| Graduation Year | Class of 1968 |
| Date of Birth | Jul 18, 1950 |
| Date of Passing | Apr 01, 2009 |
| About | Class of '68. Married John Marietta on 22 August 1970 The daughter of Homer & Nadine Walker. She attended Labette Community College, graduating magna cum laude and earning the Mallinckrodt Award for highest GPA in 1987 with a degree as a radiologist. Roberta worked at Mt. Carmel Medical Center and Freeman Hospital locally and, over the last several years, traveled the country working in temporary positions, as an x-ray technologist and mammographer for under-staffed hospitals. She married John Marietta Jr 22 Aug 1970 at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Chicopee, Ks. Survivors include her husband, son Jason, her mother & step father Jack & Nadine Wilson, her mother-in-law Helen Marietta & two grandchildren. Roberta has requested that any memorials be directed to Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Fund or to the Mayo Clinic for pancreatic cancer research. For those who knew her, Roberta lived her life zealously and enjoyed life. While she was taken from this world at an early age, Roberta made the most of her days, fulfilling her love of world travel and spending vacations the last several years in Daytona, Florida, since she and John shared a love for the beach. Roberta's passion was for her family. She was very loving and protective of her husband and had a very close relationship with her son. That love was only exceeded by the birth of twin granddaughters, who lovingly called her Grandma Berta and wrapped her heart around their little fingers. She loved to play with the girls and spoil them with affection and gifts. Throughout her illness, her desire to be with her family gave her the strength and determination to keep going through chemotherapy and the pain that cancer brings. |
