Rita Sheila Martin, of Andover, passed away on November 22, 2018, at the Academy Manor Nursing Center in Andover, following a lengthy illness. Rita was born on August 10, 1937, in Woburn, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Hugh Edward Martin and Anna Gertrude (Dolan) Martin. She was a graduate of Woburn High School.
After 17 years working for the telephone company, Rita spent the next 26 years in business. With her good friend, Annette M. Doyle, she operated the Towne Gift Shop in the Shawsheen Plaza, retiring in 1998. Rita enjoyed playing golf in Andover and Florida and vacationing in Aruba.
Surviving Rita are her siblings; Hugh Martin of Coventry, Rhode Island, Robert Martin of Woburn, Anna Louise Buscemi of Woburn, Claire Murphy of Burlington, and Richard Martin of Bedford, New Hampshire. She was predeceased by her brother Francis Martin of Arkansas and her sisters, Marie Martin of Medford and Evelyn of Ipswich. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Rita’s family is grateful for the many months of loving care given to Rita by the staff at Academy Manor.
Her Funeral will be celebrated in the Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 390 North Main Street, Andover on Friday, November 30, 2018, at 10 AM. Relatives and friends are most welcome to attend. Interment will be held in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford. For additional information, please visit, www.burkemagliozzi.com.