Rita Marie Guckin (née Schultz) passed away peacefully at her home on October 16, 2021. Rita was born in Philadelphia and remained a life long resident. Born to the late beloved parents, Edward and Dorothy Schultz (née Carrol), she was 73 years old. She was raised in Kensington and attended St. Hughes and Little Flower High School (class of 1965) and lived life to the fullest with her life long friends Barbara, Carol and Beth.
Rita was a kind, yet unique soul, who shared many wonderful memories with friends and loved ones. She loved watching and reading horror genre with a penchant for Halloween. She was a very creative and talented artist who also mastered the art of pie making. People gravitated to Rita, finding a humorous friend who had many intelligent conversions about animals ;horror movies and music, especially John Lennon. She now rests in peace with her parents and pets; especially, Bandit, Daisy, Tiggers, Poo, Chloe, Fruity, Bindi, and Little Girl who have greeted her at the Rainbow bridge.
Rita was the beloved wife of Gerald Guckin for 44 years; loving mother of Pauline (David) and Andrew (Jena); cherished grandmother of Brandon (Aubree); great grandmother of Brandon Jr.; dear sister of Dolores and aunt of many nieces and nephews. Rita is also survived by many other extended family members and great friends who will miss her sense of humor and wit.
Rita’s wishes were to have services to remain private. She was an avid animal lover so In lieu of flowers, donations in Rita’s memory may be made to your local animal shelter.
Rest in peace our friend. We shall miss our phone conversations. If we wanted to ensure talking with you, we knew we had to call late morning or afternoon. Of course, we never knew what topic would dominate the talk, but you could speak on anything and we would marvel at the breadth and depth of your knowledge, experience and humor.
We know Heaven is now an even kinder, gentler and dare we say, funnier, place since you arrived. We shall miss you.
The Dougherty’s
Hi aunt Betty Anne.. so sorry for your loss