Rita H. Goffredo of Newtown, formerly of the Greater Northeast section of Philadelphia, died peacefully on Monday, March 28, 2016 at The Birches of Newtown, with family by her side. She was 95.

Born in Philadelphia, Rita was the beloved wife of the late Vincent J. Goffredo, daughter of the late John and Emma Hepp Eisele, sister of the late Emma Aquilino and John Eisele.

Rita was a resident of the Greater Northeast for most her life, she attended Frankford High School, was a former parishioner of St. Matthew Church. She was active with the Catholic Daughter’s and the St. Matthew Senior Citizens.

Rita lived in Newtown for the past 8 years of which 2 and half years were at the Birches. She was a communicant of the Church of St. Andrew; she enjoyed bingo and bowling and played in a bowling league well into her 80’s. The Phillies and Eagles, got a lot of her support especially when they where winning. Rita enjoyed family trips to New Jersey, which sometime included stopping to play a game of chance. She will be sadly missed by her loving and devoted family.

Rita is survived by her loving children Vincent J. Goffredo Jr. and his wife Barbara, Janice M. Hudson and her husband Richard, Robert Goffredo and his wife Annmarie and Michele M. Melby and her husband Michael. She is survived by her sister’s, Margaret Lamartine, Mary Tompkins, Irene Curry and Florence Watson. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Friday April 1, 2016 from 10:00am until her Funeral Mass 11:00am at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Rd., Newtown. Interment will follow in Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne.

In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to the Sunday Mass c/o Passionate Fathers, P.O. Box 111, Rye Brook, NY 10573 or Wills Eye Hospital, 840 Walnut St., Phila., PA 19107.