Rita-Owens-Obituary

Rita Owens

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DIED
March 21, 2018

Obituary

NEW YORK (AP) — Queen Latifah is mourning the death of her mother. In a statement, the singer and actress says Rita Owens died Wednesday after struggling with a heart condition for many years. The statement did not given her mother's age or say where the death occurred. For full coverage and obituary from Legacy.com, click here.

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My deepest sympathy to u n ur family I will keep u n my prayers.no one knows the pain of loosing ur Mother I also lost my Mother I love n miss her VERY much God bless u Dana.

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My Condolences to you Queen Latifah! Your Mother was a beautiful Woman I enjoyed watching you two acting together. RIP! M. Rita Owen. God bless you Queen Latifah and family.

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So sad to know of Rita Owen's passing. Queen Latifah is so strong & such a jewel to have stood right by her mom's side. The episode of her show that she had her mom on w/all of the students who thanked her really touched my ❤ & had me crying happy tears. Mrs. Owen's is w/her son Lancelot Jr. now....rip beautiful ones...❤❤

May she R.I.P.

I remember following up on Ms. Rita and the Queen since I was a kid. My mother and I were a duo too. I was raised by my mom and she got sick after serving in the military and I had to take care of her until her dying day. So when I found out that Ms. Rita passed away, it stung deeply. I can't say I know exactly how Dana felt because our experiences are different, however; I can say I know what it feels like to lose a mother. I never met Ms. Rita personally, but you could tell she was a sweet...