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Emily Kuzma

Kuzma

Emily (Sepich) Kuzma, 90, of O'Fallon, Ill., formerly of Cabot, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.

Emily was the daughter of the late Milan J. and Cynthia Puz Sepich.

Together with her husband William, Emily started Natural Enrichment Industries. They wanted to provide employment opportunities and support the U.S. AID Feed the World program. She thoroughly enjoyed her time running the company and working with her employees. She dedicated her life to her husband and her family. Her biggest hobby was enjoying the company of others. She was a generous soul.

Surviving are her husband, William Kuzma Jr., whom she married on Oct. 3, 1959; son, Bill Kuzma (Mary Clark); daughter, Maria Arden (Mike Arden); grandchildren, Jake, Heather, Nick and Chris; and great-grandchild, Cayson. Other survivors include her nurses, Ann, Kathy, Tara, Tracy, Linda and Kelly, who cared for her day and night with love and devotion. Additionally, Emily is survived by her sister-in-law, Lybov Sepich; and her nephews, Roger and Rodney Sepich and their children.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Milan J. Sepich, and his wife, Shirley Sepich.

KUZMA — Friends of Emily (Sepich) Kuzma, who died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at FOX FUNERAL HOME, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg.

A blessing service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Herman.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Nicholas Church in O’Fallon, Ill. at www.stnicholasofallon.org, in honor of Emily Kuzma.

For more information, please visit www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.

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