Bertha “Stella” Dalessandro, 98 of Plains Township, passed away, Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2015 at Golden Living – Summit, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Bertha (Kocinski) Budzinski.

She was educated in the Plains Township School system and was employed as a seamstress in the area dress factories. She was a member of SS. Peter & Paul Church, Plains, and it’s Altar and Rosary Society, and the Plains Senior Citizens.

She was preceded in death by her husband James V. Dalessandro on December 19, 1998, son James J. Dalessandro, brothers Joseph and Peter Budzinski; sisters Antoinette Szafran, Sophie Dunsavage, Ann Pudzinski, and Mary Kwiatkowski.

Surviving are her son Robert Dalessandro, grandchildren Kerry Youngblood, James and Mark Dalessandro, Robert Dalessandro, Jr. and Kasey Marie Dalessandro, 3 great-grandchildren, nephews and nieces

Funeral will be held Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 9:00 am from the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street Plains, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 am in SS. Peter & Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road Plains, PA 18705. Private interment will be in the Parish Cemetery, Plains.

Friends may call Wednesday evening, February 4, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to SS. Peter & Paul Church 13 Hudson Road Plains, PA 18705.