Rita Doris Roy1

F, #25475, b. Oct 14, 1934, d. Jul 17, 2011
Pedigree

Family

John Christopher Turco b. Aug 4, 1924, d. Jul 8, 1980
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Oct 14, 1934 Rita Doris Roy was born on Oct 14, 1934 at Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.1,2,3 
Marriage*Nov 29, 1952 She married John Christopher Turco, son of James Vincent Turco and Genevieve Severence, on Nov 29, 1952 at Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.1,2 
Death*Jul 17, 2011 Rita Doris Roy died on Jul 17, 2011, at age 76 at Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont, United States.4 
ObituaryJul 20, 2011  OBITUARY: MOUNT HOLLY - Rita D. (Roy) Turco, 76, of Mount Holly, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Berlin, N.H., on Oct. 14, 1934, a daughter of Isaie and Marie (Frechette) Roy, and had resided briefly in Ludlow before moving to Mount Holly in 1956. Her husband of 27 years, John C. Turco, died in 1980.

Rita's passion in life was taking care of people and her family. She loved making rosary beads out of real rose petals. She also enjoyed gardening, mowing lawns, making hooked rugs and selling maple syrup.

Survivors include her four sons, Vincent Turco and his wife, Peggy, Maurice Turco and his wife, Lori, Luke Turco and his wife, Kelly, and Mark Turco and his wife, Amy, all of Mount Holly; three brothers, Maurice Roy, Edmond Roy and Lionel Roy; three sisters, Therese Roy, Violet Grondin and Muriel Comeau; 21 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a daughter, Nancy McMahon, in 1999; and by a son, Christopher Turco, in 2007. She was also predeceased by three brothers, Laurier Roy, Noel Roy and Hormidas Roy.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, July 21, 2011, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church, North Main Street in Wallingford. Burial will follow in Pleasant View Cemetery in Ludlow.

Friends may call at the Adams & Kenney Funeral Home in Ludlow on Wednesday, July 20, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in her memory to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Vermont, 100 Dorset St. Suite 14, South Burlington, VT 05403.

Arrangements are in the care of Adams & Kenney Funeral Home of Ludlow.

Published in Rutland Herald from July 19 to July 20, 2011.5
 
Burial*Jul 21, 2011 She was buried on Jul 21, 2011 at Pleasant View Cemetery, Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 73617525.6 

Citations

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  2. [S4204] New Hampshire - Marriage Record, online at familysearch.org.
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  7. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.