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Rita Friesen Obituary
May 15, 1943 - October 25, 2025
Rita G. Friesen, age 82, of York, died Saturday, October 25, 2025, in York.
She was born on May 15, 1943, to Carl and Dorothy (Renquist) Wilson in Oakland, CA. On July 25, 1968, she was united in marriage to LeRoy (Pete) Friesen in York. After he passed away, she married Ernest Shelton on April 24, 2017, in York.
Rita was an Avon sales representative.
She is survived by her husband, Ernie of York; three step-daughters, Sherri (Will) Bilslend, of Cozad, NE; Linda Paugels, of Lincoln, NE; Lori Shelton of Lincoln; seven step-grandchildren; 12 step-great-grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren; nieces, Rhonda (Mark) Walford Braddock, of Bellevue, NE; Angela Herman, of Williamston, MI; Deanna (Roland) Broeder of Great Bend, KS; nephew, Leland (Dasha) Classen, of San Francisco, CA; step-sister, Lois (Gerald) Pesek, of Valley, NE; and sister-in-law, Susanna Classen, of Great Bend, KS.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband LeRoy; brother, Gary Wilson; and niece, Sharlene Lawerence.
Memorials services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Arbor Drive Community Church in York. Inurnment will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Benedict, NE at 1:30 p.m. the same day. Rita has been cremated. There is no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be directed to Arbor Drive Community Church or York Adopt-A-Pet.
Condolences may be left for the family at metzmortuary.com. Metz Mortuary in York is handling the arrangements.
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