Saturday, April 20, 2024
I was sorry to hear of Rita's passing. My mother, Fern Jane Astell Schoppert, was a first cousin of hers. When I was a little girl in Edmonds, my mother and I would often run into Rita while we were downtown, and we would stop and visit for a while. It was always good to see her. When I was ten, we moved to Spokane, and we were seldom in touch except at large family events. But, mom would often speak of Rita, and her sisters, Nona and Wanda. Good memories.
Diane Schoppert Swope
