Rita Cecilia (Molleur) Lemire, 98, of East Hartford, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Rita was born in St. Edwidge, Quebec, on April 22, 1921, to parents Auguste and Cecilia (St. James) Molleur. She grew up in Beecher Falls, Vermont, before moving to Conway, New Hampshire, as a young woman. Rita then relocated to Hartford, Connecticut in the late 1940s to be closer to her six siblings. Rita had the “gift of gab,” which suited her well in her many sales positions; starting in 1937 at a general store in Vermont and ending with the closing of G. Fox in Hartford in 1993, where Rita made many good friends. While still working and into her retirement she traveled (but never flew!) with her dear friend Gladys throughout the U.S. and Canada. After retiring, Rita loved to read a good racy novel, bake delicious sweets, have a cup of coffee, embroider, and rarely missed an episode of “As The World Turns." But most of all, Rita loved to be surrounded by her family. Rita especially enjoyed taking car rides to Beecher Falls and Conway with her son, John, talking the entire time, and going out to breakfast with her son Steve and his wife Nanci. Rita was a 90 pound, 4’10” feisty, stubborn, independent woman, who overcame any obstacle that got in her way. She will be missed dearly.
Rita is survived by her sons, Steve and his wife Nanci; John and his wife Bonnie; daughters Betty Cerrato; Joanne Prestileo and her husband Bob; grandchildren Debbie Bercumre and her husband Steve; Pam Cerrato; Miranda Hamidovic and her husband Amir; Allie Erlewein and her husband Andy; Lisa Lemire, Danny Lemire, Amy Lemire, Kristin Prestileo, Michael Prestileo and eight great-grandchildren. Heartfelt thanks to her caregiver, Lovely Dennis, for her patience and compassion. Rita also leaves several nieces and nephews, including Diane and Linda, who often visited with Rita. Rita is predeceased by her siblings, Joseph, Donat, Jane, Arthur, Eda and Albert.
A funeral service celebrating Rita’s life will be Friday (January 24) at 10:30 a.m. at the D’Esopo – East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford. Burial will follow at Silver Lane Cemetery, East Hartford. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home chapel on Thursday (January 23) from 4 - 7 p.m. For on-line expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopoeh.com.
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