Rita Irma Meta O'Grady

Rita Irma Meta (Roehn) O’Grady, age 73, of West Branch, died on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. She was born in West Germany on June 15, 1949.

She loved to read, cook, and was an avid Detroit Tigers baseball fan. She had many friends, including other Tigers fans on Facebook, and was beloved by former colleagues.

Rita is survived by daughters, Katja (Michael) Tandarich of Chesterfield, MI and Jessica (Daniel) Abston of Lexington, KY; and sons, Kevin (Laura Bellinger) O’Grady and Ryan (Kendi) O’Grady, both of West Branch, MI.

She loved and will be missed by her nine grandchildren: Amanda (Paul) Brand, Alisha Stevenson, Jace O’Grady, Colin O’Grady, Mikey Tandarich, Olivia Abston, James Abston, Makenzi O’Grady, and Sean O’Grady. Rita is also survived by her siblings-in-law, Paul (Carolyn) O’Grady of Traverse City, Anne Schmidt of Suttons Bay, Nancy Schave of Syracuse, NY; and will be missed by multiple nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Mark; sons, Patrick and Chris; one brother; brothers in law, Walt Schmidt and Donald Schave.

The family is holding a visitation at Steuernol and McLaren Funeral Home in West Branch on Saturday, October 15, 2022 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Rita will be buried next to her husband at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, MI.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospital Hospitality House of Saginaw: hhhofsaginaw.org.

Arrangements were handled by Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home in West Branch. www.steuernolmclaren.com