Carmel Ross DeLattre, 93, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of James Ross and Susan Revetta Ross Coulter, (step father, James L. Coulter). She was born in East Monongahela on September 13, 1924.
Carmel was a graduate of Monongahela High School, class of 1942. During World War II, she was an operator for the Bell Telephone Company. She was an active member of the Monongahela Woman's Club for fifty two years, serving as club president from 1968 to 1970. Carmel was married to the late Eugene Julien DeLattre for sixty three years. She and Gene resided for many years at 214 Diane Drive in Monongahela, then retired to Spring Grove Condo's in Rostraver where Carmel was a member of the Spring Grove Book Club. She was a member of The Church of St. Anne in Rostraver and it's Confraternity of Christian Mothers. Carmel loved spending weekends with her husband at their country getaway in Somerset. There she entertained friends and family, tended her cherished flower garden and was a member of the Somerset Garden Club. Throughout her long life, Carmel was a busy and multi talented homemaker. She was the baker for all occasions and a skilled seamstress. In the 1950's and 1960's, she sewed and tailored clothes and coats for herself and her daughter. Later in life, she loved making stuffed animals for her grandchildren. Carmel was a self taught artist. For the past twenty years, she enjoyed painting on home grown gourds of all shapes and sizes, turning them into penguins, santas, snowmen, jack-o-lanterns and miniature people, then gifting them to family and friends. Recently, Carmel wrote a book about her life for her family and entitled it, "Yesteryears".
She is survived by three sons and a daughter, James (Beverly) DeLattre of Donora, Catherine (Gerrit) DeLattre Vandermeer of New York City, Robert "Boe" DeLattre of Colstrip, Montana, Martin (Jeri) DeLattre of Monongahela; nine grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; sister, Donna Coulter Lengyel of Monongahela; brother, James Ross of Charleroi; step brother, Jack Coulter of Monongahela; numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Julien DeLattre who died September 26, 2010; sister, Gloria Grant; and brother, John Ross.
Friends will be received on Friday, September 14, 2018 from 4-8 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Family and friends are asked to go directly to The Church of St. Anne, 1870 Rostraver Road, Rostraver Township for a mass of Christian burial on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM with the Rev. Vincent Gigliotti, pastor as celebrant. Committal services and interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Monongahela Cemetery Chapel Restoration Project, PO Box 164, Monongahela, PA 15063.