Rita A. Wiedenfeld, 81 of Huntley, died peacefully, October 10, 2019.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 from 5-8 pm at DeFiore Funeral Home: 10763 Dundee Rd, Huntley and from 9-10 am on Wednesday, October 16 at St. Mary Catholic Church. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Saint Mary Catholic Church: 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley. Burial will be in Saint Mary cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society
Rita was born August 12, 1938, the daughter of Alfred and Lucia Heideman. On May 25, 1957, she married Ron Wiedenfeld. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandma (Oma), great-grandma, and friend who will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
She was a member of the Sun City Garden Club, Saint Mary Choir, Saint Mary Seniors, Red Hat Society and lifelong Chicago Cubs fan.
Rita had a spirit that filled the room. When hosting get-togethers, she would be seen bouncing from room to room, spending time with the people she loved and cared for so much. She was always excited to see her grandkids and great-grandkids. Together, they would listen to 50s music, play cards, attend concerts, musicals, plays, and movies. She also enjoyed traveling, road trips, and meeting new people. Rita loved life!
She is survived by her husband, Ron, her children: Therese Schultz, Brian Wiedenfeld, Bruce (Kymberli) Wiedenfeld, Renee Andrae, Kevin (Kimberly) Wiedenfeld, Kurt (Vicki) Wiedenfeld, and Scott (Lana) Wiedenfeld. She is survived by her 17 grandchildren: Olivia (Jason), Matthew, Thomas, Mary, Gail, Eric, Keith, Kate (Dan), Brandon, Sean (Nilsa), Megan, Nicholas, Devin, Regan, Landon, Claire and Carley, and by her 7 great-grandchildren, Isabella, Jaxson, Josiah, Micah, Avary, Moriah, and Noah, and also by her 2 brothers: Lee (Joan) Heideman, Roger (Pat) Heideman, and by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.
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There is definitely not enough room here for me to write all that is good about Rita Wiedenfeld. My parents, Don and Mary Margaret Murphy, have been friends with Ron And Rita since the late 1950’s or early 1960’s... since before I was born in 1961. Dad and Ron worked together at United as mechanics. I grew up going to family get togethers with Rita as my “surrogate” mom. We got together often, and all of us Murphy kids were close friends with all of the Wiedenfeld kids. Rita had been such a memorable part of my youth that, since I live almost 1000 miles away in New York, as an adult I have thought about the influential people in my life, and, besides my parents and aunts and uncles, Ron and Rita Wiedenfeld are definitely at the very top of the list in regards to the the morals that they lived by and taught their kids, to the Catholic upbringing that we all shared and lived by. Plus, we were also big time Cubs fans. My heart goes out to the whole Wiedenfeld and Heideman family. It was truly an honor to have known her. Love and hugs, Patrick Murphy
Rita & Ron Wiedenfeld are not just my parents friends, they are our second set of parents. There wasn’t a time as a child that I can recall where Rita or Ron treated us any differently than their own kids. We loved going to their house! It was a loving, fun, noisy place where we felt at home. Rita was such a terrific mom & role model. She had such great faith, a contagious laugh, and just a tremendous love for everyone. As an adult, I’ve been able to see Rita and Ron at family events - ours and theirs- and their love and respect for each other was always evident. She was so proud of all of her kids and she always had a story about the grandkids to tell us! She and Ron are some of the most wonderful people we know, and while our hearts are broken right now, we’re so very honored to have been a part of her bright light. Sending love to all of this wonderful family, Ron & Peggy Morrow