Rita M. Maroscher

Rita M. Maroscher, age 62, of Uhrichsville, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, in the home of her sister, Carmen Maurer, in Dover.

Born May 30, 1953, in Columbus, she was a daughter of Bruno Maroscher of Bluffton, and the late Martha Jane McNaughton Maroscher. Rita attended school in Bluffton, and began her career working at the family's business, Bruno's I.G.A. She went on to be employed by Food Lion grocery stores as a meat cutter, and later retired as market manager. Rita was a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

In addition to her father, survivors include her husband, Albert P. Tecza, whom she married on October 4, 1994; her daughters, Erin (Tom) Hodgson, Rachel (Ed) Langston and Olivia Gentol; her sons, Elijah, Philip and Ian Tecza; her nine grandchildren; her sisters, Carmen Maurer and Connie Maroscher; her brother, David Maroscher; and her nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to call, pay their respects and share memories at the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory, Dover, on Sunday, February 14, 1 2 p.m. Rita's life will continue to be remembered and celebrated at a gathering with food - in the Toland-Herzig Monarch Center on the Boulevard in Dover. To sign an online guestbook, and share a memory there, please visit the Obituaries and Flowers link on the funeral home's website.

The family suggests that contributions in Rita's memory be made to Community Hospice, 716 Commercial Ave. S.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663.