Pauline DiVitto – Monessen

Pauline DiVitto, 93, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023, in her home. A daughter of the late Stephen and Nellie Hovance Laskey, she was born in Herminie on March 25, 1930. Pauline lived most of her adult life in Monessen, where she and her late husband, Elisio “Les” DiVitto, owned and operated Lucchesi’s restaurant in Monessen. She remained working alongside her son since 2017, when he bought the restaurant. Survivors include her son, Edmund L. DiVitto, with whom she made her home; a son-in-law, Ray Tedesco of Venetia; two grandchildren, Nina and Maria Tedesco, both of Venetia; and a brother, Robert Laskey of Scottdale. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elisio ‘Les’ DiVitto, on Oct. 24, 2017; a daughter, Susan Tedesco on Nov. 16, 2010; a granddaughter, Sarah Natalie Stark, on July 25, 2018; and a sister, Marion Martin in 2017.   Private services were held on Wednesday at FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com, with Jean Ferguson officiating. Burial took place in Westmoreland Memorial Park.