Rita Clarice (Edwards) Hiller, 94, of Leesburg, VA, died Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Meadow Glen of Leesburg.
Born October 8, 1928, in Grantsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. and Lulu C. (Simpson) Edwards. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Earl Wesley Hiller; one daughter, Amy (Hiller) Rondeau; and one brother, Cecil Edwards.
A forty-five-year resident of Catonsville, MD, Mrs. Hiller was a Registered Nurse and worked for the Baltimore County Public School system. Previously she was an operating room nurse at hospitals in Cumberland, MD; Baltimore, MD; and Saint Louis, MO. After her retirement, she volunteered at Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore for over twenty years. She was an active member of Catonsville United Methodist Church, where she played in the handbell choir.
She is survived by one daughter, Wendy C. (Timothy Strakna) Hiller; one son-in-law, Steven Rondeau; and four grandsons, Daniel Strakna, Matthew Strakna, Jared Rondeau, and Eric Rondeau.
Friends will be received for vititation at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. A graveside service will follow in the Grantsville Cemetery at 12:00 p.m. with Pastor James Oester officiating.
Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the Catonsville United Methodist Church, 6 Melvin Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.newmanfuneralhomes.com.