Casto, Dolan Gene

Passed: 2012-03-08

Age: 78

Source: Charleston Gazette

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2012-03-11

Information: Dolan Gene Casto, 78, of Ripley, passed away March 8, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, following a long illness.  Gene was born November 8, 1933 at Given, a son of the late Dolan M. and Hazel Harpold Casto. He was a graduate of the class of 1951 at Ripley High School and served in the U. S. Navy.  He retired from Pechiney Rolled Products with 45 years of service and was a member of the United Steel Workers of America Local 5668.  He was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church.        He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Helen ""Chick"" Hall Casto; daughters, Lynn Mitchell and her husband Curtis of Columbus, Ohio and Lea Pryde and her husband Jim of Laurel MD; brother, Daniel D. Casto and his wife Jean of Homestead FL; sister, Deloris Chancey of Ripley; and four grandchildren, Chelsea Hall Mitchell and Curtis Edward Mitchell, both of Columbus, Matthew Gene Knapp of Ravenswood, and Isaac Glenn Cobb of Laurel MD; and several nieces and nephews.  A visitation will be held from noon until 2 pm Friday, March 16, 2012, at Waybright Funeral Home.  A funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 2:10 pm for Pine Hill Cemetery, where a graveside memorial service will be held.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the American Heart Association.