From her obituary:
Lucia M Kaiser of Osterville MA passed away with love, dignity and gentleness at the Lily House, Wellfleet MA on February 14, 2025. Born in Batavia, New York in 1948, she is survived by her husband, Dr. Robert W Kaiser, her two daughters, Elizabeth L Thompson, Kingston MA and Amanda L Childs, Mashpee MA and her son, Robert D. Kaiser Brunswick ME. Additionally, she had eight grandchildren who were her absolute joy. She is also survived by her sister, Gina Gullo, Ft. Myers FL and her brothers, Philip Gullo, Brier Cliff Manor NY, James A Gullo, Ft. Myers FL, and half-sister Barbara Jacobs of Toledo OH as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Lucia graduated from Bishop Kearney High School, Rochester New York in 1966 and Miss McCarthy’s Secretarial School. She attended several undergraduate colleges including Rosary Hill College, Dean College and Northeastern University to pursue her educational interests in literature, creative writing and psychology. She was employed as an Executive Secretary at the Security Trust Company and Hutchins Public Relations Agency in Rochester. Married in 1969, she moved to New York City with her husband and worked in the Office of the President, Columbia University as Robert completed his studies. They moved to Natick MA in 1969 where she worked as an Executive Secretary at the Archdiocese of Boston, a real estate lender and later, she cofounded the Woman’s Resource Center for the Natick YWCA. She resided primarily in Marshfield MA and Cape Cod MA throughout her fifty-six years of marriage to Robert.
A homemaker throughout her life, Lucia exhibited an entrepreneurial spirit and a devotion to Jehovah. As a member of the Sandwich Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses , she was a dedicated Bible student and teacher. She was the owner of several businesses on Cape Cod including All Things Natural, Stampin Up and Lucia’s Jewelry Exchange. However, her primary work was centered on nurturing her children and grandchildren to be productive, resourceful and independent people.
Lucia was known as a gourmet chef and authored a book presenting her family’s Italian recipes entitled “The Riso Family Cookbook”. Her energy, spirit and love of life will be deeply missed by those who knew her.
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