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Edie Kusko died at home in Weirton on Friday, July 3, after two months of home hospice care.
Born Edith Mae Apitzsch on March 13, 1938, she was the daughter of Arthur and Eva Apitzsch of Weirton. She graduated from Follansbee High School with the Class of 1957 and then received a West Virginia teaching certificate.
She was hired to teach at Edgewood School in Weirton, where she met fellow teacher George Kusko. Their students played matchmaker during a field trip, arranging for the two of them to sit together on the bus, and they soon began dating. They were married on May 28,1960, and recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. George remained by her side until the very end.
She earned a bachelor's degree in education from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1971 and a master's degree in education with a concentration in school counseling from the University of Dayton in 1977.
She also worked in the Toronto City Schools, where she touched the lives of many students as an elementary school teacher and eventually a principal.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Carol Mick, brother Arthur Lee Apitzsch, and niece Kelly (Mick) Tice.
She is survived by her husband, George; son George Kusko II and his wife Joanne; daughter Lisa Kusko; son Dan Kusko and partner Kim Hunter; "third son" Aaron Apitzsch and his wife Jodi; nieces and nephews Carl Mick II, Kristen (Mick) Cox, Mary Applegate, and Liz (Applegate) Herrick; dear cousin Karen (Apitzsch) Bowers; grandchildren Jessica, Alex, Aaron, Devin, and Ziya; and two great-grandchildren, Jaxson and Jocelyn.
Visitation will be held at Steel and Wolfe Funeral Home on Penco Road in Weirton on Monday, July 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. Entombment will be at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the American Heart Association. (https://www.heart.org/)
The family expresses its thanks to Visiting Angels for the wonderful home health care.
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