Mrs. GERALD (Rita Marian Schulte) MAY 1922-2003

DUFFY, SCHULTE, MAY, FITGERALD, CHRYSTAL, HAMMEL, HOWE, BLOCKER, MONSERUD, MCCLAIN, TROENDLE

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 7/13/2005 at 07:15:02

Mrs. GERALD (Rita Mariam Schulte) MAY

Rita Mariam May, 81, of 1948 B. Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, IA died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 in her home from heart failure. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday, November 17 at St. Matthew's Catholic Church by the Rev. Mark Osterhaus. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Rita was born June 18, 1922 in Waterloo Township, Allamakee County the daughter of Joseph G. and Rose Duffy Schulte. She married Gerald May on June 30, 1947 in Waukon.

Rita was a rural school teacher before her marriage. She was a member of St. Matthew's Catholic Church. Rita found much joy in her neighbors friends and family.

Survivors are her husband, Gerald; two daughters Linda Mae Fitgerald of Cedar Falls and Janice (John) Chrystal of Center Point; three sons Richard (Jeanne) of Phoenix, AZ, Steven (Kelly) of Minnetonka, MN and Jeffrey of Cedar Rapids; a brother Leon (Shirley) Schulte of Waukon; four sisters: Aileen Hammel of Cresco; Adele Howe of Waukon; Madonna Blocker of Marian and Karen (Wayne) Hammel of Cedar Rapids; nine grand children and one great grandchild.

Rita was preceded in death by four sisters: Lorraine Monserud, Blanche McClain, Joan Troendle and a stillborn sister; three brothers: Harold, Donald and J. Dale Schulte.

©Waukon Standard 2003
source: Waukon Standard, Waukon, Allamakee Co. IA, 12/3/2003
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October 2008: This obituary for my mother, Rita Marian May (nee Schulte) incorrectly spelled her middle name as MARIAM instead of MARIAN (her middle name ended with N, not M). -from Steve May