Rita Siebert's Obituary
Major Rita M. Siebert, U.S.A. Ret.Major Rita M. Siebert U.S.A. of Panorama City in Lacey passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2003 in OlympiaÂ's Capitol Lake Medical Center. Rita was born October 1, 1914 on a homestead near Cheyenne Wells, CO to Mary Ann and William H. Siebert.Rita attended Cheyenne Wells High School and fondly remembered her school band winning a state competition and going to a national contest in Tulsa, OK, where the Massed Band Concert was conducted by John Phillip Sousa. She graduated nurses training from St. Josephs Hospital in Denver, CO in 1935. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, Rita joined the Army Nurse Corps. and served in New Zealand and India. After the war, she had assignments in Germany and Puerto Rico. She continued nursing at Madigan Army Hospital in Tacoma after retiring from the service in 1964. In 1984 Rita moved to Panorama City where she was active in the WomenÂ's Overseas Service League, St. Brigid Guild, and volunteering at Providence Mother Joseph Care Center. Major Rita Siebert is missed by her surviving nieces, a nephew, and their spouses; Sandra (Monty) Kruse of Fort Worth, TX; William (Shirley) Siebert of Greeley, CO; and Patricia and (Robert) Woollard of Alexandria, VA. She also leaves two grand nieces, a grand nephew, and two great-grand nephews. Honorary Pallbearers were William Siebert, Maj. Monty Kruse, Col. Robert Woollard, Michael Kruse, LCDR Devan Breedlove, Capt. John Hawbaker, Lt. Col. Martha McFadden and Lynda Sheak.Donations in RitaÂ's memory may be made to LaceyÂ's Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, or the AlzheimerÂ's Association.Services will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 812 Bowker S. E., Lacey, WA, on Thursday February 13, 2003. Rosary at 8:30 AM, followed by a funeral mass at 9:00 AM. Interment will be at Mountain View Memorial Park in Tacoma, WA.
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