Sue (Susie) LaPosta
January 4, 1920 ~ September 19, 2005
Sue “Susie” La Posta, 85, of Weirton, passed away Monday, September 19, 2005 at her home. Born January 4, 1920 in Avella, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Anna Patrick Baker. Susie was also preceded in death by her husband, Tony on January 13, 2002, brothers Thomas and Michael Baker and sisters Anna Lengyel, Mary Kushner and Helen Danaher.
Susie was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Weirton Women’s Club and was a founding member of the Weirton Retarded Children Council.
Susie’s survivors include her son Anthony T. LaPosta and his wife Patricia; daughters Geraldine Banketas and her husband Tom all of Weirton and Sandra Riopelle and her husband Richard of Morgantown, WV; sister Margaret Lombardo of Virginia and grandchildren Rico and Michael LaPosta of Seattle, WA.
Friends will be received Wednesday 4-9PM at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton, where funeral services will be conducted at 11AM on Thursday with Rev. Darrell Carney presiding. Interment will be in St. Johns Cemetery in Colliers, WV.
Please consider a contribution in memory of Susie to the Weirton Christian Center, 3012 Elm Street, Weirton, WV 26062 or House of the Carpenter, 200 South Front Street, Wheeling, WV 26003.
Share tributes with her family at www.grecohertnick.com
Funeral Home:
Greco Hertnick Funeral Home
3219 Main Street
Weirton, WV
US 26062
Hi Gerri, Tom, and Family, Terry and I were saddened to read of your mother’s passing when we reviewed Greco’s web site tonite. Our thoughts and our prayers are with you. I enjoyed many Woman’s Club meetings with her over the years and you were really Blessed to have a mother like her. Take Care and we will be thinking of you–Blessings, Jan & Terry
TONY, SORRY ABOUT THE PASSING OF YOUR MOTHER. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY STEVE KLASH
SANDY, GERRY,AND ANTHONY, AND FAMILIES, I AM SADDENED TO HEAR OF THE LOSS OF YOUR MOM. SHE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON AND ALWAYS HAD A SMILE FOR ME. CHERISH THE MEMORIES. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF YOU. SINCERELY, JERRY HAMILL
To the LaPosta (Sandy) family. Other’s are thinking of you at this time. Sorry for your lost. Bob Kelley (Weir Avenue)
Gerry, I am so sorry to hear about your mother. I really understand how you feel and today will be a day you will always remember as one of the worst. Hang on to your memories and take some comfort in knowing your mother is in a beautiful place.God Bless you all Terri
Dear Gerry, Sandy, and Anthony, So sorry to hear of your loss. Sue was a very lovely person and always seemed so pleasant in church and involved in so many things; especially when the children were in the Weir High Band. We all at First United Methodist Church will surely miss her. Sincerely, Sally Morgan Starko First United Methodist Church and Weirton City Building employee
Dear Sandy, I am so sorry. I wish I had the perfect thing to say. As much as I miss you not being here, I admire the fact that you and Rick moved when you did, and were there for your mom. Thanks for loving your mom like you did. I hope you feel complete that you did all that you could do. Love, Tina Torres
Aunt Sandy and Uncle Rick; Our prayers are with youall during this sad time. I still have good memories of your Mom and Dad in the early 70’s on our Disneyland trip. Everytime I think of the ride home in the stationwaggon I have to laugh. You know what I mean 😉 They will both always be with us in our memories. Regards, Dan Herman
Anthony, Gerry and family, It’s such a hard thing to lose your mother. Accept our deepest sympathy. May it be of comfort to know that someday you’ll be with her again in heaven. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. Ken and Penny Lahr
My thoughts and prayers are with you, especially for Sandy Riopelle who I worked with for many years in Washington State. I almost felt like I knew Sue through Sandy’s wonderful stories about her mother.
Sandy and the LaPosta family – I am saddened by the loss of your mother. Through my friendship with Sandy, I came to meet your mother, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with her over the Christmas holidays. She is in my prayers. My deepest sympathies.
Sue, I miss you dearly. Richard Son-in-Law
Dear Sandy and family, Our prayers are with you. We know her passing is a great loss to you which is a sign of the wonderful family ties your mother nurtured. We only met her a couple of times but it was enough to understand that the love you felt for her reflected the love she gave. With our love,
My deepest condolensces to you for the loss of your mother. Being a friend of Sandy’s allowed me to know what kind of special woman she was. May God bless you all in your time of need and give you all the peace to know she is shining upon you from heaven.
We are very sorry to have heard about the passing of your mom. We treasure the memories of the BBQ – spending time with family and reuniting. Our deepest sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Dearest Sandy and the La Posta Family, We send you our deepest condolences on the loss of such a wonderful woman. Wer’e so glad we had a chance to see her at the La Posta BBQ. She was a beautiful person and she will be truly missed. You will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Aunt Sue will be sorely missed. We will never forget her promise to be my second mom when my own mother passed away. She kept her promise!