Rita George

Rita A. George died Jun 10, 2010, at the age of 93. Born in Pewamo, Michigan, on April 10, 1917, she was the daughter of Matilda (Schafer) and Jacob Cook. She lived in the Pewamo area all of her life. She was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. Rita was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Altar Society in Pewamo. She married Joseph A. George, May 14, 1940, and they were married 63 years before he preceded her in death in 2003.

Surviving her are three sons, Luke George of St. Johns, Bruce (Diane) George of Pewamo, and Glen (Nadine) George of Wacousta, one daughter, Carol (Bernard) Simon of Westphalia, six grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, three sisters, Rosaline Schanski, Katherine (Bill) Bushong, Geraldine (Don) Schafer, and two sister-in-laws, Joan Cook and Joan Smith. In addition to her parents and husband, Rita was preceded in death by her infant son, Mark, two sisters, Bernita Koenigsknecht and Elda George, one brother, Norman Cook, and three brothers-in-law, Leonard Koenigsknecht, Leo George, and Joseph Schanski.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, June 14, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pewamo, burial at St. Joseph Cemetery with Father Charlon Mason officiating. The family will receive friends, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday with rosaries being prayed, Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., and a Vigil Service, Sunday at 8 p.m., at the Goerge Chapel of Osgood Funeral Homes, 11112 W. Ionia, Fowler. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Trust Fund.

To learn more about Rita and view her Life Story film, visit her personal webpage at www.lifestorynet.com/memories/59590 .