Modlin, Rita V. 1924-2018

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BRANSON MO NEWS:

Rita Veronica Modlin, 93, of St. Joseph, passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, at a local healthcare facility.Rita was born in St. Joseph, on Nov. 30, 1924, to Carl and Louise (Berns) Tannheimer.After graduating from the Convent of the Sacred Heart in St. Joseph, she worked in the office of Beardsley-Piper Company in Chicago and attended TWA stewardess school, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Meanwhile, she was courted by Clarence “Bud” Modlin and they were married on July 19, 1945, at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, in Oakland, California.Rita was a life-long Catholic, baptized at St. James, raised at Immaculate Conception and raised her family at Cathedral, all in St. Joseph. Her faith and that of her children were her highest priorities and indeed her lifes work.Rita was preceded in death by: her parents; her sister, Mary Angel; and brother, Francis.Rita is survived by: her sister, Josephine Danaher; and brother, Bernard; her husband, Clarence; her nine children, Alfred, of St. Joseph, Frank (Suzie), of West Branson, Missouri, Mary (Jerry) Lester and Marty (Robyn), of St. Joseph, Rita (Phil) White, of Smithville, Missouri, Joe (Sue), of Savannah, Missouri, John (Jeanne), Mike (Joelle) and Pat (Terri), all of St. Joseph; 27 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.Funeral services will be held Monday, September 24 at Cathedral of St. Joseph, with a Parish Rosary recited at 8:30 a.m. followed by visitation and Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery.The family suggests memorial donations to Bishop LeBlond High School or St. Josephs Cathedral Church, in lieu of flowers.Arrangements entrusted to Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.



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