CURRENT CELEBRATIONS

Loretta LaScala

Loretta liked everything just so: her hair, nails and makeup were always perfect; not a speck of dust in her home. As a mom she was accepting of anything her kids wanted to do, but she spoke her mind if she thought something was wrong. And just be sure to be at her table by 4:45. She made the best peanut butter fudge and banana pudding and the Kentucky girl learned to cook Italian with the best of them. She worked as a waitress early in her life and recalled it as if it had happened the week before. But, of course, she found her real calling late in life: a grandmother for the ages. And maybe it wasn’t just her offspring: she would light up at the sight of any baby. Everyone knew not to call her or schedule anything for 3 p.m.; Loretta would be checking in on her friends at General Hospital. She collected Porcelain Dolls and loved Tastycakes and Pepsi.
Through friends she’d meet a handsome guy named Phil; they shared a 39-year marriage. She is survived by her children, Darlene Monaco (Tom), Tammy Lee (Whitey), Bobby Chew (Julie), Michael LaScala (Lauren) and Amanda LaScala (Ian); grandchildren, Kyle, Kristen, Stephanie, Danielle, Shawn, Cooper, Breanna and Henry; great grandchildren, Teddy, Piper, Audrianna, Max and Scarlett; her brother, Ruie, her sister, Loisjean and her best buddy, Tink the dog.
Come celebrate 80 great years Wednesday 10 to noon at Daley Life Celebration Studio, Swedesboro. Interment, Lake Park Cemetery, Woolwich.