We are sad to announce that on April 18, 2022, at the age of 90, Rita Rebecca Jane Layden of Lewisporte, Newfoundland passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Rita Rebecca Jane Layden to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her husband Gordon Layden; her sons, Clayton and Freeman; her parents, Norman Layden and Elizabeth Layden; and her brothers, Henry and Don.

She is survived by : her daughters, Nancy Ballman (David) and Denise Harris; her grandchildren, Elizabeth Levesque (Paul), David Ballman (Chantal), Alischia Taylor, Jaylen Taylor and Aniyah Harris; her great grandchildren, Olivia Marie Levesque, Gabriel Ballman, Zoe Ballman and Amarri Dalton; and her siblings, Margaret Osmond (Eric) and George Layden (Lois). She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends.

As expressions of sympathy, donations can be made to the St. Matthew's United Church memorial fund.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Gordon Woolfrey Funeral Home