Rita C. Stellarini

Rita C. Stellarini, 98, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Friday morning, June 21, 2002, at Hennis Care Center in Bolivar.Born October 30, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Regina Bassetti Besozzi. She was educated in Wainwright, Ohio and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in New Philadelphia and the Altar Society. Rita took great pride in being a homemaker, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.Surviving are her daughter, Florence Trepin of New Philadelphia; one son, Richard (Lena) Stellarini of Canton; two sisters, Loretta Nadeau and Janice (Raymond) Myers, both of New Philadelphia; one brother, Raymond Besozzi; grandchildren, Lori (Dave) Knapp of Lewiston, New York, Lou Ann (Michael) Rhodes of Dover, and Rick (Kathy) Stellarini of Canton; and 7 great-grandsons.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Pete Stellarini, whom she married on March 31, 1921, one sister, one grandson and one son-in-law.A funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 10:30 AM at the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home in New Philadelphia with Msgr. George J. Schlegel officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery in New Philadelphia. Following the committal, a reception will be held at St. Ambrose Hall at Sacred Heart Church. Visitation will be Monday, June 24, 2002, from 7-9 PM, at the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home, in New Philadelphia, with a Christian Wake Service beginning at 8:30 PM. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Sacred Heart Altar Society, 139 Third Street NE, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 44663.