Ada DeMare, 92, of Niles died at 12:39PM Saturday, June 11, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio.

She was born November 16, 1918 in Bagnara Nocera Umbrea, Italy the daughter of Alessandro and Angela Gaspari Marchini. Ada later moved to Rome where she met and married her husband Phillip DeMare who was stationed there serving with The United States Army during World War II.. Ada then gave birth to their daughter Mary Ann before the family eventually moved to The United States.

She was employed for five years at Kings Depatment Store, a homemaker, member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Niles, Mt. Carmel Society, and The MCEU Radio Club.

Ada enjoyed bowling as she belonged to three leagues for thirty years and made many tournaments. She also enjoyed golfing, ceramics, painting, and loved to crochet afgans and baby dolls, one of which Vanna White from Wheel of Fortune recieved and made Ada so happy.

Her husband Phillip J. DeMare whom she married June 15, 1944 died October 27, 1972.

She will be deeply missed by two sons Anthony A. DeMare and his wife Kathi of Niles and Angelo P. DeMare with whom she made her home, a daughter Mary Ann Jacobi and her husband Ted III of Port Washington, New York, a brother Olivo Marchini of Nocera Umbrea Italy, six grandchildren, Leslie Ann Collins and her husband Peter, Christina Bernstein and her husband Aaron, Michael Jacobi and his wife Maria, Andrea Sigley and her husband Bob, Kellie Ford and her husband Aaron, and Anthony DeMare, 2 great-grandchildren Reilly Jacobi and Whitney Sigley, several cousins still in Italy, and a cousin Maria Del Fem in Massachusetts.

She is preceded in death by a brother Dante Marchini.

Friends may call from 5 to 8PM Tuesday at The Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral in Niles where the Mt. Carmel Society will conduct prayers at 4:45PM and the Mt. Carmel Bereavement Ministry will conduct prayers at 7:30PM.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 9:30AM Wednesday at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Chuch with Fr. Larry Frient officiating, preceded by a 9AM prayer service at the funeral home.

Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery.

Friends and family can view this obituary, sign the guestbook, and send e-mail condolences at www.josephrossifuneralhome.com.