RITA ANNE HARDING
RITA ANNE (QUIRKE) HARDING, R.N., age 80, died Sunday January 21, 2007 at her home at the Foley Senior Residences in Mattapan. Born and raised in Medford, MA, Rita attended Medford Schools and later graduated from Laboure Nursing School at Carney Hospital. Mrs Harding worked as a registered nurse at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital and later worked for over forty years for Filene's. Mrs. Harding was a resident of Dorchester for over 40 years as well. Rita was the wife of the late Joseph F. Harding, who passed away in 1995, and the mother of Marianne Harding of Washington, D.C., Barbara Harding of Omaha, Nebraska and Kathleen Harding of Dorchester. Mrs Harding is the Grandmother of Dawn Marie Harding of Dorchester. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday Jan. 26, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. in St. Mark's Church, Dorchester Ave. Dorchester, MA. Interment will follow at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours in the O'Donnell & Mulry Funeral Home, 138 Neponset Ave., Dorchester, MA on Thursday evening 5 - 8 P.M. Donations in Rita's memory may be made to the Activities Fund at The Foley Senior Residence, 249 River St., Mattapan, MA 02126. Please feel free to leave an online condolence in our guest book for Rita's family.