Patricia Darlene “Dar” Sapanero, 68, of Sugar Grove, PA, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, July 15, after a sudden illness.

She was born in Warren on July 20, 1957, to Ralph and Naomi Stewart.

Dar was a lady with a big heart who was willing to help anyone with. She was the best grandma and loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her famous dish was her beloved spaghetti salad. She loved the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dar liked to garden around her house, planting vegetables and flowers. She was a homemaker but used to work at the Busy Bee in Warren before it closed and worked at car shows and flea markets selling anything and everything. She enjoyed doing puzzles and was an avid reader. You could always count on her to drink coffee at any time of the day. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

Dar is survived by her father, Ralph Stewart Jr.; her children, Tanya (Jeramy) Card, Mario Sapanero Jr, Anthonio “Tony” Sapanero; her step children, Ian (Meg) Lawson, Amber (Corey) Hill, and Miles Lawson; her grandchildren, Collin (Carley) Ruland, Curtis (Julia Bailey) Ruland, Cristian Card, Michelle (Michael) Crouse, Jeramy (Sabrina) Card, Anthony Kriner, Evan Sapanero, Candace Bush, and Trey Robinault; her step-grandchildren, Lyric, Jayce, Caden, and Noah; her great-grandchildren, Ashlyn, Tatdum, Brennex, Rayliegh, Fawn, Emerson, Odin; her siblings, Susan, Daniel & Jay R Stewart and Lee Posey; and her best friend, Karen Hill; and her “fur baby”, Roxy.

Dar was preceded in death by her mother, Naomi, her grandma, Alice, and grandpa, Ralph Sr, her brother, Ralph “Eddie” Stewart III, her grandson, Dylan Bush, her husbands, Mario Sapanero Sr in 1991 and Daniel Winwood in 2009, and her fiancé and love of her life, Dean Grosshans in 2018.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Peterson-Blick Funeral Home, Inc. 1003 Penna Ave E, Warren, PA, 16365. Visitation for Dar will take place at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 21, from 11am-1pm with a funeral service to follow at 1pm.

Interment will take place at Wesleyan Cemetery in Sugar Grove, PA.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.petersonblickfuneralhome.com or on the funeral home’s Facebook page.