Most Wednesday afternoons you could find Mary Nattini sitting next to her dear sister Rose at a table in the the expansive dining hall of the Sloatsburg Senior Center. The dynamic duo were for many years the social centerpiece of their table. As Mary’s health began to fail, Rose watched over her, ensuring that Mary enjoyed her afternoons among longtime friends.

For many years, Mary was very active in the Sloatsburg community, contributing time and money to a number of causes and organization, including Harmony Hall.

Mary Nattini, who passed away December 6, stands in the middle of the front row with her hands on the table. The Sloatsburg Senior Center celebrated residents who turned 90 years old in May of 2016. From left is Vince D’Andrea, then, in white, Angie Massaro, in the blue shirt is Harrison Bush. Next to Angie in pink, is Mary Nattini, and next to Mary is Ann Talercio. In the left background is Sloatsburg Mayor Carl Wright and Village Trustee Peter Akey.

Mary passed away Tuesday, December 6, in her home in Sloatsburg, surrounded by close family, and constant companion Rose.

Mary Carmela Nattini is pictured here (bottom right looking directly out) with her sister Antoinette Louise Nattini “Ann”, when both were seniors at Suffern High School in 1942. Mary Nattini was shown this long lost copy of her 1942 AREMAC yearbook while with her sister Rose Nattini on an afternoon at the Sloatsburg Senior Center in January of 2016.

Mary was most recently celebrated in May of 2016 at the Senior Center with other Sloatsburgers who were honored for reaching 90 years old. Mary was 91 years old when she passed away.

Mary Nattini’s obituary can be found here.

There will be a wake Friday, December 9, at Scarr Funeral Home in Suffern, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A mass of Christian Burial at Mary’s favorite church, St. Joan of Arc in Sloatsburg, NY, will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 10. Following the mass, Mary Nattini will be buried in the historical Sloatsburg Cemetery.