Rebecca Jeanne “Becky” Ritta, 41, of Central City, died on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Funeral services were Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Community Bible Church with Rev. Dale Janzen officiating. Visitation was Monday, September 12, 2022 from 5pm to 7 pm at the church. Burial was in the Central City Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later time and condolences can be sent to the family at www.soltwagnerfuneral. com.

Rebecca Jeanne “Becky” Ritta

Becky was born August 12, 1981 in Newton, Kansas to Robert and Susan (Roth) Ritta. Becky lived in rural Benton, KS until the age of four when her family moved to Central City. She attended Nebraska Christian Schools and graduated with the class of 1999. Following her graduation, she attended Grace College and received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. Becky returned to Central City and taught ESL, Speech, Yearbook and also worked in the office at Nebraska Christian. She was an editor and contributor to The Advance newsletter at Nebraska Christian. In 2021 she began working for Network Partners as a Technical Writer, where she continued working for them until her death.

In her free time, Becky enjoyed following the Chicago Cubs, watching Turkish TV and learning the Turkish language. She was a Christian novel reviewer and did product reviews for Amazon Vine. Becky was a member of Grand Island Evangelical Free Church but considered Community Bible her home church. She was also a member of the Lone Tree Singers and the bell choir at the Presbyterian Church.

Those left to cherish Becky’s memory are her parents, Robert and Susan Ritta of Central City; her siblings, Andrew and Susan Ritta of Lincoln, Valerie and Greg Baumgardner of Bonita Springs, FL, Stephanie and Tony Knudson of Omaha, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and her 3 cats.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ralph and Dorothy Ritta, and Wilbur and Dorothy Roth; and her aunt and uncle, Betty and Larry Conn.