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Visitation:
Monday, September 22, 2025, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home
Service:
Monday, September 22, 2025, at 1 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home
Obituary
Rita E. Meyrick, affectionately
known as "Mega" or "Mamo" to her beloved
grandchildren, passed away peacefully on September
13, 2025, at Springfield Memorial Hospital in
Springfield, Illinois, at the age of 72.
Born on July 30, 1953 in Lincoln, Illinois to Mary
Meyrick, Rita spent most of her life there, sharing
her warmth, humor, and joy with everyone she met.
She graduated from Carlinville High School and then
devoted her life to caring for others, working at
the State School, Zion Lutheran School, Christian
Child Care, and providing housekeeping services in
the community.
Rita’s personality was infectious. She never knew a
stranger and seemed to collect friends as easily as
she collected her beloved Santas. Her laughter,
quick wit, and bright smile brought joy to everyone
around her. She had a love for classic rock, peace
signs, VW Beetles, and the Hallmark channel, but her
true happiness came from her family—her
grandchildren, Rowen and Oliver Buss and Lucas,
Hazel, Amber, and Nathan Bucciarelli, were the
lights of her life, and she took immense pride in
each of her children: Bill (Lacey) Buss, Mary
(Jamie) Bartels, and Joshua (Candace) Bartels.
A devout Christian, Rita lived a life of faith,
love, and generosity. She was a steadfast supporter
of family and friends through life’s challenges,
always offering encouragement, guidance, and
unwavering love. She is now joyfully reunited with
her mother and brothers, running on the streets of
gold to embrace those who have gone before her. |
She is survived by her three
children; her beloved grandchildren; her brother,
Jim (Elizabeth) Meyrick and sister Bernadette Connig.
She was preceded in death by her mother and brothers
Carl Kelly and Bill Meyrick.
Cremation rites were accorded, and Holland, Barry &
Bennett Funeral Home is entrusted with her care. A
memorial service will be held at 1 PM Monday,
September 22, 2025, at Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home to honor Rita’s remarkable life.
Visitation will be Monday from 11 AM until 1PM also
at the funeral home. Those who knew her are asked to
celebrate her memory by sharing laughter, stories,
and love in her honor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to the family in care of Bill
Buss or Josh Bartels to assist with expenses.
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