Rita Robert Obituary

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School Role	Faculty
Date of Passing	Feb 04, 2018
About	Age 86, (NNCS Food Service 25 years) - Norfolk; Rita A Robert, 86, a resident of St. Joseph's Home in Ogdensburg died Feb 4, 2018. Rita was born Feb 11, 1931 in Tupper Lake NY to Ernest and Catherine Tellier. She attended Holy Ghost Academy and worked as a candy striper, store clerk and waitress. She married, Leon L Robert Sr., a NYS Trooper after meeting in Mason's Restaurant in Tupper Lake in 1950, and married on May 11, 1952 in Tupper Lake. Rita was a food service worker at NN Central School for 25 years. Rita was a member of the Birthday Club, Ladies Home Bureau, TOP's and Norfolk Senior Citizens, Jolly Agers, Club. She is survived by twin daughters, Janet Robert, Webster, NY and Susan and Howard Hawkins, Sun City FL; and daughter Donna and Terry Francis, Bradenton FL; son, Leon Robert Jr and Amy Robert, Amarillo TX and daughter Carol Robert and David Horne, Kimptville ON, CA; and three grandsons,Christopher Francis, FL; Marshall and John Robert, TX. She was predeceased by brothers, Walter, Donald, George and Ronald Tellier. A mass of christian buriel at Church of the Visitation in Norfolk with Rev Msgr. John Murphy presiding. Burial in the Visitation Cemetery in Norfolk. Arrangements at the Buck Funeral Home, Norfolk.