Rita Ann Engeldinger, 87, or Red Wing, died Tuesday, April 25th at Preferred Senior Living in Ellsworth, Wis. She was born April 30, 1929 in Red Wing to John and Helen (Gerlach) O'Shaughnessy. In 1947 she graduated from Red Wing Central High school. In April of 1950 she married Donald Gullickson at The Little Brown Church in Iowa. Together the couple raise one daughter. They later divorced. In 1975 she married Bud Engeldinger, however, Bud died just one year later in 1976. For more than 34 years Rita worked as a receptionist for the Red Wing Shoe Company. She was a member of St. Joseph Miesville Catholic Church. She enjoyed going out to dinner with her fiancée of many years Bob Sward, traveling, bowling, and going for walks. Most of all she look forward to spending time with the people she loved, especially her two granddaughters.
She is survived by her daughter, Amy Gullickson of River Falls, Wis.; granddaughters, Taylor and Taryn Gullickson, both of River Falls; fiancée; Bob Sward of Red Wing and brother, Jerry O'Shaughnessy of Mountain View, California. She is preceded in death by husband, Donald Gullickson; husband, Bud Engeldinger and her parents.
A visitation will be from 4 -7 p.m., Wednesday, May 3rd at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel, Red Wing. Burial will be at a later date at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Miesville. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com
Visitation
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4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CDT)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel
602 Plum Street P.O. Box 111
Red Wing, MN 55066