Oristela 'Ori' Albert
Oristela “Ori” Albert, 87, of Butler passed away Wednesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.
She was born on July 23, 1927, in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, the daughter of the late Bruno and Zoila Bravo Rodriguez.
In 1948, she married her childhood sweetheart, Charles “Carlos” Albert, and moved to America. Together they happily worked hard to achieve the “American Dream.”
She was a homemaker and a member of the Saint Andrews Catholic Church in Butler. One of her proudest moments was becoming an American citizen.
She was an avid reader, and biographies were her favorite. She loved to dance and was a member of the YMCA line dancers who performed for many retirement homes. Her grandchildren would tell you she made the best Thanksgiving feast around.
Surviving are her son, Carlos (Gabriella) Albert of Butler; her daughter, Patricia (Sarkis) Euksuzian of Medford, N.J.; her two grandchildren, Sarah (Justin) Hastings of Louisiana and Sonya (George) Javian of New York; her two great-grandchildren, and her four sisters, Maria Rodriguez of Miami, Fla., Edelmira Castro of Costa Rica, Armanda Zimonea of Cuba, and Emelina Zamora of New Jersey.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. “Carlos” Albert, and five sisters.
Albert — The friends of Oristela “Ori” Albert, who passed away Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Young Funeral Home, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler.Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Andrew Catholic Church, 1660 N. Main St. Ext., Butler. All friends and family are welcome. Interment will be in the Butler County Memorial Park.For more information, go to www.youngfuneralhomes.com.
