Rita Ann LeClair

Rita Ann LeClair of Ellenton, FL passed away at the age of 87. Born March 28, 1938, Rita leaves behind three loving sons; Paul Michael LeClair of Bessemer PA, who also passed away 5 days later on January 31, 2026 both will truly be missed, our prayers and thoughts go out to both of them; Mark Joseph LeClair of Ellenton, FL and Matthew Raymond LeClair of Cape Coral, FL. Three grandchildren Bezu LeClair, Erica Dagres and Jennifer Bertilino and four great grands.

Rita was Passionate about her life and loved helping others she supported St. Jude for many years and donated to the battered womens shelter. She loved Siesta key and had a passion for football especially her Pittsburg Steelers. Rita had many life long friends and stayed in touch with quiet a few of them weekly, thats very rare these days. Remembering a few weeks before her passing her and I were sitting in her living room and she told me a memory of her 3 boys feeding us at our infant stage. With my brother Paul she said while feeding him he would look up at her and smile, just smile she said and once in a while he would coo at her. My brother Matthew said he couldn't get the milk down his throat fast enough and shaking his feet back and forth back and forth, like he had things to do, with me she said I would have on hand on the bottle the other hand raised in the air fist and one eye half open. Just a memory of a mother and her 3 boys. Mother you taught us well, you were a fighter and instilled that in each one of us, we were truly loved and blessed you will truly be missed and always Remembered, Your three boys