Rita C. Jameson-Popp

Rita C. Jameson-Popp of Plainwell (formerly of Lawton and Otsego), passed away

Sunday, February 10, 2008

, in Plainwell. Rita was born in

New York City

the daughter of Frank and Lillian (Gutman) Kelly. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science at

St. John’s

University

in

New York

and attended the

College

of

William

and Mary in

Williamsburg

,

Virginia

. Rita was the children’s librarian at

South Huntington

and at Patchogue,

Long Island

,

NY

. Later she was assistant librarian at

Kalamazoo

Central

High School

. In 1944, she married Edward J. Jameson who died in 1984. Together they owned Grant’s Department Store in

Lawton

for over 30 years. In 2000 she married Arthur Popp who died in 2006. Rita’s faith was very important to her and she was a long time member of St. Mary’s Church in Paw Paw and St. Margaret’s Church in Otsego. She was a good cook and loved to travel, visiting many European countries and

Hawaii

. In spite of her blindness (Retinitis Pigmentosa) she lived a very full and satisfying life. Rita was also preceded in death by 3 infant children and her sister, Frances Valentine. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Edward Frank and Ruth Jameson of Boyne Falls, MI and Englewood, FL; 2 nieces, Barbara Eldridge of Kalmazoo, Harriette (John) Townsend of Lake Ann, MI; 6 step-children, Norman (Rose) Popp of Arizona, Anna Halsey of Otsego, Janet (Roy) James of Plainwell, Mary Runchey of Plainwell, John (Judy) Popp of Oklahoma, Terri (Robert) Bieszka of Otsego; many step-grandchildren and great grandchildren. Friends may meet with Rita’s family from 2-4 and

6-8 P.M.

Tuesday at the

Winkel Funeral Home,

Otsego,

where the Rosary will be recited at 7:00 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday at St. Margaret’s Church, Otsego, Rev. Fr. Wieslaw Lipka, celebrant. Interment will be at St. Margaret’s Cemetery. Memorial gifts can be made to St. Margaret’s School Endowment Fund.

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