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Note: Obituary for Paulette Lucille Sober Paulette Lucille Rivi Sober, 74, Topeka, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Stormont-Vail Health Center surrounded by her family.
Paulette was born on May 7, 1943, in Leechburg PA the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Akos Rivi. She graduated from Leechburg High School in 1961. On April 16, 1966, Paulette and Lloyd Sober were united in marriage in Leechburg. They enjoyed 51 wonderful years together. In 1967, the U.S. Air Force transferred them to Topeka. Paulette was an intake coordinator at Let`s Help, Inc. for 31 years. She was a member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Paulette enjoyed going to the casino, traveling and baking, but the most important thing to her was time spent with her family. Paulette will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed.
Grateful to have shared her life are her husband, Lloyd Sober, Topeka; sons, David E. Sober (Meredith) and Mark E. Sober, both of Topeka; grandsons, Blake (Kelsey) and Taylor Sober and Cody Rivera; siblings, Lori Paul, Springfield VA, Joseph Rivi (Kathy), Lakewood OH, Sandra Kridler (Samuel), Leechburg PA, Ronald Rivi (Debbie), Greensburg PA, Randy Rivi, Leechburg PA and Jeffrey Rivi (Darla), Fairfax VA; sister-in-law, Linda Ritter (Edward), Leechburg PA; as well as her uncle and numerous nieces and nephews.
Paulette was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Brian J. Sober in 1996.
A rosary will be prayed at 5 p.m. on Friday at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka KS 66614, where family will greet friends following until 7 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
Burial will follow in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery.
When Paulette L. Rivi was born on May 7, 1943, in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, her father, Joseph, was 24, and her mother, Dorothy, was 22. She married on April 16, 1966, in her hometown. She had three children during her marriage. She died on June 18, 2017, in Topeka, Kansas, at the age of 74, and was buried there.
When Paulette Lucille Rivi was born on May 7, 1943, in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, her father, Joseph, was 24, and her mother, Dorothy, was 22. She married Lloyd Eugene Sober on April 16, 1966, in her hometown. They had three children during their marriage. She has four brothers and two sisters.
About Sober & Rivi Families of PA.
The Sober family originated from West Europe, England,and Germany
Living in England, the Sober family was a wealthy and respected
family, active in the import/export business and a plantation
owners in Barbados , they owned and used slaves in growing sugar cane and
distilling of Rum.
The Sober and Soper names are still common last names in Barbados
John Sober bought/inherited "The Mount Gilboa Plantation/Distillery"
from William Sandiford in 1747, and he renamed it "The Gay Rum Co"
in honor of his best friend Sir John Gay Alleyne.
In 1807 Slave Trading was abolished in Barbados ending the use of
slavery there.
John Sober and his son Cumberbatch Sober continued to operate the
plantation as absentee owners living in England. In 1860 the company
was sold to the Thornhill family.
Some of the ancestors are still living there and some returned back
to England and some immigrated to the Philadelphia/New Jersy area,
and eventually settled in Plainfield, Northumberland Co., PA.
In the 1790's, George B Sober immigrated "over the mountain"
West to Greensburg Westmoreland Co., PA., and then to
Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA., near the present day town
of Leechburg Westmoreland Co., PA.
George B Sober bought the original Sober farm deed in 1798.
The Sober farm is still owned by the Sober Family.
Sober Family Tree:
(1) John George Sober & Barbara Bitz
(2) George B Sober & Margaret Artman (3) Daniel Sober & Elizabeth Speicher (4) David Sober & Elizabeth Byrer (5) Daniel ^Newt^ Newton Sober & Caroline Kepple (6) Robert Miller Sober & Verna Lookabaugh (7) Glenn Sober & Lois Jones (8) Lloyd Sober & Paulette Rivi (9) Brian Sober (9) Mark Sober (9) David Sober & Meredith Monhollon (10) Blake David Sober (10) Taylor Paul So The Rivi Family originated from:
Pieve, Berceto, Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
They came to escape wide spread poverty and political oppression.
Most of the Rivi's came thru Ellis Island New Yory in the
early 1900's immigrating to Rimersburg PA., Freeport PA.,
Westmoreland Co., Leechburg PA.
Most of the Rivi's became coal miners, which was in
great demand at the time.
Rivi Family Tree:
(1) Joseph Rivi & Fortuna Schatolina
(2) Charles Rivi & Lucy Camisa (3) Joseph Rivi & Dorothy Akos (4) Paulette Lucille Rivi & Lloyd Sober (5) Brian Joseph Sober (5) Mark Erin Sober (5) David Eugene Sober & Meredith Monhollon (6) Blake David Sober (6) Taylor Paul Sober
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