Friday, February 26th, 2021
Rita Pratt
Rita Frahm Pratt of Henderson, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Feb. 15th, 2021.
She was born in Celina to the late Cletus and Helen Frahm on October 15th, 1940. Rita had lived in Henderson for 27 years and was married to Dr. Richard Pratt on April 20th, 2009, and he still resides in Henderson.
She attended Celina High School. She had worked at Rockford Stone Quarry, Wortman Brothers in Van Wert, Hard Rock Cafe and Wynn's Casino in Las Vegas. She was a member of Hopewell St. John's Lutheran Church before moving away.
Rita had three daughters with Charles Sapp: Vicki (Dana) Smith of Convoy, Jackie (Randy) Weddle of Vandalia, and Nikki (Mike - deceased) Fox of Rockford; seven grandchildren: Bonnie (Cory) Wells, Bethany (Shaun) Balliet, Heather (Clint) Bontempo, Andrew (Alex) Weddle, Zachary (Amanda) Fox, Sarah Manzoni, and Rebecca (Joe) Steiner; 12 great-grandchildren: Emma, Smith, Huxley, Delanie, Calin, Brynlee, Chloe, Anthony, Peter, Aaron, Norah, and JJ; a sister, Philis Fry; one niece and three nephews: Stephanie Line, Scott Kinnison (deceased), Stuart Kinnison and Vincent Schulze.
A memorial service will be planned at a later date when Rita's remains are laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford.
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