Roberta was born in Queens, New York on November 6th, 1928. She is predeceased by her parents Frank Lurz and Roberta Gabrecht, sisters Doris Ventrello and Marsha Murphy, and her husband Henry J. Weiss. She is survived by sisters Joan Schwamborn, Pat Nugent, Linda Karris, Judy DeSimone; her children Frederick Weiss, Marian Dunn and Lisa Nugget; many nieces and nephews; grandchildren Sara Dunn, Brian Dunn, Karl Weiss, David Weiss; and two great-grandchildren Aletha and Charlotte Dunn.

Roberta worked in banking for many years and completed LPN training in 1982. She was a former resident of Warrensburgh, New York, but currently lived in Philadelphia.