- Date Of Birth: September 3, 1924
- Date Of Death: November 13, 2018
- State: Pennsylvania
Carmela DelGrosso, 94, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus. She was born on September 3, 1924 in Colle Sannita, Italy, the daughter of Giuseppenicola and Lucia (Zeolla) Mascia. In November, 1954, she married Antonio DelGrosso in Foiano di Val Fortore, Italy, and traveled to the United States to join him and begin a new life. She arrived in New York aboard the Andrea Doria in 1955. One of seven siblings, she was the only member of her family to immigrate to the United States, and became a U.S. citizen in 1967. She was a talented needleworker and seamstress, and worked for several years at the Lehigh Valley Silk Mills in Fountain Hill, which is now on the National Registry of Historic Places. She lived in the same house in South Bethlehem for 60 years, and was a beloved member of a close-knit neighborhood. She also loved to cook for her family, and often shared her favorite dishes with neighbors and friends.
SURVIVORS: She will be greatly missed by her family and is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Anthony and Vicky (Fluck) DelGrosso, and daughter and son-in-law Maria Teresa DelGrosso and Charles Dangelmajer, all of Bethlehem; her grandchildren Amy Lazaro (Marcus) of Bethlehem; Katie Beaumont (Colin) of Orefield; Andrew Frey of Washington DC; Anthony DelGrosso, Rebecca Frey, and Peter Frey of Bethlehem; 4 great-grandchildren; sister Libera Spina of Milan, Italy, and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Antonio; brothers, Innocenzo, and Giuseppe Mascia, and sisters, Michelina, Giuseppina, and Maria.
NOV 17. 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (EST)
Holy Ghost Church
417 Carlton Avenue
Bethlehem, PA, 18015
NOV 17. 11:00 AM (EST)
Holy Ghost Church
417 Carlton Avenue
Bethlehem, PA, 18015
