I'm sorry that I didn't know of Rita's passing. I worked with her first at the University of Illinois Hospital and then at Grant.  She had a great impact on my personal and professional life.  Will think of her often.

My deepest sympathy to the Froelich family.
She will be greatly missed. I worked for Rita as an agency nurse for many years. She educated me on how to save for my retirement and investing my money wisely.
I enjoyed talking to her every week when I 
would pick up my paycheck she would offer my coffee or tea. Getting to know some of her children was great, everyone always treated me like one of the family. Rita 
would always tell me Melody my dear, you save for your retirement and let your money
work for you. Those words will always be remembered and her warm embrace every time
we would see each other. I am sorry to the Froelich family that I didn't know about her services. My prayers and blessing go out
to you to carry on Rita's legacy because she stood tall to keep her family together as one.

Melody Adams Jackson,RN

I am so sorry to hear of your loss, May knowing that others care ease your pain. Love Fran

My deepest sympathy to the family of Rita.  What a wonderful person and wonderful nurse Rita was!  She was my first supervisor and a wonderful mentor.  She was committed to excellence and to treating others with compassion.  May you, her family be blessed with comfort and peace at this difficult time.

Sister Donna Marie, C.R.

I babysat for the kids while she was at work.  Matt was 9, Danny was 2 weeks, and everyone else was in between.  I was 14, and came every day after school for 2 1/2 years. She was an amazing woman, to work full time and still hold it all together..

I'm sorry to hear of the passing of Rita Froelich.  I new her, pretty much, all my life and always had great respect for her.  My sympathy and prayers for her family

I am so sad to hear of the loss of Rita.   She was a wonderful person and a pioneer in critical care nursing as well as "agency nursing."  A true advocate for the profession and has impacted so many over the years.  She will not be forgotten.

My deepest sympathies to Jim, Karen, and the Froelich family.  Rita was a legacy in the critical care nursing field.  I am so proud to have her business name on my name tag.  Each hospital where I work always says that Froelich and Associates have the best agency nurses...I definitely learned from the best, Rita!
My thoughts and prayers continue to be with you all.  Rest in peace Rita.

Rita was my mentor and friend. She took me into the real world of nursing, when nurses were to be seen and not heard. She was my backbone when nurses needed to be protected and I became their voice. She mentored me down a path that only Rita could have. Thank you Rita, you taught me well. I will never forget my lessons, my Dear Teacher.

Shellye,John and Joe Pechulis

My prayers are with Aunt Rita and her family.  I am so sorry for their loss of their mother. I remember when we were little and we visited them in Chicago.  Oh what happy times they were -- a lot of people and a lot of laughing.  It has been many years since I saw the family, and I am sorry for that.  God bless,  Debby Barkes Warford, Johns Creek, Georgia (daughter of Margaret Froehlich Barkes -- Uncle Bob's sister.

 Rita will be sorely missed as she touched so many lives in numerous ways.  Just as she demanded her nurses to be patient advocates, she was a nurse's advocate.  A real "nurses nurse." She always made herself available to us and went out of her way to assure that we were content and working up to our fullest potential.  Rita made time to listen, give advice, support us and was always there for us in good times and bad.  Her wonderful influence on so many lives will not be forgotten.
 If not for Rita's encouragement and gentle prodding, I might not have obtained the advanced certifications required to be called a 'Froelich nurse.'  She demanded and received the best from her nurses and in doing so she was highly respected by all who came in contact with her.  I will always be proud and grateful to be associated with Rita and her company, Froelich & Associates.  I'm sure I am not alone in stating this.  
  To all her family members, friends and acquaintances, I send my prayers and gratitude that she was not only my best employer but a true friend and mentor.  Most importantly my thanks are given to the family members that took loving care of her in her final days, allowing her to die with dignity, at home, surrounded by her loving family.  I'm sure her loving and guiding spirit is with us all.  May she rest in peace.

I have a lifetime of shared times with my Aunt Rita.  She & Bob were the only family that actually invited our family to spend nights in their already crowded home....and oh what noise we all made.  It was nice to see our parents enjoying one another's company too...relaxed times the four them were seldom able to steal from their busy lives.  

Of course, the biggest & very best gift she gave to me was the introduction to her neighbor's handsome son, Tom Kampwirth, who became my husband of 30 happy and blessed years.  I never stopped thanking her for that gift.

As we both grew older, she and I shared the joys, concerns, and challenges that all mothers share raising their families. We came together without any of the "baggage" that sometimes arises between members of your birth family.  We just enjoyed one another.  I learned so much from her that has given me strength and enriched my soul. 

I feel that I was truly blessed to have had her closer to me these last few years while she lived with Jim & Karen.  She continued to the very end of her life showing me how to do one's best with the gifts one has, and how to come to the end of one's life and know peace.

I will always miss having her as part of my life here on earth.

Corrine, thank you for your astute comments about Rita. To you she was a sharp business woman, to me she was an expert Rn and mentor. I was a new nurse when Rita took me under her wing: she taught me the importance of understanding disease at the cellular level, that just because we can use technology to keep patients alive doesn't mean we always should, and to not forget to hold our patients' hands. I will always hope to live up to her high standards and work ethics. I can't tell you how often managers, supervisors have given me slack, saying, "I knew you'd be good, you're a Froelich nurse". 
Froelich and Associates has allowed me to live an adventurous life and work in many different clinical settings. I am forever grateful for the opportunities and experiences and dedicated colleagues I have had the privilege to work with. Jim, Karen and kids, to you she was mom and grandmom, but understand how much she meant to the nursing community: how high she set standards, how respected and admired she is. I am also grateful to you both for taking such good care of Rita. I was so relieved that she received the love and dignity she deserved in her final days. Thank you from all of us at Froelich (and beyond)and may she rest in peace.

Please accept our condolences, and may perpetual light shine upon your grandmother.

Dear Mary, Bill, Gretchen, and Bill Jr.,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you always. Ms. Rita is now walking hand in hand with our Lord and Savior in Paradise. Hold on to all the happy thoughts through time that you all shared.

Love,
Steve & Patty Ehas

Dear Froelich family, I am terribly sorry to hear about Rita. To me, Rita was a sharp business woman who knew what she wanted and worked hard for it. She always set her standards high, and expected that in return from her many nurses. She was loved by so many nurses and staffing coordinators in Chicago and will be sadly missed.  I have so many fond memories of Rita as a manager of the ICU, as a business owner and mostly a friend.  Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with each of you during this difficult time. May you find peace and comfort in knowing that your grief is shared by so many, your mom will be sorely missed.

OBITUARIO

Rita I. Froelich

15 mayo, 1929 – 24 enero, 2015

Oehler Funeral Home

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