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Rita A. Dill

Rita A. Dill

Female 1920 - 2005  (84 years)


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  • Name Rita A. Dill  [1, 2] 
    Birth 19 Jul 1920  Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 14 Feb 2005  Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    Person ID I4180  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Charles George Dill,   b. 27 Apr 1892, Jones Township, Elk, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1960, Girard, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Nora M McCoy,   b. 9 Feb 1896, Jones Township, Elk, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1982, Girard, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernard J. Harkins,   b. 5 Oct 1914   d. 11 Feb 1995, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Nora Jean Harkins  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. John C. Harkins  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Ann Marie Harkins  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Rita Jane Harkins  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Patrick J. Harkins  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obituary: Dill, Norman J.
      Norman J. Dill, age 88, of Erie, passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, October 20, 2014. He was born in Rasselas, Pa., on July 10, 1926, a son of the late Charles and Nora (McCoy) Dill.

      Norman attended Fairview High School, and served with the U.S. Navy during WWII, in the South Pacific. He was employed for 37 years at Hammermill Paper Company, as an electrician, retiring in 1989. He was member of St. Julia Church, and enjoyed gardening and beekeeping.

      In addition to his parents, Norman was preceded in death by a brother, Vincent Dill and two sisters, Rita Harkins and Virginia Dill.

      Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Phyllis (Barcio) Dill; two daughters, Melanie Warthman, of Maricopa, Ariz., Mary Kubiak, husband, Kris, of Millcreek; three sons, Norman Dill II, wife Lea, of Walworth, N.Y., Charles Dill (Patty), of Fairview, and Greg Dill, wife Nadine, of Hampstead, N.C.; two sisters, Dorothy Junod, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Eileen Wright, of Santa Barbara, Calif.; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

      Family and friends may attend the Funeral Mass at noon on Friday, at St. Julia Church, 638 Roslyn Ave. Private burial will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Brugger Funeral Homes & Crematory, 1595 West 38th St., at Greengarden Boulevard.

      Memorials may be made to People for Life, PO Box 1126, Erie, PA 16512, or Fatima Crusader, c/o Fr. Nicholas Gruner, 17000 State Rt. 30, Constable, NY 12926.

      Condolences and photos may be sent at www.bruggerfuneralhomes.com.

      Published by Erie Times-News on Oct. 23, 2014.
      HFA: 19MAR2022

    2. [S160] Staff, Obituary: Harkins, Rita A. (Dill), (Name: Erie Times-News, The; Location: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 16FEB2005;), Obituary: Harkins, Rita A. (Dill).
      Rita A. Dill Harkins Devoted Wife, Mother and Grandmother Rita A. Dill Harkins, 84 years, of 2639 Schley St., passed away Monday, February 14, 2005, at St. Vincent Health Center. She was born in Rasselas, Pa., on July 19, 1920, a daughter of the late Charles G. and Nora M. McCoy Dill. Rita was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Church, the choir, the altar society and the golden hearts at Sacred Heart. She was a longtime 6th ward committee woman. In the late 1940’s, she worked for O’Leary Dental Group. She volunteered for the friends of St. Mary Home of Erie, enjoyed her family as well as her house plants. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Bernard J. “Babe” Harkins, who died in 1995; and by a brother, Vincent C. Dill; and a sister, Virginia Dill. Survivors include five children, Rita Jane “Janie” Matthis, husband, Ronald of Erie, John C. Harkinsof Erie, Nora Jean Harkins of Pittsburgh, Ann Marie Carey, husband, Kevin, Patrick J. Harkins, wife Michelle, of Erie; two sisters, Eileen Wright of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Dorothy Junod, husband Ernest of Cincinnati, Ohio; and one brother, Norman J. Dill, wife Phyllis of Erie; nine grandchilren, Bridget & Kate Carey, Andy, Brian and Charles Harkins, Lindsay Matthis, Pat, Matt, and Barbara Harkins; and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the A. Brugger & Sons Funeral Home, Pine Avenue Branch, 845 East 38 St. Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and may attend the services there on Friday at 9:15 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at Sacred Heart Church at 10:00 a.m. Interment in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart School, 2501 Plum St. Erie, PA 16502. Condolences at www.bruggerfuneralhomes.com.

      Published in the Erie Times-News from February 16 to February 17, 2005
      HFA: 10DEC2022