Rita L. Lamothe

Rita L. (Conty) Lamothe age 80 years died in the Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday, June 18, 2012. Born in Waltham, Massachusetts on July 6, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Louis A. Conti and Helen Mary (Brennan) Conty. She graduated from Waltham High School with the class of 1949 and from the Carney Hospital School of Nursing with the class of 1952. She has been a resident of Walpole, Massachusetts since 1964 moving there from Newton.

She worked as a registered nurse for 42 years. She worked in the Waltham Hospital, the Newton Wellesley Hospital, the Norwood Hospital, and several elder care facilities.

Mrs. Lamothe was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Church Prayer Group and ran the Baptism Program for 10 years. She was also a member of the Italian American Club Exercise Group, the Local Red Hat Society, and traveled with the Wacky Women's Club in Norwood.

She enjoyed tending to her flower garden and was a life long Johnny Mathis fan.

Beloved wife of the late Roger M. Lamothe. Loving mother of Mark J. and his wife Gail Lamothe of Beverly, Marie J. and her husband Joseph Bagarella of North Attleboro, David P. and his wife Nok Lamothe of Wilmington, and Peter T. Lamothe of Hamden, CT. Cherished grandmother of Owen, Alise, Isabella, Angeline, Kathryn, Julia, Teresa, Joseph, Megan and her husband Scott, Faith, and Michael. Sister of Helen Boudrot of Gainesville, GA, the late Robert J. Conty, and the late Raymond Conty.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial that will be celebrated at Blessed Sacrament Church East Street (Route 27) at Diamond Street Walpole on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM. Visiting hours are Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 4 to 8 PM in the James H. Delaney & Son Funeral Home 48 Common Street Walpole. Interment will be in Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton. In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in memory of Rita to the MGH Chaplaincy Development. Checks must be made payable to Massachusetts General Hospital and can be mailed to: MGH Development Office, Chaplaincy Development, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114.