Natalie Marie Onori
December 23, 1913 ~ April 23, 2013
Natalie Marie Onori, age 99, formerly of Wyngate Sr. Living Community in Weirton, WV died peacefully April 23, 2013 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Westerville, OH. Born on December 23, 1913 in Brooklyn, New York she was preceded in death by her second husband, Alfred Onori, parents Michael and Prosperina DeLisa Lettieri, brothers Joseph, Michael, Patsy, Nick and Frank Lettieri and sister Rose Palumbo.
Previously married to Norbert D. Sundale son of Ilario Santella. She is survived by her daughter Ann Sundale Endry, and her husband Joseph of Westerville, OH; grandchildren Mark Endry (Pat) of Castle Rock, CO, Paul Endry of Asheville, NC, David Endry of Columbus, OH and Carol (Mark) Buccilla of Pickerington, OH and great-grandchildren Emily, Amy and Nate Buccilla and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Onori was a homemaker and a former member of St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church. She was a member of AARP and the Weirtonian Lodge 183 Italian Sons and Daughters of America, who, in 2005, honored Natalie for her 50 years of continued membership in the lodge as a chartered member.
Visitation will be held Friday from 12 noon until the 2 pm funeral service at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton, WV. The Reverend Father Manuel Gelido will officiate. Entombment will follow in St. Paul Cemetery, Weirton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice Service, 6500 Busch Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229.
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We have fond neighborhood memories of Natalie and Al. We remember Natalie enjoying her visits with Dreyfus, our dog. We also remember changing her smoke detector batteries and the blueberries she sent across the backyard to Paul when he had his kidney transplant. She and Al were special neighbors and will be missed. May you be blessed with good memories!
My Aunt “Nellie” — Oh, she hated being called Nellie — Natalie was so much more sophisticated, as was she. Until she was unable to fully communicate, every time I visited her at Wyngate, her eyes teared up and her smile lit the room! I always believed she thought I was her sister, Rosie, my mom. To My Beautiful Aunt, I love you Aunt Nellie and I know you’re with your family now! All of your brothers, your sister, and your mother and father! To The Angels In Heaven, Are you really ready for a Lettieri party in heaven? WARNING! You “ain’t” ever seen anything like it! With Love and Sympathy to Ann, Joe and family, Rena Palumbo Jones
Fond childhood memories include the weeks every summer when my sister, Carol, and I would visit Nonni and Pap-pap on Scenic Drive. Catching lightning bugs in the backyard, doodling with Pap in the kitchen under the desert wall mural, horse races with Nonni followed by root beer floats, careful slow steps down the steep basement stairs to play at Paps bar or Nonnis Slim-n-Twist and always great home cooked meals (Italian wedding soup with tasty meatballs and chunks of romano cheese). I loved visiting my Grandparents with Uncle Frank and the wonderful Enrietti family only a few steps away. Nonni was part of every Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday until her health began to fail just a few years ago. Nonni had a remarkable ability to win card games whether a family game of gin rummy or challenge penny solitaire which she still played into her late nineties. Thank you Nonni, much love and happy memories forever. Rest in Peace.
My dear Nonnie leaves me with fond memories. Lazy summer afternoons with Al as Non made dinner. Watching her manage the wringer washer that was bigger than she was. She is the only person I know who used the phrase “little wee bit”. She was a small and feisty Italian lady up to the end. Rest in Peace, Non.