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BORN

1931

DIED

2024

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Amigone Funeral Home, Inc. - Orchard Park Chapel

6170 W. Quaker Street

Orchard Park, New York

Rita Schwarzkopf Obituary

Schwarzkopf, Rita M. (nee Sieckmann)

Nov 16, 1931 - Oct 8, 2024

Of Orchard Park, at age 92. Beloved wife of 66 years to the late Raymond G. Schwarzkopf; loving mother of Donna (Herbert) Minazzi, Nancy (Doug) Fahy, John (Ella), and David (Amy) Schwarzkopf; cherished grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; dearest sister of the late Edwin (Janet) Sieckmann; also survived by nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Monday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the (Orchard Park Chapel) AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 6170 W. Quaker St. Rte. 20A. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, 3148 Abbott Rd., Orchard Park, NY 14127. Family and friends invited. Please assemble at the church. Private interment in Hillcrest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Rita's memory to Hospice-Buffalo Inc., 225 Como Park Blvd., Cheektowaga, NY 14227. Share condolences at www.AMIGONE.com.

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Published by Buffalo News on Oct. 13, 2024.

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Oct

14

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Amigone Funeral Home, Inc. - Orchard Park Chapel

6170 W. Quaker Street, Orchard Park, NY 14127

Oct

15

Mass of Christian Burial

10:00 a.m.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church

3148 Abbott Rd., Orchard Park, NY

Funeral services provided by:

Amigone Funeral Home, Inc. - Orchard Park Chapel

6170 W. Quaker Street, Orchard Park, NY 14127

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