Natalie Kathleen Bruner Klaus, 56, of Lyndora died early Saturday morning at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh following a sudden illness.

Born Jan. 14, 1953, in Butler, she was a daughter of Olga Boshko Bruner and the late Francis Edward "Eddie" Bruner.

A 1969 graduate of Butler High School and the Hartford Airline Personnel School in Hartford, Conn., Natalie returned to Lyndora in 2007 after several years of living in California and Oregon.

She was a member of St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Lyndora.

She is survived by her mother; a sister, Patricia Bruner of Pittsburgh; and cousins Carol Travers of Cranberry Township and Dennis Dancik of Butler.

<B>KLAUS</B> — Friends of Natalie Kathleen Bruner Klaus, who died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St.A funeral liturgy will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Andrew Orthodox Church, 201 Penn Ave., Lyndora. The Rev. Joseph D. Wargo, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow at North Side Cemetery, Butler.A Parastas service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.Additional information can be found and condolence messages placed at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.\