Dr. Stephen L. Derkash, 101, died Dec. 13, 2011, at home in Vero Beach.
He was born in Nanticoke, Pa.
He was as a family doctor in Greenwich, Conn., for 35 years before retiring to Vero Beach in 1982.
He was a war hero, landing in the first hour on Utah Beach during the World War II invasion of Normandy.
He was awarded the Bronze Star for his action as a Navy medic.
He served as president of the Greenwich Medical Society in Greenwich.
He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, earned a Ph.D. from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and an M.D. from Hahnemann Medical College.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Helen Derkash; sons, Bruce Derkash, of Tucson, Ariz., and Dr. Robert Derkash, of Glenwood Springs, Colo.; daughters, Judith Hollander, of Bethel, Ark., and Nancy Hanson, of Darien, Conn.; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at Holy Cross Church in Vero Beach.
Arrangements are by Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home in Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
