Rita passed away on October 8, 2010 at the age of 90 in Middlebury, CT.   She was employed as an inspector at Scovill Mfg. She was also a literacy volunteer, a volunteer at Middlebury Convalescent Home, and an aide in the Middlebury School system.  Rita also served as a Eucharistic minister at St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury.