Obituary of Rita J. Hickey

Rita J. Hickey, 84, of Binghamton, died Wednesday morning, October 25, 2000, at the Susquehanna Nursing Center. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Donald R. Hickey in 1993; her parents, Michael and Mary Legos; and a sister, Nancy Dalton. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Marcia and Michael Pleninger, Williamsberg, Va., Maureen and Leo Johnson, Baldwinsville, Melinda and Robert Maguire, Roswell, Ga.; 10 grandchildren; 13 grandchildren; a sister, Jane McDonough, Binghamton; several nieces and nephews; a very dear friend, Frances Berti. Rita was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Binghamton, for over 60 years, where she taught C.C.D. and volunteered in the cafeteria at St. Thomas Aquinas School. In recent years, she attended St. James Church, Johnson City. She was retired from Home Mutual Insurance Co. and volunteered at the Susquehanna Nursing Center. A Funeral Mass will be offered at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Saturday at 12 noon. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. The family will receive friends at the J.A. McCormack Sons Funeral Home, 141 Main Street, Binghamton, Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.