Delores Gertrude Wallace

DeLores was born on March 21, 1915 to John W. and Esther Buettner in Pittsburgh, PA. At a young age she started dancing in night clubs and theaters in Western PA, West Virginia, and Ohio to help support the family.

She was married to David R. Marino from August 1938 until his death in January, 1949. Together they had three children: David A., Dennis B. and Donna D. Marino. She and a friend began a dance studio to help support herself and her three children. She continued dancing and choreographing shows way into her 80's.

She married John J. Dyda in May 1957 and moved to Wexford, PA. Upon his death in May 1976, she moved to Cudjoe Key, Florida where she and her family had spent several winters together. She married Samuel R. Wallace in January 1979 and in 1982 they moved to Orlando, FL. Sam passed away in March of 2005. She became a resident in Town Village North, Dallas, in May of 2008 to be close to her son, Dennis, and his family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, John W. Jr., and Earl Buettner ,and her sister, Virginia Glessner. She was also preceded in death by her son, David A. Marino and her daughter Donna D. Marino. She is survived by her sister Lois Quashnock of San Antonio, her brother, Herbert Buettner (Rita) of Pittsburgh, her son, Dennis Marino (Vivian), six grandsons, 1 granddaughter, 14 great-grandchildren, and 7 Great-great grandchildren, along with numerous nieces and nephews and their extended families.