
Rita Mary Marino, of Weatherly, Pennsylvania, went home to the Lord on Thursday, April 17th, 2008, with her family by her side at the Hazleton General Hospital.
Born in Weatherly, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Rashko) Fadden.
She was the wife of Joseph Marino and they recently celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary.
Rita was a member of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church in Weatherly.
She attended St. Nicholas school and graduated from Weatherly High School.
Rita worked a number of years at Tung-Sol in Weatherly and at Pollock Paper in Hazleton. Along with her husband Joe, she was owner of Reflections Restaurant & Catering in Hazleton.
Rita loved meeting the public and took pride in serving her many customers homemade cakes and pies. Through her years at Reflections, she made many friends near and far.
Always with a joke to tell, she and her husband Joe entertained family and friends at parties and cookouts.
Rita will be missed by her husband Joe, children, grandchildren, and sister, along with many family members and friends whom she loved dearly.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother George Fadden Jr.
Rita is survived by her husband Joseph; sons Neil Cusate Jr. of Nescopeck and Frank Cusate of Hazleton; sister Dolores "Dodie" Fadden of Hazleton; and grandchildren Frank Cusate III, Joshua Schott, and Nicolette Cusate.
Services will be from the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home, 211 First Street, Weatherly, on Monday, April 21st, at 9:00 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Nicholas R.C. Church at 10:00 AM. Rev. Floyd Caesar will officiate.
Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Sunday and on Monday from 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM. Rev. Floyd Caesar will conduct a Wake Service during the Sunday visitation.
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Funeral arrangements entrusted to: Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home, 211 First Street, Weatherly, PA, 18255. Telephone: (570) 427-4231.