Rita Julia Gigliotti's Obituary
Rita Julia Gigliotti, at the age of 91, died from natural causes on January 9, 2023, at her home in Lanham, MD.
Rita was born May 24, 1931, in Camden, New Jersey to Giuseppe and Genevieve Rongione.
In 1963, she moved her family to Greenbelt, MD and found employment working for the Marriot Corporation’s Hot Shoppe Division in Greenbelt, Maryland. After starting as a hostess, Rita was promoted to an area supervisor for the Hot Shoppe restaurants in the Washington metro region. She continued to work for the Marriot Corporation until her retirement in 1994 at the age of 63.
She spent her final years with her husband Vincent watching Andy of Mayberry reruns and Judge Judy.
Rita is survived by:
Her three sons: Gregory Gigliotti; his wife Kathy, Steven Gigliotti, Vinny Gigliotti, and his wife Joan.
Her six Grandchildren: Anthony Gigliotti; his wife Sarah, Craig May, Jake Gigliotti; his wife Lindsay, Nicholas Gigliotti, Sophia Dippel; her husband Andrew, Gabriel Gigliotti.
Her seven Great Grandchildren: Ryan May, Joshua May, Anthony Gigliotti, Andrew Gigliotti, Owen Gigliotti, Emilia Gigliotti and Giana Gigliotti.
She was preceded in death by her husband Vincent and parents Giuseppe and Genevieve Rongione and sister Lee Ferri.
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