November 26, 1935 – October 21, 2018

Rita Mary Anderson was born to Jacob and Frances Brkich and was raised on a farm with her 8 siblings near Bladworth, Saskatchewan. She later became a nurse and completed her master’s degree in nursing at McGill in Montreal. She met and married her husband in Toronto and moved to Germany, where they lived for 3 years. Upon returning to Canada, they spent some time in Halifax, where their daughter was born. The family moved to Victoria in 1980 and that is where she spent the rest of her years, although she was always a prairie girl at heart. She was an active member of the Catholic Church throughout her life. She will be dearly missed by her husband Terry, daughter Stephanie, son-in-law Patrick, granddaughter Thea, and her 3 surviving sisters Beth, Theresa, and Vera.

The funeral mass was held at St. Patrick’s Church in Victoria on Nov 3, 2018. Prayers will be on Nov 10, 2018 at 1:00pm at St. Andrew’s Church in Kenaston, with the burial and reception following.