VERA JUBERA
Vera Jubera was born August 24, 1913, a daughter of the late Charles and Lula (Coleman) Barlow.
She was raised and lived her life in Powhatan Point, OH. She was raised on the river in the big brick house at the end of First Street.
She was the last surviving of five children. Her siblings in order were: Mary Virginia Barlow Saner, Charles Clinton Barlow, Marjorie E Barlow Grabans, Neva Barlow Spando.
Her mother, Lula Coleman Barlow, passed away in 1920, weeks after giving birth to the last daughter, Neva.
Vera’s uncle George Barlow owned the ferry that once existed in town. Her life revolved around work and the river. Vera was required to end her education after completing the eigth grade to help support the family. Her childhood work included making bricks from the swamp behind the clinic on Main Street.
From her childhood, she recalled the river floods and how they impacted the town. During 1934, she worked for the US Postal Service, her duties included carrying the mail across the river when it was frozen.
Vera married Andy Kostecka on August 27, 1935, they had one child Charles Anthony Kostecka on August 27, 1939. Her son, Charley, predeceased her in 2015. She was widowed on May 11, 1954.
Vera has two surviving grandsons, Tony Charles Kostecka, (Dana Marie Kostecka), Andrew Earl Kostecka; and two great-granddaughters, Kristen Ann Kostecka and Raylyn Kostecka.
On June 21, 1971, she married Nicholas Jubera, who also was born and raised in Powhatan Point. She lived as a homemaker, enjoying having their house built, developing the property, gardening and cooking from the garden. She always has fresh homemade pies ready for the family visits. They were never apart for more than his working hours for their entire marriage when she was widowed once again on August 7, 2011, after 40 years of marriage. She lived out her final years in the Forest Hill Nursing Center to the age of 106 years old.
A private service will be held on May 16, 2020, at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory 441, 37th St., Bellaire, OH, 43906, with Rev. James Hoff officiating. Burial will follow in Powhatan Cemetery.
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