Carmel Eleanor Lalli DiLauro

Carmel Eleanor Lalli DiLauro, 92 years old, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her daughter Rosanne’s home in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on September 24, 2023. Carmel Eleanor was born on November 25,1930 to the late Vincent Lalli and Rose Pappano Lalli. She was a lifelong resident of the Akron area including Silver Lake and Cuyahoga Falls. She was a past member of Holy Family and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Churches. She was preceded in death by two infant children, husband Daniel DiLauro, and sisters, Elizabeth Martin and Vivian DiCaudo.

Carmel is survived by her four daughters, Marie Nancy DiLauro (Jim Hall), Rosanne DiLauro (Chris Sheppard), Sharon DiLauro, (John Petrus), Cynthia DiLauro (Ernest Freeman) and 16 grandchildren, 10 great- grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Carmel was born at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron, Ohio. She grew up in Akron and graduated from North High School. She married Danny DiLauro and was a passionate homemaker and devoted mother and grandmother who encouraged her four daughters to become physicians and helped care for her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Carmel Eleanor or “Grandma Carm” will be well-remembered for her apple strudel, home baked bread buns, “special” hot dogs and her loving, practical common sense.

Carmel Eleanor was a beautiful person inside and out. She cared deeply for the people around her and made an impact on many lives. She will be long remembered and forever missed. There will be no calling hours and funeral will be private.

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