RIBEIRO-SULENTIC, Vera Lucia 1961-2011
RIBEIRO-SULENTIC
Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 8/30/2011 at 02:40:33
[Waterloo Courier, Friday, June 10, 2011]
WATERLOO - Vera Lucia Ribeiro-Sulentic, 49, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011, of injuries sustained in an auto/bicycle accident.
She was born June 8, 1961, in Horizontina, Rio Grande de Sol, Brazil, daughter of Ruy Ribeiro and Selvina Mattjie Ribeiro.
She married James R. Sulentic II on Sept. 18, 2001, in Waterloo.
Vera was educated at the University of Santa Maria, with degrees in communication and law. She also earned a degree in Marketing from the Escola Superiror de Propaganda e Marketing in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Vera was office manager at Sulentic-Fischels Commercial Group in Waterloo.
Survivors include her loving husband, Jim; stepdaughter, Kara N. Reece of Atlanta, Ga.; her parents, Ruy and Selvina of Horizontina; her sister, Vania of Porto Alegre, Brazil; her brother, Chico of Balsas, Brazil; a nephew, Pedro and niece Laticia, both of Balsas.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 13, at St. Edward Catholic Church, with burial to follow in Horizontina, Brazil. Public visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway and continue for one hour before services Monday at the church.
Vera loved her daddy and her mommy more than anything. She was most happy at the YMCA or outdoors on her bike, swimming and running with her many friends and husband. She loved going to movies. She also cherished her two cats (the little rats), Biggy and Smally.
She was truly "one of a kind;" you could never forget Vera. May she rest in peace in her beloved Brazil.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Family YMCA of Black Hawk County.
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[Waterloo Courier, June 8, 2011]
DIKE, Iowa --- Investigators said they have no sign of foul play in the Tuesday morning traffic accident that killed a Waterloo bicyclist.
Grundy County Sheriff Rick Penning said there are no indications that speeding, alcohol or other gross negligence played a role in the crash that took the life of Vera Lucia Ribeiro-Sulentic, 49, of Waterloo.
Ribeiro-Sulentic was riding her bike west on Old Highway 20/160th Street at about 6:20 a.m. when she was struck from behind by a westbound sport utility vehicle driven by Dustin Hughson, 30, of Grundy Center.
Penning said the Iowa State Patrol is undertaking a technical investigation of the crash, which is normal for fatal accidents. The results are pending, but Penning said at this point he sees no charges more serious than a traffic ticket.
The accident happened three miles east of Dike.
Ribeiro-Sulentic, an exercise enthusiast, was out for a morning ride, and Hughson was returning home from his third-shift job, Penning said.
Hughson didn't have a cell phone with him and went to the nearest farm house to call authorities after the accident, the sheriff said.
Services for Ribeiro-Sulentic are pending with Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway Avenue in Waterloo.
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