 1920 - 2002 (81 years)
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| Name |
Rita Monica Fritz |
| Title |
Sister |
| Born |
23 Nov 1920 |
Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
29 Sep 2002 |
Calgary, AB, Canada |
| Buried |
3 Oct 2002 |
St. Mary's cemetery, Calgary, AB, Canada |
| Person ID |
I372 |
Day Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
24 Jan 2017 |
| Father |
Peter Simon Fritz, b. 29 Mar 1880, Greenock Township, Bruce, ON, Canada , d. 17 Feb 1941, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada (Age 60 years) |
| Mother |
Catherine "Kate" Louisa Klein, b. 2 May 1883, New Germany, Waterloo, ON , d. 2 Dec 1922, Shaunavon, RM #78, SK, Canada (Age 39 years) |
| Married |
23 Jan 1906 |
Chepstow, Bruce, ON, Canada [1] |
| Family ID |
F98 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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- Rita FRITZ
Obituary
FRITZ _ Sister Rita Monica 1920 - 2002 Sister Rita Monica Fritz, a Sister of Charity of St. Louis, died peacefully at St. John's Convent, on Sunday, September 29 at the age of 81 years. Sister Rita will be lovingly remembered by the members of her religious community; her sister Leona (Harold) Sorsdahl of Moose Jaw, SK; and by her many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Catherine and Peter Fritz, three brothers and five sisters. Sister Rita was born in Shaunavon, SK in 1920 where she received her primary education. After attending Joan of Arc Academy in Swift Current she entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis in August 1939. She completed her novitiate training in Bienville, Quebec and pronounced her first profession of vows in 1942. Sister Rita then returned to the West to serve in her varied ministries. She attended Moose Jaw Teacher's College and taught in various schools until 1979. Pastoral ministry then became her main focus until her retirement to St. John's Convent in 2001. The many places in which she served included Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Burnaby, Swift Current, Radville, Weyburn, Wolseley, Regina and Wilcox. In each place Sister Rita gave of her many talents and in her retirement continued to serve others, especially the poor, through her prayer and beautiful crafts. Sister Rita will be remembered for her deep faith, her love of the Scriptures, the thoroughness with which she undertook and completed whatever she put a hand to and her creative skills. Her later years of pain and suffering were marked by deepening prayer, peace and acceptance. Relatives and friends are invited to Prayers at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY'S "Park Memorial Chapel", (5008 Elbow Drive S.W.), on Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Bernard's Catholic Church (711 - 37 Street N.W.) on Thursday, October 3, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Alfredo Pereira, Presider. Graveside Service to follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. It is Sister Rita's request that if friends or family so desire, donations may be made directly to Elizabeth House, c/o Catholic Charities, 120 - 17 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB T2S 2T2. In living memory of Rita Fritz, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES "Park Memorial Chapel", 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W., CALGARY. Telephone: 403-243-8200. 347141
Published in The Calgary Herald on Oct. 1, 2002
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