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Rita Deedy Obituary

Rita Mae Deedy of Shrewsbury died Monday April 6 at her home in Southgate at Shrewsbury. She leaves three nephews, Edward T. Deedy of Dennis, MA, Justin F. Deedy of Duluth, GA, and Thomas R. Deedy of Woodstock, VT; 22 grandnephews and grandnieces, and many great-grandnephews and great-grandnieces. She was born April 30, 1915, the youngest daughter of Edward B. and Hannah M. (Donovan) Deedy and lived the first 70 years of her life on Wabash Ave. in Worcester. She was predeceased by her brothers, D. Justin and John G. Deedy and sisters Louise B. (Deedy) Buckley and Elizabeth G. Deedy.

Mae worked at the General Adjustment Bureau in Worcester for many years, before, retiring.

She was a long time member of Ascension and Christ the King parish of Worcester and St. Mary's parish in Shrewsbury.

The funeral will be held Monday April 13 from CALLAHAN & FAY BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME, 61 Myrtle St. with a Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, 640 Main St., Shrewsbury. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Worcester. A Visiting Hour will be held Monday April 13 from 9:30–10:30 a.m at the funeral home.

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Published by Worcester Telegram & Gazette from Apr. 7 to Apr. 10, 2009.

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Dorothy Deedy

April 10, 2009

Dear Family, Here it is Good Friday and I'm on the internet responding to Aunt Mae's Obit Notice. Thankfully, Bill Deedy and Martha Mary passed the word along. I remember every week phoning Aunt Peggy who would say that she and Aunt Mae had lunch. Can you imagine the reunion of these beautiful souls in Heaven? Talk about the joy of Easter! May Jesus be praised everywhere and at all times, especially on Good Friday. Take a breath anyone who reads this: the love of the Lord is in the Deedy genes until the thousandth generation. Join us and go to church on Easter, go to Aunt Mae's funeral mass. Don't you want as great a sendoff?

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