Rita Dorothy Kaufman, age 91, of Rotonda West, Florida passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024. Rita was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 18, 1933 to Edward and Ruth Kus. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Kaufman and her grand-daughter Dayna Moley in 2002. She was married to Robert from 1954 until his death in 2017.
She was the devoted mother to Donna (Chuck) DiMario of Englewood, Lynda Rollo of Rotonda West, and Denise Simpson of Rotonda West. She had 8 grandchildren: Christopher Moley, Stephen Macleod, Lindsay Campbel, David Macleod, Angela Kerr, Felicity Simpson and Jimmy Simpson. She is survived by 10 great grandchildren.
A visitation for Rita will be held Friday, May 3, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Kays, Ponger & Uselton Funeral Home, 1935 S. Tamiami Trl., Venice, FL. A Celebration of Life will follow at 4pm. A burial will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 11 AM at Gulf Pines Memorial Park.