Rita Day
February 21, 1934 ~ September 7, 2014
Rita Day, 80 of Owensboro passed away on September 7, 2014 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.
She was born February 21, 1934 in Friedrichshafen, Germany to the late Mathias and Maria Haas Leute.
She was retired from River Valley Behavioral Health as intake coordinator.
She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Professional Woman’s Club of Owensboro.
She enjoyed gardening, traveling and spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dixie Day, 1986; a sister, Irmgard Petras and a brother, Rudy Leute.
Surviving are her children, daughters, Rosemarie (Dale) Carraway and Sandra (David) Schweisthal both of Owensboro and one son, David (Rose) Day of Las Vegas, Nevada; seven grandchildren, Steven (Amy) Carraway, Kristina (Eric) Stiff, Matthew Carraway, Michal Carraway, Kelly Schweisthal, Ryan Day and Victoria Day; six great-grandchildren, Evelyn Carraway, Carter Carraway, Samantha Carney, Chris Carney, Patrick Carney and Henry Stiff.
Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
Visitation at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. Thursday.
Visitation at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church from 9:00 to 9:45am. Friday.
Prayers will be said at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home
Father Brad Whistle will officiate.
Inurnment at Resurrection Cemetery.
The family requests that expression of sympathy take the form of donations to
St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN. 38105.
Envelopes will be made available at the funeral home.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of sorrow.
I met Rita last year at Atlantis Swim club and I thought she was such a sweet lady. RIP Rita.
Sandra sorry about the loss of your mom, met her a few times, such a sweet person and very pretty, God bless you all..Carolyn Davidson
Rosemarie, I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. I worked with Rita at the Morehead Center many years ago. Oh, how I loved that lady!! She was funny, sweet, classy, and such a beautiful soul! I used to call her ‘some-zing!’,, loved her acce
Rose, I just read Wednesday’s paper. I was so sorry to read of your Mom’s passing. The few times I met her she seemed like a very nice lady. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Love,
WaNell Lanham