Rita C. (Costello) Caires, 83, of Mattapoisett died December 26, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness.
She was the wife of the late Charles H. Caires.
Born and raised in Boston, the daughter of the late Thomas and Bridget (Clarke) Costello, she has lived in Mattapoisett since 1968.
Mrs. Caires was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church.
She was formerly employed by New England Telephone for many years until retirement.
Mrs. Caires was a member of Telephone Pioneers and the Mattapoisett Women's Club. She enjoyed needle work and travel.
Survivors include 3 stepdaughters, Joy Holt of Tuson, AZ, Jayne Tropiano of Mt. Juliette, TN and Julie Caires of Mystic, CT; a sister, Mary O'Keefe of Madison, CT; 9 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Margaret Kirby, Walter, Richard, John, Thomas, Francis, Redmond and James Costello.
Funeral from the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6) Mattapoisett Tuesday, December 30th at 8 AM. Funeral Mass at St. Anthony's Church, 22 Barstow St., Mattapoisett at 9 AM. Committal prayers at Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park at 11:30 AM. Visiting hours Monday, December 29th from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, P.O. Box 300, Garrison, NY 10524.