Rita Connors Gerred Obituary
We are sad to announce that on August 6, 2025, at the age of 86, Rita Connors Gerred of Solomons, Maryland passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Rita may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Gertrude Catherine and William Michael Connors; her husband Frank John Gerred; and her sister Maureen Peterson. She is survived by: her children, James Butler (Tambria) of Herndon, VA, Christine Butler of Lexington Park, MD, Stacey Gerred (Bruce Hudson) of Summerville, SC, Doug Gerred of St. Albans, VT, Don Gerred (Lori) of Cincinnati, OH and Julie Marble (Nicolas Roussel) of Rockville, MD; her sister Elizabeth Ann Cafarelli of Massachusetts; and her brother-in-law Bill Peterson of Houston, TX. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild.