Statler Family Obituaries
Fenwick, Rita Mary (nee Pingel)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rita M. Fenwick, 87, of Perryville died Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at Independence Care Center.
She was born Feb. 28, 1925, at Biehle, Mo., daughter of August and Agnes Unterreiner Pingel. She married Leroy Fenwick on June 21, 1947, at Perryville. He preceded her in death June 22, 2011.
Rita was a medical technician at American Care Nursing Home in Perryville. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Ministry of Praise, Knights of Columbus Auxiliary and VFW Auxiliary.
She was a spiritual and quiet woman who will be remembered for her love of flowers, preparing delicious meals and baked goods, and sharing these with her family and friends.
Survivors include a son, Patrick (Linda) Fenwick of St. Peters, Mo.; three daughters, Jane (James) Schuessler, Julia A. (Kevin) Comte and Jean (Richard) Schemel, all of Perryville; a brother, Ralph Pingel of Bonne Terre, Mo.; a sister, Ruth Pingel of Springfield, Mo.
Rita was the beloved meema of Katie Fenwick, Brooke (Ahren) Sievers, Lana (Mike) Loehrer, Rebecca Schuessler, Lauren (Chris) Bock, Natalie and Erin Schuessler, Meghan and Nathaniel Comte, Julia and Olivia Schemel; and great-meema of Gavin James Bock.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a brother and four sisters.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and from 6:30 to 9:50 a.m. Thursday at Miller Family Funeral Home. Parish prayers will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The rosary will be recited at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
The family requests memorials to St. Vincent School Endowment Fund or the American Cancer Society for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Research.
Printed in the Tuesday, August 28, 2012 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO.
A funeral will be held Thursday, August 30, 2012 for 87-year-old Rita M. Fenwick of Perryville who died Friday, August 24, 2012 at the Independence Care Center in Perryville.
She was born February 28, 1925 in Biehle, the daughter of August Pingel and Agnes Unterreiner Pingel who both preceded her in death.
She married Leroy Fenwick on June 21, 1947 in Perryville. He preceded her in death on June 22, 2011.
She is survived by a son: Patrick (Linda) Fenwick of St. Peters; three daughters: Jane (James) Schuessler of Perryville, Julia A. (Kevin) Comte of Perryville and Jean (Richard) Schemel of Perryville; a brother: Ralph Pingel of Bonne Terre; and a daughter: Ruth Pingel of Springfield.
She was the beloved Meema of Katie Fenwick, Brooke (Ahren) Sievers, Lana (Mike) Loehrer, Rebecca Schuessler, Lauren (Chris) Bock, Natalie and Erin Schuessler, Meghan and Nathaniel Comte, and Julia and Olivia Schemel and Great Meema of Gavin James Bock.
She was also preceded in death by a brother and four sisters
She was a Med. Tech. at American Care Nursing Home in Perryville.
She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, the Ministry of Praise, the K of C. Aux., and the VFW Aux.
Rita was a quiet, spiritual and quiet woman, who will be remembered for her love of flowers, preparing delicious meals and baked goods and sharing these with her family and friends.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 and 6:30-9:50 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 at the Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. Parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and rosary will be recited at 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
A funeral mass for 87-year-old Rita M. Fenwick of Perryville will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. The Rev. Milton Ryan will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
The family requests memorials to St. Vincent School Endowment Fund or American Cancer Society for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Research.
Printed in the Sun-Times Newspaper, Perryville, MO.
©2012 by David Statler of StatlerWeb