- Cohan, Rita Katherine,Rita Katherine Cohan, age 72, of 333 Main Street, Reedsville, died Saturd ay Jan 24, 2004. Rita was born October 31, 1931, in Little Chute, daught er of the late Joseph and Cecelia Williamsen. She graduate from St. John C atholic High School in Little Chute. She was a secretary at Wisconsin Mich igan Power Company in Appleton for several years. She married William “Bu b” Cohan at St. John Catholic Church in Little Chute on November 26, 195 5. She worked with her husband in the American Family Insurance business u ntil his retirement. She then worked at Felecian Village in Manitowoc. Ri ta was member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Brillion, St. Anne’s Alt ar Society, Reedsville and the Reedsville American Legion Auxiliary, Po st 199. She had been active in the Girl Scouts and was the first Brownie l eader in the Reedsville area. Rita enjoyed making retreats at Monte Alve no and Chamber Island, and the Cursillo experience. She enjoyed boating a nd snowmobiling when they had their cottage in Oconto County, traveling a nd playing cards. She especially enjoyed her trip to Disneyland with her g randchildren, Stephanie and Nicholas.Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Jeff Mayer, of Bril lion; two grandchildren, Nicholas and Stephanie Mayer, of Brillion; two si sters and brother-in-law, Rosemary Daul of Freedom and Ruth and Edward Web er of Little Chute, two favorite nephews, Steve and Tim Daul, Freedom.Rita was preceded in death by her parents, her husband “Bub”, a sister Mar y, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, William S. and Ione M Cohan, a sis ter-in-law, Shirley Nelson and one brother-on-law Florian Daul.Funeral mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tues. Jan. 27, 2004 at 10 :30 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Brillion. The Rev. Tom Long wi ll officiate. Burial will be in the St. Mary Cemetery at Reedsville.Friends my call at the Wieting Funeral Home in Reedsville on Mon, Jan 2 6, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm and then at the church on Tuesday morning from 9: 30 am until the time of mass.Mom, you will dearly be missed by your one and only child Kim, your favori te son-in-law Jeff, your soon-to-be-a-teacher grandson Nicholas and your g randdaughter “blow me a kiss” on the phone, Stephanie...(Yup! I got it)
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1931 - 2004 (72 years)
Education - High School
