Rita Jean Figura, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died on Friday, January 18, 2019, at age 90. Rita was born on August 27,1928 in Bulger, PA, to Stella and Gustave Leunis. She was the youngest of seven children. Rita married the love of her life John M. Figura on February 4, 1950. They were together for 60 years, until his death in 2010.
Rita was employed for 20 years for the Dart Drug Corporation, where she was responsible for the hiring and training of personnel for dozens of new stores during her career. She was an avid golfer, with two holes-in-one on her record. In recent years, she was a dedicated volunteer doll maker for the Fairfax County, Lincolnia Senior Center. Supported by the Annandale Ladies Club, the center has donated over 40,000 dolls for children being treated at local hospitals throughout the DC Metro area.
Rita is survived by her sons, John and Ron Figura, and her grandsons, John and Max Figura, many nieces and nephews, and a multitude of friends and neighbors that will miss her dearly.