She was born in Germany on May 31, 1935 to the late Joseph and Paula (nee Gerbig) Zottmann. Rita was the beloved wife of the late Robert M. Kneisel; loving mother of Sharon (late husband Jeff) Stevens, Patricia (Ken) Krause, Richard (Tina) Kneisel, and Robert (Angela) Kneisel; cherished grandmother to 11 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, with two more on the way; dear sister to the late Hans (Marilyn) Zottmann; and fond aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Friday, August 2nd at 9:00 am at St. Edna's Church, 2525 N Arlington Hts Rd, Arlington Heights, IL, with a Funeral Mass following at 10:00 am.
Her ashes will be buried with her late husband at St Adalbert's Cemetery at 2:00 pm on the same day.
Memorials may be given to St Jude Children's Research Hospital https://www.stjude.org/ or to JourneyCare Hospice of Barrington, 405 Lake Zurich Rd, Barrington, IL 60010 https://journeycare.org/
For further information please call the Glueckert Funeral Home at 847 253 0168.
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