Rita Mary Kuras

Rita Mary Kuras was born on October 13, 1954 in Eccles near Manchester in England. She lived there until 1964 at which time her family immigrated to the United States. She is survived by her mother Aksenija Kuras and two sisters: Vanda (Richard) Jokubauskas and Jurate (Douglas) Harris. Her father, Bronius, preceded her in death. In addition to having two sisters, she was the loving aunt to Peter Jokubauskas, Janina Giantomasso, Thomas Harris, and Elyte (Jamie) Santini. She was a great aunt to Mateo, Liliana, Tanner and Asher.
Rita was a court clerk in Cook County on 26th & California for 30 years and worked Saturdays at Midland Bank on Chicago's southwest side. She graduated from Maria High School (class of 1972) and from Daley College where she earned her associate's degree.
Rita was an avid bowler and traveled often to her parents' homeland, Lithuania, where many family members still reside. She lived and owned homes in Mt. Greenwood and Lockport Illinois. She enjoyed crafting pens with flowers and offered them freely to people she knew or were kind to her. She also enjoyed rug hooking and making collages from family photos.
Not long after retirement, Rita was diagnosed with early onset, non familial Alzheimer's Disease. Her nine-year struggle with the disease ended surrounded by her family on July 11, 2024.
A memorial mass will be held at Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis Lithuanian Catholic Mission (14911 E 127th St, Lemont, IL 60439) on Monday, July 22 at 10:00 am followed by a private family burial at St. Casimir Cemetery (4401 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60655)
Rita Mary Kuras
**1954-2024**
Rita Mary Kuras gime 1954 m. spalio 13 d. Eklese netoli Mancesterio, Anglijoje. Ji gyveno ten iki 1964 m., kai jos šeima emigravo i Jungtines Amerikos Valstijas. Rita pragyveno jos motina Aksenija Kuras ir dvi seserys: Vanda (Richard) Jokubauskas ir Jurate (Douglas) Harris. Jos tevas Bronius mire anksciau. Be savo seseru, ji buvo mylinti teta Peter Jokubausko, Janina Giantomasso, Thomas Harris ir Elyte (Jamie) Santini. Ji taip pat buvo puiki teta Mateo, Liliana, Tanner ir Asher.
30 metu Rita buvo teismo tarnautoja Cook County. Taip pat šeštadieniais dirbo Midland banke Marquet Parke. Ji baige Marijos vidurine mokykla (1972 metu laida) ir Daley koledža.
Rita buvo aistringa boulingo žaideja ir dažnai keliaudavo i savo tevu gimtine, Lietuva, kur vis dar gyvena daugelis šeimos nariu. Ji gyveno ir turejo namus Mt. Greenwood ir Lockport, Ilinojaus valstijoje. Ji mego gaminti geliu rašiklius ir dovanoti juos jai brangiems žmonems arba tiems, kuriuos pažinojo. Ji taip pat mego kilimu nerima ir šeimos nuotrauku koliažu kurima.
Netrukus po išejimo i pensija Ritai buvo diagnozuota ankstyvojo pradžios, ne šeimynine Alzheimerio liga. Jos devyneriu metu kova su liga baigesi 2024 m. liepos 11 d. šeimai dalyvaujant.
Atminimo mišios bus laikomos Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis Lithuanian Catholic Mission Lemont, IL. Po to ivyks privatus šeimos laidojimas Šv. Kazimiero kapinese.