Rita graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Business, and moved to Phoenix, Arizona to put her degree to use by working in a bank. It was there she met her future husband Bud, an Air Force student pilot. She quickly shared a love for flying and became a flight attendant for Bonanza and then Hughes Air West airlines. This continued until she and Bud married in 1968. She then dedicated her life to being a full-time, supportive Air Force officer’s wife and a devoted mother. With her children grown and having families of their own, she found that being “Nana” to her five grandchildren became the real joy in her life.
She was preceded in death by her father, Nathaniel Scheinbaum; mother, Frances Scheinbaum; and her younger brother, Morton Scheinbaum. She is survived by her husband of more than 50 years, Sidney S (Bud) Hirshberg; her two children: William (Bill) Hirshberg, with his wife Michele; and Tracy Kaiser, with her husband Todd; and her five grandchildren, Alexis and Colton Hirshberg, and Joey Ramon; Trent and Trevor Kaiser; and her sister Barbara Saunders and brother Jay Scheinbaum.
A visitation will be Monday, February 25, 2019 from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. and Chapel services will be Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. Both will be at Colonial Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
The family would like to extend their most profound gratitude to her caregivers for their competent and compassionate care. Specifically, all the providers and management staff of Schertz EMS as well as the caring “angels” of the Northeast Methodist Hospital ICU nursing staff. Our heartfelt thanks does not begin to convey our appreciation for all you did for Rita.
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