Carole Riva

August 30, 1944 - February 14, 2016

Carole Riva, 71, of Smithton, went to be with the Lord, in her home on Sunday, February 14, 2016. A daughter of the late Richard and Ann Horn Erbe, she was born in N. Charleroi on August 30, 1944. Catholic by faith, Carole had resided in Smithton most of her adult life and held various jobs until her retirement. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Hector; two sons, Scott (Misti) Riva of Charleroi and H. Wade (Denise) Riva of West Newton; two sisters, Gertrude (Charles) Bucholt of Charleroi and Leisele (David) Reconu of California, PA; 11 grandchildren, Ashley Riva and fiancé Brandon Bergstrom, Cassidy Riva, Janna Riva, Courtney Shadle and fiancé Dayne Walton, Kylee Stewart-Sites and fiancé Matt Landman, Matthew Stewart-Sites, Cameron James Riva and fiancé Devina Bolkwien, Royce Chett Riva, Dustin Riva, Dyllan Riva, and Elsa Riva; three great grandchildren, Nico Riva, Braelynn Riva, and Landon Shadle; and her two fur babies, Luke and Ty. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Richard L. Riva on November 28, 2013. Friends will be received 2 to 4 P.M. and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com 724-929-5300. Funeral services will be in the funeral home at 8:30 PM Wednesday with Msgr. Roger Statnick officiating.