Rita Margaret Cichy^{[1, 2]}

1919 - 2012  (92 years)

• Name	Rita Margaret Cichy
  Birth	12 Nov 1919	Ottertail, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States
  	VANAMBER, RITA C. was born 12 November 1919, received Social Security number 471-20-9404 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 27 April 2012 227745
  Gender	Female
  Census	13 Jan 1920	Leaf Mountain, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  		Rita M Cichy 1920 Census
  Census	18 Apr 1930	Leaf Mountain, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States   [2]
  		Rita M Cichy 1930 Census
  Name	Rita M (van Amber)
  	Also seen as Rita C
  Social Security Number	471-20-9404
  	Rita C Vanamber United States Social Security Death Index Age 93 Given Name Rita Middle Name C Surname Vanamber Birth Date 12 Nov 1919 State Minnesota Event Date 27 Apr 2012
  _FSFTID	LYYS-K3Y
  _UID	FCE06545AB184BFAA487E87071CDEA276042
  Burial	2012	Alexandria, Douglas, Minnesota, United States
  	Address: St Mary's Catholic Cemetery
  	FindAGrave MEMORIAL ID 154243269 Obit from FindAGrave Rita Van Amber, age 92, of Menomonie Rita went peacefully home to be with the Lord on Friday April 27, 2012, after a short stay at Dunn County Health Center. Rita was born November 12, 1919 in Ottertail County, MN. She was the daughter of Anton and Helen (Joos) Cichy. Rita married George Van Amber in 1939 and had four children. She and her family lived in Benson and Montevideo, MN before moving to Menomonie, WI , where George operated the M & L Auto Parts business. Rita worked at Lee’s Drug Store while attending Stout University until she and George developed the Ideal Junque Shoppe and Trailer Court. Rita and her daughter, Janet, later wrote the series of Great Depression Historical Cookbooks and operated Van Amber Publishing Company along with Janet’s husband, Rich. Rita was an active member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and a member of the Parish Council of Catholic Women, a 45 year member of Home & Community Education, treasurer of Ideal Homemakers, a member of the Hearing Loss Association, and a member of the Red Cedar Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary. Rita is survived by her children, Dr. Judith Marie (Larry) Collins, Norma Joyce (Pat) Stanley, Janet Kay (Rich) Paske, George Van Amber III; special friend, Frank Rivas; grandchildren, Dr. Michael (Dawn) Collins, Patrick Collins, John Collins, Shawn (Jeanette) Stanley, Patrick (Robin) Stanley, Kelly Amber (Jeff) Lapic, Ryan (Denise) Stanley, Samuel (Julie) Paske, Jeffrey (Mary) Paske; granddaughter-in-law, Micki (Dave) Lutz; great grandchildren, Sam and Jessica Collins; Daniel, Meghan and Erin Collins; Devon, Carmen,Ruby Rita; Zoe and Axel Stanley; Elizabeth, Matthias and Catherine Paske; Hunter and Adam Paske; Mickenzie, Jordan, Josie and Colin Lutz; three sisters-in-law, Marlene Cichy, Marilyn Langor and Dorothy Van Amber and many nieces, nephews and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, George, her parents and grandparents, Paul and Margaret Cichy, and Fredrick and Mary Klein Joos; a grandson, John Paske; brothers, Paul, Omar, Wilfred and Eugene Cichy; sister, Dolores Stensrud; and nephew, Darrel Van Amber. (Obit: Rhiel Funeral Home, Menomonie, WI)
  		George W van Amber Headstone
  Death	27 Apr 2012	Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, United States
  Person ID	I206	van Amber One Name Study
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Anton Francis Cichy,   b. 9 Mar 1896, Leaf Mountain, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States d. 3 Jul 1952, Dakota, Minnesota, United States (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Helen J Joos,   b. 1 Apr 1898, Douglas, Minnesota, United States d. 16 Jun 1988, Brandon, Douglas, Minnesota, United States (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Wesley van Amber, Sr,   b. 3 Oct 1913, Madelia, Watonwan, Minnesota, United States d. 10 Aug 1989, Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1939	St Cloud, Douglas, Minnesota, United States
  	Certificate: O - 629 Minnesota Marriage Index, 1850-2014. Record count: 5,709,126. Minnesota Official Marriage System. https://www.moms.mn.gov/Search?.
  Children	1. Judith Marie van Amber   2. Norma Joyce van Amber   3. Janet Kay van Amber   4. George Wesley van Amber, Jr
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Nov 1919 - Ottertail, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States Census - 13 Jan 1920 - Leaf Mountain, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States Census - 18 Apr 1930 - Leaf Mountain, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States Burial - Address: St Mary's Catholic Cemetery - 2012 - Alexandria, Douglas, Minnesota, United States Death - 27 Apr 2012 - Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Rita Cinchy van Amber
  		Rita M Cichy 1930 Census

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Rita M Cichy in household of Anton F Cichy, "United States Census, 1920". [S81] Rita M Cichy in household of Anton F Cichy, "United States Census, 1930".