Telegram & Gazette Worcester, MA
Saturday, November 17th, 2001 pg A4
WEST BROOKFIELD -- Rita M. (Leger) Bliss, 80, of 32 Front St., died Friday, Nov. 16, at home after an illness.
Her husband, Peter J. Bliss, died in 1989. She leaves four sons, Kenneth J. Bliss of Wasilla, Alaska, Richard J. and David J. Bliss, both of Ware, and Robert P. Bliss of West Brookfield; a daughter, Linda M. Welch of West Brookfield; a brother, Clifford J. Leger of North Brookfield; two sisters, Thelma Couture of West Brookfield and Doris Ball of Warren, N.H.; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. A sister, Evelyn Paquette, predeceased her. She was born in West Brookfield, daughter of Florion and Delina (Sawyer) Leger.
Mrs. Bliss was a member of Sacred Heart Church and the Sacred Heart Women's Guild. She was a member and treasurer of West Brookfield Senior Citizen Club. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.n. Monday, Nov. 19, in Sacred Heart Church, West Main Street. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. A calling hour is 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, in Pillsbury Funeral Home, Old West Brookfield Road, Brookfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Visiting Nurses Association Hospice of Western New England, 50 Maple St., PO Box 9058, Springfield, MA 01102-9058.