Rita Pelletier
November 3, 1925 – February 11, 2020
Salem- Rita Pelletier, of Salem, passed away Tuesday morning, February 11, 2020 at the Brudnick Center in Peabody.
Born in Salem, Rita was the daughter of the late Thomas and Diana (LaPlante) Pelletier. Rita was a graduate of the former Ste. Chretienne Academy in Salem before she went to work at the former Parker Brothers in Salem and later New England Telephone. Rita left work for a time to care for her ailing mother until her passing then began a 36 year career working in the kitchen for the Presentation of Mary Sisters in Methuen retiring at age 83. Rita's family would like to thank the staff at the Brudnick Center for their care and compassion for Rita over the years she was with them.
Rita is survived by a sister; Lorette Theriault of Conn., many nieces and nephews, and grand and great-grand nieces and nephews. Rita was predeceased by her sisters; Jeanne Guilmette, Annette Pelletier, Sister Rose Pelletier and Sister Diana Pelletier both of the Sisters of Ste. Chretienne, her brothers; Rene, Robert, Albert, Leo, Arthur, and Thomas Pelletier.
Relatives and friends are invited her funeral services from the Berube & Sons Funeral Home, 191 Lafayette St, Salem, Tuesday, February 18, at 10 a.m., to be followed by her funeral Mass in Ste. Anne Church, Jefferson Ave., Salem at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Salem. Visiting hours at the funeral home Monday 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ste. Anne Church, 290 Jefferson Ave., Salem.