Richard Aldo DelRicco, "Sonny", 73, of Lusby, Maryland died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at his home.

Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Aldo and Loretta (Manfredo) DelRicco. Mr. DelRicco met his wife and resided in Lanham, Maryland where they raised their family.

Mr. DelRicco was a dental technician for the Veterans Administration in Washington, DC for over forty years. After retiring they relocated to Lusby, Maryland.

He is the loving husband of Cherie King DelRicco. They just recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary last October 25, 2008.

He is also survived by his four children, Ronald J. DelRicco and his wife Diana, Michael A. DelRicco, Lisa M. DelRicco and George W. DelRicco and his wife Anne Marie, brother of Ida DelRicco DiSanto, Anna DelRicco Mazzuchelli, Delores DelRicco DiSanto, Geraldine DelRicco Spirito, and Raymond DelRicco, grandfather of Nicole Nixon, Devin DelRicco, Demi DelRicco, Dillon DelRicco, Alyssa DelRicco, Sage DelRicco, great grandfather of Ashlan, Tessa and Chase Nixon.

The family will receive friends at the Rausch Funeral Home, P. A., 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD 20657 on Tuesday, May 19, from 2-4pm and 6-8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 90 Alexander Lane, Solomons, MD on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 11:00 am. Interment to follow at Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Port Republic, MD. Should friends desire contributions may be made in his memory to the Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area Chapter, 11240 Waples Mill Rd, Suite 402, Fairfax, VA 22030.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.