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Rita M. Curran

1922 - 2014

BORN

1922

DIED

2014

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Tews Funeral Home - Homewood

18230 S. Dixie Highway

Homewood, Illinois

Rita Curran Obituary

Rita M. Curran nee Reilly, age 91, late of Homewood, IL formerly of Indianapolis. Beloved wife of the late Laurence Curran for 59 years. Loving sister of Anna (late Robert) Gulledge, Gerold (late Margaret) Reilly and the late Harold (Margaret) Reilly. Cherished aunt to18 nieces and nephews, 41 great, 38 great-great and 1 great-great-great niece. Mrs. Curran was a retired employee of the Chicago Teachers Union. Member of St. Joseph Church for 47 years. Visitation Thursday February 6, from 4-9pm at the Tews Funeral Home 18230 Dixie Highway in Homewood. Funeral Friday 9:15am prayers from Tews to St. Joseph Church in Homewood for Mass at 10am. Entombment Assumption Cemetery. For additional information contact 708-798-5300 or [email protected].

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Feb. 4, 2014.

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T Hines

February 4, 2014

May God be your strength in this time of sorrow Matthew 5:4 "Happy are those who mourn, since they will be comforted"

From the Staff of Tews Funeral Home

February 4, 2014

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

Beatrice Robinson

February 2, 2014

May GOD Bless Rita's loving family. She was our dear neighbor for a short time and we grew very fond of her. May Rita rest in "Perfect Peace". Love Drake (paper boy) Lenora & Brittne Robinson

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6

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Tews Funeral Home - Homewood

18230 S. Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL 60430

Feb

7

Funeral

9:15 a.m.

Tews Funeral Home - Homewood

18230 S. Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL 60430

Feb

7

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

St. Joseph Church

Homewood , IL

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Tews Funeral Home - Homewood

18230 S. Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL 60430

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