Mrs. Carl (Lee) Rivasi peacefully passed away on April 20, 2022.

Lee was the daughter of Maria and Frank Zickar of De Pue, Illinois.

Lee and her husband Carl lived in 14 different locations in the United States before settling in Florida in 1986. Lee was preceded in death by her son, Carl Lee Rivasi and her husband, Carlo Rivasi.

Lee was a supportive member of St. John of the Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach, FL and was also a member of the Women's Guild.

She was deeply involved in charitable activities, particularly with children, in Marietta, Ohio with the Red Cross, where the children called her the "Ice Cream Lady" because she always stopped to treat them on the way home from the children's hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Lee also volunteered at the United Nations UNICEF gift shop. She was very active in TWIG, the Columbus, Ohio organization that supported the city's children's hospital. She had earned sales person of the year several times in these efforts. She was highly praised by Dean Jeffers, chairman of the Nationwide Insurance Company, as one of the best salesperson he'd ever met!

Lee was also a very talented artist, and sold many of her paintings through the Indianapolis Art Museum while we lived there.

We all will miss her acts of kindness and smiles for everyone!

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic charities Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach, 9995 N Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33410, or St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, 7550 26th St, Vero Beach, FL 32966.

Burial will be at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims, Florida.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Friday, May 6, 2022 at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach.