Rita C. Walsh

Rita C. Walsh, 81, of Sun City passed away July 13, 2008. Rita was born January 2, 1927 in Shelby County, IN to Victor & Cecelia Beyer Hammerle. While residing in Toledo, OH, she was a loving parishioner of St. Pius Catholic Church and was employed by St. Pius School where she was in charge of the Audio Visual Dept. After retiring to Sun City in 1977, she resided in the Royal Oaks Retirement Community and was a member of St. Joachim & St. Anne Parish. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Walsh. Survivors include her son Michael Teri Walsh; daughter Martha Ogle; brother Ronald Hammerle; 6 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and many loving nieces & nephews. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. with a rosary at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2008 at Menke Funeral Home, 12420 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 18, 2008 at St. Joachim & St. Anne Catholic Church, 11625 – 111th Ave., Sun City, AZ. Interment at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN.

Offer Condolence for the family of Rita C. Walsh

• How do I send a condolence?

  At the bottom of this page, you will find a condolence form. You will need to fill out some basic information prior to typing your message. (We will not share your e-mail address with anyone) Once you are finished, simply click the submit condolence button. The condolence will be approved before it is published to the web site.

  We also provide a Tell-A-Friend feature located directly below these instructions. this from allows you to send the obituary to a friend. This is particularly helpful to someone who may live out of town.

• Would you like to order flowers?

  If you would like to order flowers please see the selection available at Arizona Expressions. Click here to see all of the available floral arrangements.