Rita Rosch Card, 88, of Vero Beach died Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach after a brief illness.
Mrs. Card was born June 3, 1921 in North Adams, MA and moved to Vero Beach in 1978 from Terryville, CT.
She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Prior to retirement she had been an Art Teacher for 25 years at Terryville High School in Terryville, CT.
She is a graduate of both Columbia University and Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT where she received Masters of Arts Degrees, and has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, was a member of the Art Club of Vero Beach, member of the AAUW, Indian River Literary Society, and the Vero Beach Opera.
She is preceded in death by her husband Rodney B. Card in 1985.
Services: A Memorial Mass will be celebrated 10:00 AM, Friday, July 10, 2009 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Vero Beach, PO Box 644, Vero Beach, FL 32961.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach, Florida. Condolences may be sent through www.seawindsfh.com/obit.php