Rita Elizabeth Mueller, 93, of Windsor Heights passed away on Thursday, May 16th at Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Rita was born on February 27, 1926 in Dubuque, Iowa to Gustave and Gertrude Emma (Metz) Fecker.
Rita married Melvin Reitz of Galena, Illinois in 1954, was widowed in 1957, and remarried to Harry J. Mueller of Des Moines in 1962.
She is survived by her daughter, Melrita Ellen (Reitz) Hamilton of Des Moines; three grandchildren, Michael Hamilton, Sarah (Aaron) Witt, and Kathryn (Brian) Brandt; and four great-grandchildren, Hannah and Liam Witt, William Hamilton, and Gus Brandt, all of Des Moines; and a sister, Rosemary Waldschmidt of Riverside, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Anthony, Gustave, and Joseph Fecker; and an infant sister, Eleanor Fecker.
Rita enjoyed singing, playing the piano and organ, gardening, and caring for her grandchildren when they were young. She will be remembered lovingly by her family.
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