Rita Elaine Schooley Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on May 13, 2026 we had to say goodbye to Rita Elaine Schooley of Gahanna, Ohio, born in Columbus, Ohio. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Rita Elaine Schooley to show support.
She was predeceased by: her husband Donald; her granddaughter Fawn Friebis; her parents, Marvin Rinehart and Dolores Rinehart; her siblings, Bill Rinehart and Nancy Baker; and her brothers-in-law, Kenny Schooley and Robert Dorsey.
She is survived by: her daughters, Dawn Friebis (Brian) and Tina Asbury (Lisa); her grandchildren, Mallory Murphy (Lucas), Erinn Gatterdam (Blain), Taylor Sholar Johnson (Jair), Alex Harms (Nate), Sarah Smith (Dominick), Sydney Little and Abigail Friebis; her great grandchildren, Fiona, Owen, Parker, Hunter, Ian, Oliver, Theo and Baby Iris; her sister Judy Dorsey; and her brothers-in-law, Phil Baker and Ronald Schooley (Sally). She is also survived by two daughters and later seven granddaughters and several great grandchildren.
