Rita Marie Vessell Flaherty Obituary

We are sad to announce that on November 20, 2023, at the age of 86, Rita Marie Vessell Flaherty of Evanston, Illinois, born in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Rita Marie Vessell Flaherty to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her father Richard Emil Vessell; her siblings, Janet Gianino and Richard Vessell; her grandparents, Bridget and James Moore; and her mother Lenita Moore Vessell.

She is survived by : her children, Patrick Daniel Jr., Margaret Myra and Stephen Richard Flaherty (Nicole); her grandchildren, Madison Elizabeth, Patrick Daniel III, Mary Casey Flaherty, Finn, Isla Flaherty, Morgan, Patrick Lewis, Christopher Madrid, O'Ryan and Jamie Flaherty; her siblings, Flora Torrie (Douglas) and Mark Vessell Sr. (Jane); her cousins, Jeanette Lawrence and Lenita Moore; her aunts and uncles, Ilene Moore, Jeanette Ann and Lenita Marie (Sis); her friends, Betty Welland and Kathy Witt; and also, James and Bridget Moore.