ILDA M. DAMIANI

Age 88, on Thursday, April 16, 2015, of Carnegie. Beloved wife of the late Francis A. Damiani; loving mother of Sharon, Philip, Robert (Kim Green Cappuccio) and Mark (Valerie); cherished grandmother of Sarah (Matt) Fabian, Miranda (Micah) Howell, Vincent Damiani, Breanna Damiani and Billy Cappuccio; also survived by a sister, Jennie Fratti of Hershey; and nieces and nephews. ILDA was born in Hershey, PA on May 26, 1926, was the third child of Roberto and Assunta (Ricci) Plebani. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Nicholas Plebani, Norma DiClemente and Nicholas R. Plebani. ILDA graduated from Hershey High School in 1943. She was the secretary to the head of the Department of Accounts Payable of the Hershey Co. from 1943-1948. She married Francis "Frank" Damiani on June 12, 1948, and moved to Salem, WV where her husband was the head football coach of Salem College. They returned to Carnegie in 1949 before the birth of their first child to open a business "The Sports Center". ILDA also worked as a sales associate for the Joseph Horne Co. during the 1970's. ILDA devoted her life to her family, supporting her husband, raising her children and loving her grandchildren. ILDA was an excellent cook and many Italian delicacies could be found at her dinner table. ILDA was also an avid Pittsburgh sports fan cheering her Pittsburgh teams to victory. ILDA will be remembered for her guidance, her cooking, devotion to family, as a helpful neighbor and loyal friend. From proverbs: "Her children will rise up and praise her, her husband too extols her: Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all."