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Rita Mary Barnhill

November 2, 1934 — May 22, 2017

Rita Mary Barnhill (nee Getzloff) of Waukesha, WI passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 82. She was born on November 2, 1934 in Escanaba, Michigan, the daughter of Arthur and Edna Getzloff. On June 4, 1960, she married Edgar “Bud” Barnhill in Bark River, Michigan; he preceded her in death on January 10, 2012. Rita was an avid reader, loved putting jigsaw puzzles together, enjoyed crocheting and was a huge Green Bay Packer fan. Most of all she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She will be sadly missed by her sons Thomas (Maria) Barnhill of Lake Geneva, Nathan (Suzanne) Barnhill of Pelham, NH and Andrew (Kiesa Heckmann) Barnhill of Watertown. She was the proud grandmother of Amanda, Mitchell, Alexander, Bethany, Sonnie, Katie, Michael and Kenda. She is further survived by brothers John (Wanda) Getzloff, Abe (Jill) Getzloff and Glenn (the late Ruth) Getzloff along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to her husband Edgar and her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Arthur Getzloff.

Visitation will be held on Friday, May 26th from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home, 1110 S. Grand Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186. Visitation continues at the funeral home on Saturday, May 27th from 10:00 a.m. until time of the 11:00 a.m. funeral service. Burial will follow at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield. Memorials in Rita’s name are appreciated to No Kid Hungry and mailed to Share Our Strength, P.O. Box 75475, Baltimore MD 21275-5475.
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Friday, May 26, 2017

5:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)

Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home

1110 S Grand Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186

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Wisconsin Memorial Park

13235 Capitol Drive

, Brookfield, WI 53005

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