Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Sando,  Matilda Bonanni     March 7, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/11/2008
  Sando, Matilda Bonanni    
   
   
  Matilda Bonanni Sando LEBANON Matilda Bonanni Sando, of 1129 Sun Drive, 
  Lebanon, and formerly of Myerstown, died March 7, 2008, at the Good Samaritan 
  Hospital. She was the wife of George G. Sando, with whom she had celebrated 56 
  years of marriage on August 4, 2007. Born in West Myerstown, she was the 
  daughter of the late Norberto and Grazia Cimini Bonanni. She was a graduate of 
  Myerstown High School and Lebanon Valley College, with a Bachelor of Science 
  degree in music education. For 12 years, she served as organist at her church, 
  Mary Gate of Heaven, Myerstown, Pa., and also served as historian for the 
  church by writing the 50th and 75th histories. She also taught religious 
  classes for 10 years. In other related church activities, she served as 
  president of the Parish Council of Catholic Women, deanery vice president and 
  diocesan committee member, and served as a volunteer worker on the Noon Meal 
  Program for a 10year period. A talented lyric soprano, she sang professionally 
  on the radio WKBOHarrisburg, Pa., and WORK-York, Pa. In addition, she was a 
  vocalist with the Myerstown Acme Band, Louis De Nunzio's Orchestra, and the Art 
  Zellers Band. During the Myerstown Bicentennial Celebration, she served as 
  chairman of the (13) antique window displays and chairman of the Isaac Meier 
  House Open House with borrowed antique furnishings. In 1972, she was appointed 
  by Gov. Milton Shapp as a trustee of Wernersville State Hospital, and served in 
  that capacity for seven years on various committees. She was a member of the 
  Women's Club of Lebanon and Historical Preservation Trust; a former member of 
  the Lebanon Country Flower Club, and a former member of the Harmonia Music 
  Club. Politically, she served as vice president of the former Young Democrats 
  and served as chairman of the Myerstown (KennedyJohnson) campaign. Later in her 
  life, she also became interested in art and studied with the late Floyd Hackman 
  of Lititz, Pa. She had several one-man shows. Her hobbies were collecting 
  antique objects, traveling, and attending concerts. In addition to her husband, 
  she is survived by several nieces and nephews. She is the last of her immediate 
  family. Preceding her in death were a sister, Mary Volpe; and brothers, James 
  and Amelio Bonanni. Mass of Christian Burial Friday at 10 a.m. from Mary Gate 
  of Heaven Church, 188 W. McKinley Ave., Myerstown, PA 17067. Interment at 
  Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Viewing hours Thursday evening 6-8, with 
  recitation of the rosary at 7, and Friday morning 99:30 at Thompson Funeral 
  Home Inc., 126 S. Ninth St., Lebanon. In lieu of flowers, memorial 
  contributions may be made to Mary Gate of Heaven Church, or American Cancer 
  Society, Box 1274, Lebanon, PA 17042. Share a memory with the family at our on 
  line guest book at www.thompsonfuneralh omelebanon.com.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 3/11/2008.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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