Obituary of Rita J. Peterka

Rita J. Peterka, age 58 of Yankton passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, August 23, 2015 at the Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton. Memorial Services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, August 28, 2015 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Yankton with Rev. Dani Jo Ninke officiating. Inurnment will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Yankton. Visitations will be from 5-7 PM, Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton with a 6:30 PM Prayer service and video tribute. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Rita was born on July 14, 1957 in Yankton, SD to Edward and Agnes (Horacek) Peterka. She was raised in Yankton and graduated from Yankton High School. On September 1, 1974, Rita was united in marriage to Brad Cuka and to this union three children were born: Carla, Don, and Dan. From 1973-1975, she was employed by Dale Electronics and from 1975-1978, she worked at M-Tron Ind. For over 20 years, she was employed by Morgen Manufacturing and then for the next several years, she worked as a manager at Morgen Federal Credit Union. During her part time employment at Wal-Mart from September 1991 to 1996, she was a Customer Service Manager. The next five years, Rita was employed by Southeast Job Link before joining L & M Radiator in 2007, where she worked until the time of her death as a Human Resources Representative. She was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church. Those who will cherish her memory are her children: Carla (Brad) Kopp of Tyndall, SD and Don (Melissa) Cuka, Yankton, SD; 10 grandchildren: Troy, John, Tyler and Makayla Kopp, Porter, Sienna, Brenna and Kutter Cuka and Abigail and Alex Cuka; brothers, Larry (Stella) Peterka of Wausa, NE and Donald Peterka of Fort Meade, SD; sister, Delores Young of Magnet, NE; sister-in-law, Martha Peterka of Wichita, KS and nieces and nephews. Rita was preceded in death by her son, Dan Cuka (December 4, 2005), her parents, Edward and Agnes Peterka, a stillborn son (1974), maternal and paternal grandparents, and a brother, Tom (April 18, 2009).