Gilbert retired as a sheet metal worker from Lyon's Sheet Metal, St. Louis, MO where he worked for 42 years. He was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 36, St. Louis, MO.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Genevieve C., nee Kukla, Karika, Sr..
He is survived by his wife, Donna J., nee Hamilton, Karika; a daughter, Margaret Lynn (Mike) Swafford of Mascoutah, IL; a son, Major Kenneth Douglass (Jana) Karika USMC of Camp LeJune, NC; 4 grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Lingelbach, Bridget Kathleen Lingelbach, John Patrick Karika and Jane Kinsley Karika; a sister, Connie (Bert) Van Kampen of Omaha, NE.
Gilbert retired as a sheet metal worker from Lyon's Sheet Metal, St. Louis, MO where he worked for 42 years. He was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 36, St. Louis, MO.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Genevieve C., nee Kukla, Karika, Sr..
He is survived by his wife, Donna J., nee Hamilton, Karika; a daughter, Margaret Lynn (Mike) Swafford of Mascoutah, IL; a son, Major Kenneth Douglass (Jana) Karika USMC of Camp LeJune, NC; 4 grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Lingelbach, Bridget Kathleen Lingelbach, John Patrick Karika and Jane Kinsley Karika; a sister, Connie (Bert) Van Kampen of Omaha, NE.
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