BEVERLY — Rita M. DeSantis (Doucette), 88, passed away in the evening of Monday, July 22, 2019 at the Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility in Beverly.
Rita was the daughter of the late Mabela (Lapham) and Irving Doucette. Born and raised in Salem, Rita attended Salem schools before she graduated from Salem High School in 1946.
After graduation, she went onto work as an accountant for several businesses. It wasn’t until she met the love of her life, F. John DeSantis, when they got married and started a family where she found her true calling as a loving wife and mother to her children. She will be remembered for her loving nature as she always hosted and cooked for Christmas parties at her home with her entire family and close friends.
In her free time, Rita enjoyed gardening her household plants and as she later in life moved to Ledgewood became close friends with the other residents and staff. She will be dearly missed for her loving nature as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Rita leaves behind her son Bob DeSantis and his wife Merilee of Salem, her son James DeSantis of Amesbury and his significant other Sandy Fosgate; her grandson, Brad DeSantis and his significant other Naomi Clowes of Phoenix, Ariz.; her granddaughter, Jen Nascimento and her husband Doug of Beverly, her grandson Austin DeSantis of Amesbury; and her great-grandchildren, Madyson, Olivia and Maria. Rita is predeceased by her brothers Irving J. Doucette and Robert S. Doucette.
Service information: Visiting hours will take place on Sunday, July 28, 2019 from 2-6 p.m. at the MURPHY Funeral Home, located at 85 Federal St., Salem. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 29, 2019 at the Murphy Funeral Home, located at 85 Federal St. Salem, followed by the burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery, located at 226 North St., Salem. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to either the National Stroke Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231or to the American Diabetes Association, 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22202 in Rita’s memory. A special thank you to the caretakers and the team at the Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility for their loving care and compassion for Rita during her time there. For more information or online guestbook, please visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com or call 978-744-0497.
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