– Dorothy Cockayne Meresko, age 82 of Bridgeport, passed away on Thursday September 15, 2005 in Milford Hospital. Mrs. Meresko, a homemaker, was born in Waterbury to the late Arthur and Laura Cockayne and has been a life long area resident. She was a member of The Success Village Women's Club and was the widow of Michael Meresko. Survivors include her beloved children Michael Meresko Jr. of Stratford, Terrence Meresko and his wife Marie of Shelton and Joyce Dube and her husband Laurent of Stratford, 5 grandchildren Daniel, Nicholas and Michael Meresko, Elaine Cavaliere and her husband Christopher and Nicole Dube, a great-grandson Christopher Cavaliere, a sister Janet Agro of Shelton and several nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by a sister Marie Canfield. Funeral services will take place on Monday September 19th at 9:30 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place and at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Grace Church Stratford for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery Bridgeport. Friends may call on Monday from 8:30a.m. – 9:30 a.m.