Mary Theresa Rita (Kilmartin) Richards (1913 - 2013)

Born 26 Sep 1913 in Colac, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of John William Richards — married 1940 in Victoria, Australia

Died 17 Apr 2013 at age 99 in Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Rita was born in 1913 in Colac, Victoria.^[1] She is the daughter of George Kilmartin and Mary Dorney.

Rita married John William Richards in 1940 in Victoria. ^[2]

In the 1963 electoral roll, Rita was recorded at 3 Mirams Street, Ascot Vale. Also at the address was her husband John William.

In the 1967 electoral roll, Rita was recorded at 3 Mirams Street, Ascot Vale. No other Richards were recorded at that address.^[3]

Rita died on 17 April 2013.^[4]

Herald Sun, 19 April 2013
RICHARDS. - A Celebration of the life of Mrs Mary (Rita) Richards will be held at Joseph Allison Chapel, 941 Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon on MONDAY (Apr. 22, 2013) at 2.30 p. m. Private Cremation will follow In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation.^[5]

DNA Support

• Peter Dorney shares 51 cM across 4 segments with Genelle Juckert, who is the great-granddaughter of Jim Dorney's niece Rita Kilmartin.

Sources

1. ↑ Victorian Birth Index 1913/29964
2. ↑ Victorian Marriage Index 1940/750
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
4. ↑ Ryerson Index, RICHARDS Mary (Rita) Death notice 17APR2013 Death 99 Herald Sun (Melbourne) 19APR2013
5. ↑ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/tributes/notice/4955044/