Shirley Jane (Holden) DeDominicis, aged 79, who resided at 100 Gattis St., Chapel Hill, N.C., died on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 at UNC Hospitals.
Shirley was born on May 26, 1930 in Auburn, N.Y., the daughter of the late John Joseph Holden and Jane Agnes Mullally. She married Joseph C. DeDominicis Sr. on Sept. 13, 1952. Shirley lived in Syracuse and Hudson N.Y. and most recently resided in Chapel Hill, where she became a true Tar Heel fan and was involved with St. Thomas More Catholic Church. She also was an avid gardener, cook and baker, and her greatest joy in life was family and her six grandchildren.
She is survived by sons, Paul Joseph DeDominicis and Joseph Charles DeDominicis Jr.; her daughter, Mary Jane Krafte; one brother, John Holden; and grandchildren, Cassandra and Victoria DeDominicis; Corey, Katie, and Grace Krafte; and Gage DeDominicis.