Obituaries
March 3, 2020

Darlene Natali – Charleroi, formerly of Virginia and West Virginia

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Darlene Natali
Charleroi,
formerly of Virginia and West Virginia
Darlene Natali, 78, of Charleroi, formerly of Virginia and West Virginia, died Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Cambridge Creekside Senior Living in Charleroi. She was born Aug. 18, 1941, in McKeesport, the daughter of Americo “Skucks” and Lena Zatelli Natali. Darlene was a graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School, class of 1959. After graduation, Darlene was employed at various banks in our area. She then moved to Virginia, where she was employed at First Virginia Bank as a manager and retired with numerous years of service as a vice president. Darlene was a beautiful, fun, loving person whose doors were always open to anyone who was in need. She is survived by her sister, Karen Quattrone and husband Philip A. of Jefferson Hills; niece, Ledea Obrist and husband John; two nephews, Philip “Beau” Quattrone and wife Jennifer, Dr. Derrico Quattrone, DPM, and wife Sherri; nine great-nieces and great-nephews, Gabriel, Mikayla, Elijah and Joshua Obrist, Anna, Zachary, Elizabeth, Nico and Gavin Quattrone; and a special cousin, Joanie Delmastro Albers of Virginia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Hunter Smith and Jack Fincham. Friends will be received from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 West Main St., Monongahela, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2020, with the Rev. Jude Urso officiating. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Pittsburgh, 2835 E. Carson St., 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com.

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