Cecilia Veronica (Short) DeVito

Cecilia Short DeVito, age 92, of Vass, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at FirstHealth Hospice House.

A Funeral Mass was held at St. Anthony Catholic Church on Friday, March 20, 2026, at 9:00am. She will be laid to rest in The Cemetery of the Resurrection in New York.

Cecilia was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 5, 1933, to the late Frederick Short and Cecilia Dover Short. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Michael DeVito, sister, Agnes Cranston. She is survived by her niece, Regina Cranston of New Jersey.

She spend her working career as a high school teacher in New York. She loved life and was always smiling and happy and was known for her quick wit.

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