Rita-Reilly-Obituary

Photo courtesy of Teahen Funeral Home - Cedar Rapids

Rita Elaine Reilly

Dec 13, 1936 - Mar 25, 2026

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I'll miss you Aunt Rita
My last time I saw her was when the Phillips girls took a sister trip to mackinaw island. She seamed to have a good time with mom
Lois neil


Remembering Rita with fondness. Very young when I had my first memory of her. It was her Wedding Day and she and Ron were at her folks home with a bunch of us kids outside. Tom Dziewanowski was convincing us kids to have what he called a shivaree. It amounted to running around the outside of the house yelling, making a lot of noise and banging stuff together. I asked him why we do this and he said that they will give us candy. Sure enough, Ron sent someone up to the small grocery store on...

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Rita's Obituary

Rita Elaine Reilly, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at Cottage Grove following a long illness. A Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, with Rev. Aaron Junge officiating. Visitation will be...

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