Dorothy S. Kotarba (nee Schmitt), 96, died peacefully on Oct. 7, 2017 at her Riverside home. She was the secretary/treasurer of Henry’s Formal Wear.
Ms. Kotarba was the wife of the late Henry J. Kotarba for 65 years; the mother of Lori O’Connor, Nancy Battista and Penny Kotarba Eskew; the grandmother of Colleen Geiselhart, Michael (Phokham) O’Connor, Lindsay (Lee) Pollard, Allyson (Ian) Lingwood, Kevin Wright and Mariana Battista; the great-grandmother of Levi and Leah Pollard; and the sister of the late Margaret Harris and Eileen Piantanida.
Visitation is on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 8:30 a.m. until time of services, 10 a.m., at Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, 80 E. Burlington St. in Riverside, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick Road in Riverside.
In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to the church.
