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Rita Margaret Manning, 84, Vero Beach

Written by: August 04 2009
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Rita Margaret Manning, 84, died July 27, 2009, at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach since 1989, coming from Camp Hill, Pa.

Before retirement, she worked as a crossing guard for the Vero Beach Police Department and in child care at Covenant Church, St. Helen Catholic Church, First Church of God, United Methodist Church and Asbury Methodist Church, all in Vero Beach. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Vero Beach. Survivors include her friends, Mary Jane Kimball, Gary Kimball, Katlyn Kimball and Jeremy Kimball, all of Fort Pierce.

Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice of Indian River County, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.

A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at Asbury United Methodist Church Memorial Gardens in Vero Beach. Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach. A guest book may be signed at www.lowtherfuneralhome.com, Port St. Lucie.

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