Obituary for Rita Hudecek

Rita M. Hudecek, 91, of Evansville, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2019 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. She was born September 20, 1927 in Lamar, IN to the late William Henry and Elnora (Bauer) Lasher.

Rita was formerly employed with RCA and retired from the Department of the Army. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and active with Right to Life.
She is survived by her husband, Bernard S. Hudecek of Evansville; son Donald VanHoosier of Ft. Pierce, FL; daughter, Juanita (Randy) Brush of Hatboro, PA; son, Stephen (Patience) Hudecek of Middletown, NJ; daughter, Brigid (Paul) Rothenberg of Laurence Harbor, NJ; daughter, Grace Hudecek of Tinton Falls, NJ; grandchildren, Gary, Janice, Jackie, Austin, Tyler, Jennifer, Mollie, Tommy Douggan, Allison, Valerie and Lauren VanHoosier; 8 great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Rita was preceded in death by her first husband, Ottis VanHoosier; sons, Virgil and Arty VanHoosier; and brothers and sisters.Visitation will be from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Ziemer Funeral Home North Chapel, 6300 N. First Ave. Visitation will continue from 9:30 am to 10:00 am on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 613 Cherry St., Evansville. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 am with Father Benny Chacko officiating.

Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church.