Rita Ann Phelps, 95, formerly of Wheaton, Illinois, passed away in Front Royal, Virginia on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

A funeral Mass will take place at 2 P.M. on Friday, December 20, 2024 at St. John’s Catholic Church, 120 W Main St. Front Royal Virginia with Father Daniel Gee officiating. The burial will take place at Prospect Hill Cemetery following the Mass.

Rita was born on October 17, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to the late William Zemnick and Anna Shousky Zemnick. She was also preceded in death by her son, Rick Phelps and her brother, Ronald Zemnick.

Surviving Rita are her loving husband of 72 years, Robert K. Phelps; her son, Gregg Phelps (Rebecca); her brother, Robert Zemnick; her grandchildren, Rachel Smoot, Alyssa Burk, Kaila Phelps, Christopher White, and Elizabeth Cook; and her great-grandchildren, Jude, Robert, Matt, Emma, Allison, and baby Gatlin on the way.

Rita was an avid sports enthusiast, with a deep love for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears and could often be found cheering on her beloved teams with unwavering loyalty.

There will be a time to visit with the family one hour prior to the service at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 W Main St. Front Royal.

Rita was a very loving and devoted, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a long-time member of St. Daniel the Profit Catholic Church in Wheaton Illinois.

Pallbearers will be Christopher White, A.J. Smoot, Allen Cook, Cody Burk, and Kyle Dilling.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice at 333 W Cork Street Unit 405, Winchester, Virginia 22601.