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Rita Tomes Cox

3 Mar 1929 – 11 Jan 2023

Birth3 Mar 1929
Death11 Jan 2023
CemeteryMaryhill Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum
Niles , Cook County , Illinois , USA
Added byseifert on 11 Jan 2023
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/248291742

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Rita Cox, nee Tomes, age 93, of Chicago, IL (born in Dwight, NE) departed her loving family on January 11, 2023. Rita was the beloved wife of Robert Cox Sr. (d. 2002) and they raised seven children in Chicago, IL. Rita had many talents and spent many years as a bookkeeper for Nu-Dell Plastics, afterward working for the US Census Bureau and freelanced as a Chef for several catering companies along her journey. Rita made meals and parties a big production in the Cox household. Rita was very active in her church, past president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women and finished her college education in her 40's. Other hobbies included singing in a choir and dressing up in various homemade costumes to visit the elderly. Rita started her life in Nebraska with nine brothers and her parents. She enjoyed 4H, sewing, gardening and cooking. The only daughter of a Czech banker and farmer, she was proud of her heritage. The Tomes family farms were an annual summer destination for our family. Rita made many trips back to Nebraska for reunions that were attended by hundreds of family members on a regular basis. She was the longest living member of her immediate family, but leaves behind a legacy of branches in her tree. She is survived by her children: Kathy (Tom) Chytla, Marge (Mike d. 2017) Pierce, Robert (Una) Cox Jr., Luanne (Rick) Wizer, Janet (Jack) Tusk, Don (Carol) Cox and Steve (Deb) Cox. Rita had thirteen grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and was Aunt Rita to many nieces and nephews. Interment Maryhill Catholic Cemetery, Niles Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation

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