Rita Jane (Tangeman), died peacefully on May 29, 2021. She was born on December 12, 1928, grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from Julienne High School in 1946. She married E. Dale Nash on July 24, 1948. They had four children and then moved to Rocky River, Ohio, in 1971. She was a member of St. Bernadette Church.
Rita was preceded in death by her husband E. Dale Nash; daughter Lynda Nash; parents Clarence and Marie (Zimmerman) Tangeman; brother Clarence Tangeman, Jr.; sisters Florence Tangeman, Marianna Studer, and Jacqueline Byrne; and grandson Benjamin Hardesty.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Richard and Sandra Nash; daughter and son-in-law Susan and Dennis Hardesty; son and daughter-in-law Thomas and Jayne Nash; granddaughter and grandson-in-law Shannon (Hardesty) and John Hoots; granddaughter and son-in-law Christina (Nash) and Orlando Rosado; grandson and granddaughter-in-law Sean and Esther Nash; granddaughter and grandson-in-law Jaclyn (Hardesty) and Michael Confessore; granddaughter Katherine Nash and her partner Eric Curfman; and great-grandchildren Ethan, Olivia, Isaac, and Elijah Hoots, Ashlyn, Ariem, Aven, Aristen (AJ), and Addysen Rosado, and Michael Nash Confessore. Also, many nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews, and great-grand-nieces and great-grand-nephews who included her in their family celebrations, supported her, enriched her life, and were very, very precious to her.
Though four children would seem to be more than enough to keep her busy, Rita made time for many activities. She played golf, participated in bowling leagues, and played bridge with neighbor and church groups. She and Dale also enjoyed Friday-night card games with friends. Over the years, she showed her creative side in her beautiful quilts, cozy afghans, comfy sweaters, personalized needlepoint Christmas stockings, many meticulous counted cross-stitch pieces, and adorable dolls and teddy bears. She even had her own kiln for a time and won awards for a few of her ceramic pieces. Rita was also very interested in genealogy, tracing her family back as far as 1687 in Germany.
VISITATION Thursday Morning June 3, 2021 from 10 am to 11 am at St Bernadette Catholic Church 2256 Clague Rd, Westlake Ohio 44145.
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL will be celebrated at 11 am immediately following visitation at church.
Interment in Dayton, Ohio June 4, 2021 at Noon at Calvary Cemetery,1625 Calvary Ave., Dayton Ohio 45409
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a COVID relief fund or the American Cancer Society.
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