Rita Mary (Tragesser) Parr's Obituary
Rita Mary (Tragesser) Parr, age 88, of Austell passed away November 11, 2017. Rita was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She worked as a nurse at Cobb Hospital from 1976 until her retirement in 1999. Rita was very active with her church community and C.A.M.P. She is preceded in death by her husband, Louis Walter Parr; son, Daniel L. Parr; daughter, Christina M. Parr; and brothers, Robert Tragesser, James Tragesser, Herbert Tragesser, and Thomas Tragesser. Rita is survived by her children, Walter (Camille) Parr of Ashburn, VA, Charles Parr of Douglasville, Gregory Parr of Lafayette, IN, Katherine (John) Lanham of Salem, SC, Mary Parr of Stone Mountain, Timothy Parr of Roswell, Ramona (Steve) Butler of Dallas, Thomas (Susan) Parr of Shelbyville, KY, and Sharon (Craig) Gaubert of Glenview, IL; siblings, Connie Mumford of Kokomo, IN, Henrietta (Elwyn) Schulenburg of Casper, WY, Fran Mozzone of Ft. Wayne, IN, Becky Soupley of Sharpsville, IN, Donna (Dean) Tidler of Littleton, CO, John (Linda) Tragesser of Tipton, IN, and Ted (Linda) Tragesser of Kankakee, IL; 21 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 20, 10:00 AM at St. John Vianney Catholic Church with Father Ignacio Morales officiating. Interment will follow at 1:30 PM at Georgia National Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home on Sunday, November 19, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, with a rosary service at 7:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at https://www.svdpgeorgia.org/donate/.
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