Rita F Pearline

Beloved wife of the late Eugene “Gene” Pearline; dear mother and mother-in-law of Dr. Rodrick (Peggy) Pearline and Jane (Steven) Kimmel of Tewksbury, NJ; dear grandmother of Samantha (Adam) Zadikoff and Carly Pearline, Amy (Todd) Dahmann and Andrew Kimmel; dear great-grandmother of Asher and Shya Zadikoff and Noa and Miriam Dahmann; dear daughter of the late Samuel and the late Rose Fischmann; dear sister and sister-in-law of the late Milton (the late Edna Mae) (Gail) Fischmann and the late Edna (the late Frank) Gellman; our dear aunt, cousin and friend.

Besides her love and devotion to her family and passion for cooking and entertaining, Rita was driven by her career as a personal shopper and fashion coordinator. She worked for more than 40 years - most notably at Saks, Neiman-Marcus and the store she founded with Gene in 1955, J. Rodrick’s. For many years, Rita also was a volunteer at Jewish Hospital, a member of NCJW and fundraiser for Hadassah.

Graveside service Tuesday, December 2nd, 1 PM at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, 9125 Ladue Road. Memorial contributions preferred to the Alzheimer’s Association, 9370 Olive Blvd, 63132.