Rita Leona Roy

Auburn- Rita Leona Roy, 92, passed away on January 23, 2015 at Clover Living Center in Auburn. She was born on October 20, 1922, the daughter of the late Onesime and Rose Vermette. Rita was a Lewiston native, graduating from Lewiston High School in 1941. She was last employed by the Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services, after which she retired in 1990. Apart from work, her main priority and interest was raising her family. Rita was married to Ernest Joseph Roy in Rumford Maine, on January 30, 1960. They were married for over 46 years until Ernest’s passing in December of 2006. She is survived by her 2 children, Ernest and his wife Colleen, of Northfield NH, as well as her son David and his wife Evelyn, of Nashua NH, along with her grandchildren Matthew, Angelique, Michael, Marc, and Amy Roy of Northfield NH.

Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com NOTICE Roy-Died in Auburn Jan. 23rd. Rita Leona age 92. A memorial service will be held Thursday Jan. 29th at 12 noon at Maine Veterans Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Road, in Augusta, where she will be laid to rest next to her husband Ernest. Donations in Rita's memory can be made to the Clover Health Care Recreation Fund 440 Minot Avenue Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements under the care of Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home Lewiston, ME 04240. 784-4023.