Patricia Ann Dell'Alba

MONROE, NC
Patricia Ann Dell'Alba, 91, formerly of Plainfield Township, passed away peacefully in Atrium Health Hospice in Monroe, North Carolina, January 19, 2025. She was predeceased by her husband Leonard, and parents Calvin and Bertha Hovencamp Gum. She was also the step daughter of the late Erma Gum.

Patricia worked in the garment industry with her husband, but her most coveted role was a homemaker and beloved mother and grandmother. Patricia loved her faithful canine companions, reading, and trying to beat her daughter in law in scrabble. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family, especially Sunday dinners.

She was kept busy by her four children, Lisa Wetherell (Jeffry), sons Leonard Dell'Alba, David Dell'Alba (Brenda), with whom she resided and the late Karen Farino (Brad). Grandchildren, Anthony and Karla Farino, Natalie Smith (Alex), David Wetherell (Melissa), Derek Dell'Alba (Samantha), and great grandchildren, Dante, Nadia, Alexander, and Jack.

In addition to her husband Leonard, and her daughter Karen, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Joseph Dell'Alba, and step sister Sonja Baker.

Services will be private. Burial will be in Wind Gap Cemetery, Plainfield Township, with her husband Leonard. The Ruggiero Funeral Home, LLC, Pen Argyl is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be offered at www.ruggierofuneralhome.com.