Rita Zellhofer Springer
Rita Zellhofer Springer, age 80, of Jeannette, Pa., died Saturday November 27, 2004, in McMurray Hills Manor Nursing Home.
She was born February 21, 1924, in Uniontown, Pa., a daughter of Leo and Margaret (McGeever) Zellhofer.
Prior to retirement, she was employed by Bell Telephone.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Church and its Rosary Altar Society and Saint Vincent DePaul Society.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Springer, two sisters, Kathleen Slagle and Angela Seighman, and her parents.
Surviving are a son, Joseph R. “Jake” Springer of Jeannette; a daughter, Mary Lou Grachen and her husband, Matthew, of Venetia, Pa.; two granddaughters: Angela Grachen and Carolyn Grachen; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the MASON-GELDER FUNERAL HOME INC., 201 North First Street, Jeannette, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 30, at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, Jeannette.
Interment will follow in Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
Visitation was also held Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.
To send online condolences, visit.