Thomas Henry Dorobiala

Thomas Henry Dorobiala, 76, of Lake Worth, Florida passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017 after a wonderful visit with family over the Thanksgiving Holiday. He was born on September 16, 1941 in Lowell, Massachusetts to Henry and Viola Dorobiala. He joined the Army in 1959 and served through July 1962. He lived in Connecticut until he and his wife moved to Florida in 1986. Thomas is survived by his wife of 40 years, Kathleen. His son, Mark Dorobiala and his wife Linda of Port Charlotte, Florida; his daughters, Dawn Ritter and her husband Stephen of Farmingdale, New Jersey; Cheryl McCormick and her husband Patrick of Cranbury, New Jersey. His 11 grandchildren, Stephen and Eric Dorobiala; Tom and his wife Rocio, Christine and Stephanie Dorobiala; Jason Ritter, Jocelyn Cadott and her husband Matthew; Patrick, Connor, Brendan and Ryan McCormick. His 10 great grandchildren Ryan, Ashlie, Madison, Zakary, Kallie, Vera, Heidi, Michael, Colton and Tessa. He also leaves behind his sisters Joyce Biondi and Helen Dorobiala Marlowe and her husband Ron Avery; his brothers Joe Dorobiala and his partner Gary Vandiver and Michael Dorobiala and his wife Tina as well as several nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents as well as his beloved son Michael Dorobiala. Visiting hours will be Thursday, November 30th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (service at 7:30 p.m.) at: Palms West Funeral Home and Crematory 110 Business Park Way Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: (561) 753-6004 Website: www.palmswestfuneralhome.com Burial will be Friday, December 1st at 10:45 a.m. at South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association in honor of Tom.