Rita Ottenberg Obituary

Rita Ottenberg in Rockford, Illinois passed away on June 8, 2026. Rita, born on November 16, 1929 in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, shared life alongside family, friends, and others. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Alvin Hixson and Eunice Hixson (Sutor); her former husband Frederick Ottenberg; and her siblings, Jack, Ray Hixson, Kathryn Geehring (Hixson), Zetta Ottenberg (Hixson), Erma Strombeck (Hixson), Janet Kimmel (Hixson) and Joyce Means (Hixson).

She is survived by: her son Scott Frederick Ottenberg; her daughter-in-law Mary Ottenberg (Kolb); her grandchildren, Barrett Scott Ottenberg and Abigale Lindsay Ottenberg (David Pradhan); and her great grandchildren, Noah, Isaiah and Audrey Rose Pradhan.