Ada J. DeLauretis, 86 of Lansford and Scranton, Pennsylvania died on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 while a guest at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Born Thursday, May 18, 1933 in Italy, she was a first generation United States citizen. Ada was the daughter of the late Lorenzo Cattivera and the late Anna Perelli Cattivera. She was the wife of Robert Anthony DeLauretis who passed away in 1998 and was also preceded in death by a grandson, Spencer DeLauretis. .Surviving are sons, Robert A. DeLauretis and his wife, Janet of Scranton, PA, Lorenzo P. "Larry" DeLauretis and his wife, Ann Marie of Tamaqua, PA, and Peter DeLauretis and his wife, Sharon of Colorado Springs, CO; daughters, Josephine Peters and her husband, Thomas of Tarpon Springs, FL and Licia Schock and her husband, Harold of Lansford, PA; grand children, Heather, Megan, Robert III, Joseph, Marcus, Morgan, Jimmy, Ada; great grand children, Dominick and Cierra.Ada was employed in the textile industry and also worked at Burger King. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening and working on puzzle books. Private arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc, 655 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252; 570-668-2550. To offer condolences or share a fond memory of Ada, please visit
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