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Rita Herther Obituary
September 22, 1942 to May 20, 2024., the daughter of Antonio Herrera and Maria Ortiz Herrera.
Married to Terry Herther from 1966 to 1998.
Surviving daughter, Keta Gass, 55, of Colorado, and son, Kerry Lane, 53, of Oregon. Surviving brother, Ralph Herrera, of Albuquerque, and Ronnie Herrera, of California.
Rita worked for Sandia Labs as a secretary for many years, where she met Terry, a mechanical engineer. They resided in Albuquerque and also enjoyed a cabin in Taos Ski Valley, which Terry built in the 1960's. They enjoyed many summers and winters there hiking and skiing with their family.
Rita was a writer and wrote stories for Highlights Magazine and a few articles for the Albuquerque Journal over the years. She also enjoyed mystery writing and was a member of Croak & Dagger for many years.
She used her Master in Counseling in her therapy along with hypnotherapy. After she retired she continued to aid others using Pranic healing with essential oils; she also taught. She had a joyous spirit up to the end of her days.
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Peter Trinh
June 23, 2024
Rita was a good friend to me during the last couple of years that I was in Albuquerque. Our friendship was with the empath meetup group; and I spent time helping her with computer stuff and she taught me Pranic Healing. I shall miss her and wish her well from here on out.
Susan Forbes
June 23, 2024
Rita´s passing is a complete surprise to me as I spoke to her a couple of months ago. Rita was a caring and giving person who healed me several years ago through energy healing of a disease that would have ended my life. I am grateful to her and I am honored to have known her.
Nathan Fox
June 13, 2024
Rita was just a wonderful teacher, healer and friend. She helped me heal and guided me to incorporate energy healing into my own clinical practice. Her bright, kind eyes will be missed.
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