Rita Chapman age 82, died Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

A public visitation will be held from 4 until 7 Tuesday, October 6, 2017 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, where a  parish Vigil Service will be held at 4:00. Private family services will be held Wednesday.  Interment will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monticello.   Fr. Paul Baldwin will officiate at the services. Mask must be worn and fitted properly over the nose and mouth at all times to enter the funeral home.  Social distancing needs to be practiced as well.

Surviving are 3 daughters, Pam (Russ) Knock, LuAnn (Mike) Manson and  Valerie  Frericks, a daughter –in-law, Judy Chapman,   11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren, 3 siblings, Barbara Martin, Edward (Alice) Redmond and Robert (Pat) Redmond.  She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Amy and a son Wayne, 10 siblings, Loretta Tuttle, Lucille Poppe, John Redmond, Earl Redmond, Mary Picary, Agnes Still, Elizabeth Ash, Eugene Redmond, George Redmond and Johanna Deuker

Rita Christine Redmond was born in December 11, 1937 at the family home in Cascade. She was daughter of Benjamin and Anna (Dietiker) Redmond.  Rita attended the Cascade schools.   She was married to Cecil Champman.  They later divorced.  Rita worked as a waitress in the Home Café in Monticello and other places.  Later she worked at Farm Tech in Hopkinton and moved with them to Dyersville where she retired in 1999.

Rita enjoyed time spent with her family, especially if it was with a good pot of coffee.  She enjoyed mushroom hunting, watching westerns and the Golden Girls.