Karolin Kukuda, age 98, of Waterford, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Millcreek Community Hospital. Born in Banhida, Hungary on July 17, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Janos and Anna Beres Kibrick.
Mrs. Kukuda came to the United States in 1973 and lived with her sister in Erie. She later lived in Cambridge Springs, Edinboro, and Waterford, and she attended St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Cambridge Springs.
Her husband, Istvan Kukuda, died in 1974, and her sister, Martha Tobias, also died previously.
Survivors include her two sons, Steven Kukuda and his wife Edith of Cambridge Springs, and Larry Z. Kukuda, with whom she made her home in Waterford; also, 9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday morning at 10:00 am at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Cambridge Springs with Fr. David Poulson as celebrant. Interment will be in Cambridge Springs Cemetery.
Please accept our deepest sympathies for the passing of your dear mother. She resided next to my mother, Virginia “Toni” Turek, at Millcreek Manor. Karolin was very protective of my mother even though they could not verbally communicate with each other. We spent time with Karolin at the computer trying to use a translation program for the Hungarian language. At all our attempts she would smile and laugh.
Despite all of these attempts she always understood our love for her.
We hold endearing memories of your mother in our hearts.
Most sincerely, Judy and David Johnson