Toft Funeral Home and Crematory
2001 Columbus Ave
Sandusky, OH 44870
Phone: 419-625-8816
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Alba Maritza (Figueroa) Weber, 68, of Sandusky, left this world, Thursday, December 3, 2015, at her home in Sandusky.
She was born on February 11, 1947 in Bridgeport, CT.
Alba lived in Amherst for many years, where she graduated from Marion L. Steele High School in 1965, and raised her children, before moving to Sandusky in 1989. She also attended Oberlin College, and was a graduate of Lorian County Community College.
Alba was employed by the Erie County Sheriff's office for 25 years. She was the first woman to be hired to work in the corrections facility, and is still known as the only woman to attain the ranking officer status as a Corporal.
She was well-loved and known for her great sense of humor, and spent her life dedicated to her family and her career. A member of Holy Angels Catholic Church, she loved gardening, traveling, sewing, baking, home improvement projects.
Alba had a compassion for helping those in need. In one of her numerous volunteer projects, she chaired a committee to develop and build the Sacred Heart Manor in Lorain, OH and in 1992, the mayor of Lorain commemorated her work by declaring Alba Straw Day.
She leaves to cherish her memories, husband, Jack Weber; mother, Margarita (Jimenez) Figueroa, Lorain, OH; daughters, Tina (Jeff Handley) Straw, Amherst, OH, and Victoria (Jon) Straw Gilles, Dublin, OH; step children, Sherri (Jeff) Doster, Terri (Mike) Black and Randy Weber, all of Bellevue, OH; grandchildren, Jay, Quinn, Jackson, and Tristan; step grandchildren, Jake, Sam, Kennedy, and Shelby.
She was preceded in death by her father, Tiburcio "Tito" Figueroa.
Friends may call on Monday, December 7, 2015, from 4 P.M. until time of funeral services at 6 P.M. in Toft Funeral Home & Crematory, 2001 Columbus Ave., Sandusky.
Condolences and gifts of sympathy may be made to the family by visiting www.toftfh.com.
