choir, Marriage Encounter and Cursillo to name a few. Once they settled in Virginia Beach, VA, in 1975, the family became active in Church of the Ascension Catholic Church. Mary Ann served on the Parish Council Ways and Means Committee, youth confirmation sponsor and chairman of the program, and chairman of the Italian booth for the annual International Dinner. She was also very dedicated to the wedding ministry. She and her volunteers coordinated all the activities associated with weddings at the church. Mary Ann was appointed by various pastors to serve on several building enhancement and expansion committees. Mary Ann was the one person people turned to as the master motivator and delegator to get the job done!
Once her kids were in high school, Mama D worked full time as the office manager for Dr. Jim Bukovac, DDS, for 25 years and called the staff “her girls.” She and Dick were enthusiastically active in the Kempsville High School Marching Band Parents Association. After retirement in 2002, she worked with dear friends running their Kempsville self-storage business.
Since 1983, one of her greatest joys was vacationing at the beach with family and friends every July in Kitty Hawk, NC. Mary Ann was a faith-filled angel on earth, shared her love of the Lord with many, and was a loyal friend who never met a stranger. She will be greatly missed.
A private Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Ann was celebrated Friday, April 16. A celebration of her life has also been held.
Please consider making a donation to social ministry, Church of the Ascension, 4853 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA, 23462 or the charity of your choice.