She was a graduate of North East High School and received her Bachelor of Arts in 1973 from Mercyhurst College and a Master of Education from Gannon University in 1981 in Environment Education. Due to illness, Kathy retired from the Erie School District after 25 years of service. She taught science at East High School and Roosevelt Middle School. She was honored by her peers as Teacher of the Year in 1993. Kathy was extremely proud of her Italian American heritage and could be seen at many celebrations dancing the tarrantella with her sisters and other family members. She enjoyed cooking and baking, designing floral creations and winemaking, a hobby she shared with her father.
Kathy was preceded in death by her grandparents, Vincent and Catherine Coletta and Domenic and Assunta Ferrante and a brother-in-law, Carl Dominick.
Kathy is survived by her husband Richard, daughter Angela Veshecco and husband Brian, son Rick Fetzner; her parents, sisters;Susan Dominick and Jean DeLaura and husband Robert; brother Vincent and family, mother-in-law, Julia Fetzner, sister-in-law Donna Martilla and brothers-in-law, Raymond Fetzner and wife Sharon and Donald (Nick) Fetzner and wife Diane. She is also survived by her godchild and several nieces and nephews. Kathy will be missed by her beloved pets, Dixie and Jiffy.
Burial will be in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.
She was a graduate of North East High School and received her Bachelor of Arts in 1973 from Mercyhurst College and a Master of Education from Gannon University in 1981 in Environment Education. Due to illness, Kathy retired from the Erie School District after 25 years of service. She taught science at East High School and Roosevelt Middle School. She was honored by her peers as Teacher of the Year in 1993. Kathy was extremely proud of her Italian American heritage and could be seen at many celebrations dancing the tarrantella with her sisters and other family members. She enjoyed cooking and baking, designing floral creations and winemaking, a hobby she shared with her father.
Kathy was preceded in death by her grandparents, Vincent and Catherine Coletta and Domenic and Assunta Ferrante and a brother-in-law, Carl Dominick.
Kathy is survived by her husband Richard, daughter Angela Veshecco and husband Brian, son Rick Fetzner; her parents, sisters;Susan Dominick and Jean DeLaura and husband Robert; brother Vincent and family, mother-in-law, Julia Fetzner, sister-in-law Donna Martilla and brothers-in-law, Raymond Fetzner and wife Sharon and Donald (Nick) Fetzner and wife Diane. She is also survived by her godchild and several nieces and nephews. Kathy will be missed by her beloved pets, Dixie and Jiffy.
Burial will be in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.
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