Gloria L. Hoesch, 80

OCEAN VIEW - Gloria L. Hoesch of Ocean View passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, in the Berlin (Md.) Nursing Home. She was 80.

Mrs. Hoesch was born in Portsmouth, Va., daughter of the late Wade and Lillian (Arnold) Caricofe.

She was a retired tax accountant.

Mrs. Hoesch was a member of St. Ann"s Catholic Church, Bethany Beach.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Francis T. Hoesch, in 1979.

She is survived by three sons, Thomas A. Hoesch, Daniel C. Hoesch and Francis E. Hoesch; two daughters, Carol Lee Fournier and Susan A. Cooke; a brother, Wade D. Caricofe; a sister, Lianne Magness; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services were private.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Gull House, 38149 Terrace Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.

Arrangements by Melson Funeral Services of Ocean View.