Her beautiful loving arms embraced so many spreading her love, wisdom and her thoughtful kind words to anyone who needed them.
Rita Mae Cappert, 85, Oshkosh, WI passed away November 21, 2016, with her family by her side.
She was born October 14, 1931, in Green Bay, WI.
Rita married Delor Raymond in 1950 in Oshkosh and they had two children, Eileen and Steve, and later divorced. On April 18, 1960, she married James L. Cappert and he preceded her in death in 1989.
Rita loved to help people. She shared her spirit in various activities including coaching Odyssey of the Mind at Winneconne Schools, working at election polls as a member of the League of Women Voters, volunteering as a member of the Winneconne Historical Society, directing the Neighborhood Center at First English Lutheran Church, hostessing at the Miss Wisconsin Pageant, and was instrumental in the formation of Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church in Winneconne. Rita was an accomplished seamstress and many friends and family have walked down the aisle in one of her creations Above all family came first, and she loved spending time with them, including all the extras she adopted.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, Reuben (Vivian) Dorothy Wood, George and Hattie Nichols; her twin sisters, Elaine Hendricks and Arlene Hendricks; and a son, Steven.
Rita is survived by her other children, Eileen (Dan) Genske, of Hortonville; Robert Cappert, of Winneconne; Karen (Debbie) Cappert, of Versailles, Kentucky; and Sally (Brian) Floyd, of Prentice; grandchildren, Mauriah (Mark) Cunningham, Lucas (Rachel) Bachand, Andy (Laurie) Bachand, Kevin Genske, Christopher Genske, Jessica Angell, William Tabor, Nicholas Cappert, Marcus Cappert, Josh Floyd, and Crystal Floyd; great-grandchildren, Tayah, Kylie, Anissa, Devon, Tristan, Arianna, Hailee,
Mackenna, Lexi, Evan, Connor, Meena, Rylee, and Jordyn. She is also survived by a sister, Dolores (Roger) Davidson; a brother, Donald (Jenny) Wood; many nieces and nephews; and many other "adopted" children, including Jennifer Fahser and her daughter Mariah, who took amazing care of Rita.
A visitation for family and friends will be on Friday, December 2, 2016, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Mueller Funeral Home 904 E. Main St. Winneconne. Visitation will continue on Saturday, December 3 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 am at the Lord of the Lakes Lutheran Church 6090 Harbour South (corner of Harbour South and Hwy 116) Winneconne. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the church with Pastor Kevin Heffernan officiating.
Rita's family would like to give their heartfelt thanks to the staff of Waterford Assisted Living Facility and Heartland Hospice for their compassion and care to make her last days comfortable.
If you wish please submit online condolences to muellerfuneralhomeinc.com.