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Service:
Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St Peters
Lutheran Church in Emden.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Rita Billings, 63, of Emden,
passed away February 26, 2023 at her home.
Cremation rites have been accorded by Holland Barry
& Bennett Funeral Home. A memorial service will be
held Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St
Peters Lutheran Church in Emden.
Rita was born January 31, 1960, in Hopedale, IL.,
the daughter of Harold and Margaret (Johnson) Stout.
She married Steven Billings on October 5, 1985. He
preceded her in death on July 14, 2016.
Rita was a lifetime care giver. She was a CNA at
Bartman's Nursing Home and then at The Christian
Village. She then babysat in her home.
Rita enjoyed crochet, puzzles, and
doodling. She was very artistic. She enjoyed the
outdoors, nature and flowers, and bird watching. Her
greatest joy was her grandchildren. |
Survivors include her daughters Lori Mason and Michelle (Richard)
Travolia; five grandchildren: Otto, Oskar, Opal, Lucas and his wife Audrey, and Mitchell; great
granddaughter Eloise; twin brother Ricky Stout, sisters Judy Harris and Sharon
Cheek, and brother Dustin Steiling.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, nephew James Lowe, and siblings Harold and
Betty.
Memorial donations may be made to Emden Fire and Rescue or to St. Peters
Lutheran Church.
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