Obituary for Grace Teresa Marie Delduca (Daittillio)
Delduca, Grace Theresa Marie
West Newton, PA
Grace Theresa Delduca, nee Daittillio, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2020 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at the age of 97. Grace was born on October 16, 1922 in Donora, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Francesco (Frank) Daittillio, from Casoli, Italy, and Pasqualina Fantone, whose parents were from Campobasso, Italy. She had fond memories of growing up in Donora with her family and a close-knit and diverse community of friends and neighbors. Grace worked in Melenyzer’s Furniture Store in Donora, where she met the love of her life, Joseph, and moved to West Newton after they were married. Grace made her home in West Newton with Joe where they raised their family, and lived there for many years afterward. Grace enjoyed cooking, traveling to New England, particularly Cape Cod and the White Mountains, reading poetry, particularly that of Robert Frost, taking walks, following Pittsburgh sports teams, and most of all she loved visiting with her family and reminiscing about people and places growing up. She also loved becoming a grandmother at the age of 79, and was blessed with three grandchildren. Grace is survived by her sons Michael and David; her grandsons Benjamin and Daniel, and granddaughter Gracie; her daughter’s-in-law Margaret and Melissa; her sister Geraldine, a sister-in-law Rosemarie, and numerous nieces and nephews and their children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years Joseph; her father Frank; her mother Pasqualina, her brother Charles, her brother Francis Junior; her brother-in-law Mark Evich, and her sister-in-law Patricia Patch Daittillio.
A private funeral procession and chapel service will be conducted prior to interment at Mon Valley Memorial Park in Donora, PA. A memorial mass and service celebrating Grace’s life will be held at a future date open to all family and friends.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org).
If you would like to leave a memory about Grace or share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com
West Newton, PA
Grace Theresa Delduca, nee Daittillio, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2020 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at the age of 97. Grace was born on October 16, 1922 in Donora, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Francesco (Frank) Daittillio, from Casoli, Italy, and Pasqualina Fantone, whose parents were from Campobasso, Italy. She had fond memories of growing up in Donora with her family and a close-knit and diverse community of friends and neighbors. Grace worked in Melenyzer’s Furniture Store in Donora, where she met the love of her life, Joseph, and moved to West Newton after they were married. Grace made her home in West Newton with Joe where they raised their family, and lived there for many years afterward. Grace enjoyed cooking, traveling to New England, particularly Cape Cod and the White Mountains, reading poetry, particularly that of Robert Frost, taking walks, following Pittsburgh sports teams, and most of all she loved visiting with her family and reminiscing about people and places growing up. She also loved becoming a grandmother at the age of 79, and was blessed with three grandchildren. Grace is survived by her sons Michael and David; her grandsons Benjamin and Daniel, and granddaughter Gracie; her daughter’s-in-law Margaret and Melissa; her sister Geraldine, a sister-in-law Rosemarie, and numerous nieces and nephews and their children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years Joseph; her father Frank; her mother Pasqualina, her brother Charles, her brother Francis Junior; her brother-in-law Mark Evich, and her sister-in-law Patricia Patch Daittillio.
A private funeral procession and chapel service will be conducted prior to interment at Mon Valley Memorial Park in Donora, PA. A memorial mass and service celebrating Grace’s life will be held at a future date open to all family and friends.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org).
If you would like to leave a memory about Grace or share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com