Alberta 'Berta' Diaz Soriano passed away on October 23, 2022 surrounded by loved ones. She committed her life to family and was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Those that had the pleasure of knowing her know that she was a strong, loving, nurturing woman whose place in life was the matriarch of her family. Alberta was born in Havana, Cuba on July 12, 1936 to Paula Carbo Nodarse and Demetrio Diaz. She migrated to Key West, Florida at the age of 12. Here she met and married the love of her life, Lionel Soriano. This union resulted in a family of 4 children, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren to date.

'Berta' will always be remembered as a strong-willed, straightforward, problem-solving, meticulous woman that did things her way up until the very end.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Lionel Soriano, and her parents. She is survived by her 4 children: Elsa Aritas (Joe), Leonela Gonzalez, Odalys Orellana (Juan Carlos), and Jose 'Boy' Soriano (Dinorah), 11 grandchildren: Paula Keohane (Sean), Joey Aritas (Amanda), Jessica Bastien (Ray), Christina Norris (Justin), Stefanee Moore (Ray), Marko Gonzalez (Vanessa), Millie Rodriguez (Kevin Crockett), Luli Francis (Joe), Aryani Soriano (Joe), Jovanni Soriano and Juan Jose Orellana, and many other family members.

Funeral services will be held at Glad Tidings Tabernacle, 1209 United St., on Friday, Oct. 28, at 3 p.m. Professional services entrusted to Key West Mortuary, 328 Truman Avenue.