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Rita Decre Obituary


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RITA M. DECRE Of Lantana passed away peacefully on July 7, 2006. She was predeceased by her husband of sixty-two years, Fred and son Richard. She was an avid bridge player. Mother of Janice and John Boretti; sister of Bette McCaffrey; grandmere to John J. Boretti, Jr.; Jennifer D.B. Fink; Benjamin Decre and John A. Fink, IV; many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Monday, July 10, 2006 from 2-4pm with a Prayer Service at 4 pm in the chapel. Entombment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL Babione Stephenson Funeral Home1004 South Dixie HighwayLantana, FL 33462561-582-4124 To express condolences and/or make donations Visit PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries

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Published by The Palm Beach Post from Jul. 9 to Jul. 11, 2006.

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