Rita Weber

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Rita Weber, 84, of Mitchell, SD, died Monday, July 25, 2022, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Thursday, July 28, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Mitchell. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-7:00 PM at Bittner Funeral Chapel with a 6:30 PM scripture service. Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

Rita Weber was born May 18, 1938, on the family farm outside Emery, South Dakota to John and Josephine Berg. She grew up in Emery and graduated from Emery High School in 1956.

Rita married Jerome Weber on May 2, 1959, in a double wedding ceremony with Virgil Weber and Eleanor Berg.

Rita worked as a telephone operator in Emery from 1956-1959. Rita also worked as a school secretary, teacher’s aide, and for 23 years as a medication aide at Prairie View Care Center in Woonsocket. After moving to Mitchell, she worked an additional 17 years as a home health aide. She enjoyed taking pictures, playing cards, playing bingo, visiting casinos, and spending time with her family.

Rita is survived by her husband, Jerome Weber; son, Kevin (Cindy) Weber of Rochester, MN; grandchildren: Elise Weber of St. Paul, MN, Colin Weber of Minneapolis, MN, and Annika Weber of Rochester, MN; siblings, Regina Nolz of Mitchell, Eleanor Weber of Spearfish, SD, and Gerald Berg of Mitchell.

She was preceded in death by her brothers, Raymond Berg and John Berg.

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