Darlene E. Sager, Charleroi
Obituaries
August 13, 2022

Darlene E. Sager, Charleroi

By Mon Valley Independent

Darlene E. Sager, 71,  of Charleroi, passed away on Aug. 11, 2022, in Penn High-lands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Char-  leroi on Feb. 13, 1951, a daughter of the late James and Virginia Keller Fowler. Darlene was a member of Ladies Auxiliary of the Charleroi American Legion Post 22. Surviving are her husband, Albert Sager; daughters, Virginia and husband Frank Hewitt of North Huntingdon, and Brandie Sager of Charleroi; grandchildren, Austin, Albert, Abigail and Maddox Hewitt; brothers, James and wife Kathy Fowler, and Dennis and wife Judy Fowler; numerous nieces and nephews; and her beloved dog, “Meatball.” In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Clara Clark. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Rhome Funeral Home Inc., 1209 Grand Blvd. Monessen, where friends will be welcomed from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. Services will be held in the funeral home  at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Interment will follow in Sewickley Presbyterian Cemetery, Yukon.

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