Dario F. Santella

Dario F. Santella, of Las Vegas NV, formerly of Pittsburgh PA, passed away at age 95 on April 14, 2017; husband for over 70 years of Phyllis S. (Salerno) Santella; father of Daryl (Karen) Santella of Palm Desert CA, Dale (Theresa) Santella of Export PA, Danielle (Nick) Kaylor of Las Vegas NV and Denise (Michael) Bogden of Las Vegas NV; grandfather of Michelle (Eric) Kish of Jeannette PA, Marie (Luke) Scholl of Jacksonville NC and Michael Santella of Palm Desert CA; great-grandfather of Brody James Kish, Brooklyn Paige Kish, Jackson Dario Scholl and Kennedy Jeanne Scholl. Dario was preceded in death by his sister, Gloria Hurley. He was born September 22,1921 in the town of Ateleta in the mountain region of Abruzzo, Italy. He immigrated to the United States at age 15 and later served in the US Army Air Force during World War II. For most of his career Dario was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Pittsburgh. He was an avid gardener, successful stock investor and great fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates. He and Phyllis enjoyed dancing and music and vacationing in the Caribbean and Mexico. When Dario was in his 80’s, he took two special trips to Italy with his family to visit his birthplace. Dario’s family wishes to extend its sincere thanks to the skilled nursing staff at Las Ventanas at Summerlin for all of their help and support. A visitation will be from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at Palm South Jones Mortuary, 1600 S Jones Blvd. Funeral mass will be at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, 1111 Michael Way. Both will be on Friday, April 28th. He will be buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Dr, Boulder City, NV 89005.