Beloved wife of Charles Lawrence (deceased); loving mother of Susan Herron and Richard (Patricia) Lawrence; adored grandmother of Jodi (Joseph) Kraynak and Amy (Andrew) Krauss; devoted great-grandmother of Andrew, Alyssa, Charlie and Emma; dear sister of Donald Green (deceased).
Rita enjoyed playing bridge and canasta, reading and watching movie classics, entertaining and volunteering. She and Charles were tutors at elementary schools in Solon, Ohio and Naples, Florida and recorded books on tape at the Cleveland Sight Center. Rita was a member of the Fairmount Temple Sisterhood. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family and caring for them.
Graveside funeral services will be held at Mayfield Cemetery, 2749 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Hts., Ohio 44106 on Tuesday, May 21 at 2 PM.
The family will receive friends TUESDAY FROM 4 UNTIL 7 PM at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122.
Friends who wish can contribute to the Charles and Rita Lawrence Endowment Fund for Highbrook Lodge at the Cleveland Sight Center or the Jerome and Helen Greenbaum Bookshelf at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of BERKOWITZ-KUMIN-BOOKATZ MEMORIAL CHAPEL (800) 448-2210.