Karen Kuba Obituary

Karen (Riesterer) Kuba

Jun 15, 1957 - Nov 1, 2023

Marietta

Karen (Riesterer) Kuba, of Marietta, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, after a cancer diagnosis.

She was born June 15, 1957, in Sandusky, to Regis Ned and Mildred (Petrick) Riesterer, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Sandusky St. Mary's High School in 1975 and Kent State University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.

In 1984, Karen married Dennis "Denny" Kuba and he survives. They spent their loving years of married life in Marietta where they had a wonderful time raising their child, Matthew (wife Alisa) of Florida. Matthew was Karen's greatest joy.

Karen is also survived by two big brothers, Michael (Janet) and Charles (Susan) Riesterer, both of Sandusky. Their children include Ryan and Meghan Riesterer, Beth and Ricky Rodriguez, Eric Riesterer, and Amy Logan. There are also six adorable little grandnieces and grandnephews that Karen got to spend a day with at Cedar Point Beach the summer of 2022 that she never stopped talking about.

On the Kuba side, surviving are sister-in-law, Beverly (Dennis) Molchan; niece, Denice (Rey) Gonzales; and adult grandnephews and grandniece, all residing in Texas. Karen is also survived by her aunt, Louise of Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

She was also preceded in death by her sister-in-law, Geri Risley; and nephew, Lance Molchan.

Karen considered nursing to be part of her being. She loved the science of it and her 41-year career at the bedside helping people and sharing her knowledge with other nurses. Emergency room nursing was her favorite.

She also enjoyed kayaking (thanks Carol), learning piano (thanks Jane), travel, reading, eating decadent desserts, and volunteering with the wonderful people at the Greater Marietta Community Food Pantry where she convinced Becky and Connie to join her in numerous pursuits.

Karen had wonderful close friends in Marietta including Lauren, Terrie, and her beloved "Thursday Girls." Pat in California and Susan in Oregon were also very special friends.

Karen was a member of Basilica of St Mary of the Assumption in Marietta.

At Karen's request, there will be no visitation. Mass and burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church in Bradenville, Pennsylvania, where the rest of the Kuba family rests.

Instead of visitation, flowers, and tears, Karen requests that you go out to dinner with friends and family, have some laughs, and have a big chocolate dessert in her memory.

Lopatich-Brinker Funeral Home, LLC, 601 Weldon Street, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, is handling arrangements.

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