Nancy Schuster Natoli 5/21/65 - 9/17/13

Heaven gained a beautiful angel as my mother slipped away from us in the early morning hours of Tuesday. 

Enough good things can't be said about my mom. It would be pointless to write a nice long blog post about her because I wouldn't be able to encapsulate everything. I'd rather leave it as: if you knew my mom, you already know. She was the life of my family and the abrupt and early loss of her will deeply affect my family forever. I owe every positive quality of my character to her, and my mom will always be my hero.

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Local Newspaper Obituary running on Friday, Sept 20:

Nancy Schuster Natoli

5/21/1965 - 9/17/2013

Nancy Schuster Natoli, 48, of Bel Air, MD, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013 in her home. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and is the daughter of Walter Jule Schuster Sr. and Jacqueline Vogel Schuster of Webster Groves, MO.

           In addition to her parents, Mrs. Natoli is survived by her devoted husband of 26 years, Vincent Dominic Natoli; children, Mary E., Michael B., and James V. Natoli of Bel Air; siblings Sister Dorothy Guadalupe Schuster, S.V. of Suffern, NY, Walter J. Schuster Jr. and wife Anne of Webster Groves, MO, Peter J. Schuster and wife Sonja of Atascadero, CA, and David M. Schuster and wife Loretta of Webster Groves, MO. She is also survived by 12 loving nieces and nephews and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Mrs. Natoli was successful in her roles as homemaker and careerwoman, serving as Program Director of the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. During her career, she protected the training mission of the armed forces by negotiating agreements with local and state authorities and environmental groups across the nation. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in urban planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mrs. Natoli was known for her compassion, hospitality, and healthy lifestyle. She served in leadership roles and as a volunteer in many school and community organizations and was an active member of Mountain Christian Church in Joppa, MD.

           Visitation will be held at McComas Funeral Home, P.A. in Abingdon, MD on Friday, September 20, 2013 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.  Services will be at Mountain Christian Church in Joppa on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Ben A. Cachiaras officiating.  Interment will be in the adjoining church cemetery.

            In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Mrs. Natoli may be directed to support colorectal cancer research at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Please make checks payable to Johns Hopkins University. Gifts may be mailed with a memo indicating that this gift is for colorectal cancer research in memory of Nancy Natoli to the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, 100 North Charles Street, Suite 234, Baltimore, MD 21201 or make a gift online.

Memory tributes may be sent to the family at mccomasfuneralhome.com.