Rita A. Thayer, 93
Dateline: Norton, MA
Rita A. (Erickson) Thayer, age 93, of Norton, formerly of Brockton, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving and adoring family on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. She was the wife of the late Ralph E. Thayer, to whom she was wed for fifty-three years at the time of his death in 2007.
Born in Brockton, MA on February 1, 1932, she was a loving daughter of the late John and Helen (Crowley) Erickson.
Rita grew up in the City of Brockton and was a 1950 graduate of Brockton High School. She had made her home in Norton for the past six years and prior to retiring, was employed twenty-five as a cashier at the former F.W. Woolworth Company at the Westgate Mall in Brockton.
Rita’s family was always the focal point of her life and they always came first. She was an excellent mother, who cherished the times spent with her grandson and his children. Rita was a true and faithful friend and will always be remembered for her happiness and laughter by all those who knew and loved her.
She was the devoted and much-loved mother of Brenda A. Goodis and her husband Mark of Norton and the late Michael R. Thayer. She was the treasured grandmother of Matthew R. Goodis and his wife Jennifer of Canton and the loving great grandmother of Merrick, Maranda and Jason. She was the dear sister of the late Robert Erickson, Warren Erickson and David Erickson. She is also survived by her loving nieces and nephews.
Services and burial will be private and visiting hours are omitted.
Those wishing may remember Rita with a contribution in her memory made to MSPCA-Angell, 350 South Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Norton Memorial Funeral Home, 19 Clapp Street, Norton.
To send her family a message of condolence, please visit www.nortonmemorial.com