Rita Marie Kellenberger

 United States

  • Date Of Birth: May 5, 1955
  • Date Of Death: May 8, 2007
  • State: Montana

Rita Marie (Hewett) Kellenberger, age 52, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at Kalispell Region Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1955 in Helena, Montana. She is the daughter of Thomas L. and Dorothy F Hewitt.

Rita was raised in the Flathead and was a graduate of Flathead High School. Rita had first child, a son, Joel and seven years later had her daughter Jessica. She received her Associates Degree from Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell, Montana. Rita worked in Missoula, Montana as a counselor for the state. She moved to Havre, Montana in 1983 and stayed there for three  years, moving back to the Flathead where she started tending bar. She worked at Semi Tool for a short time as well as being a counselor for the Lamplighter House all in Kalispell, Montana. Rita married David Kellenberger on February 14, 1991 in Kalispell, Montana.

Rita enjoyed her many pet dogs in which were all Golden Retrievers. Another passion of hers was riding horses. She enjoyed music, water color painting, and art, flower gardening and landscaping, and enjoyed collecting unusual rocks. She was a member of the 4 H group and was an honorary member of the Rock Club “Rock Hounds”.  Rita cherished dearly her family, friends and clients.   

She was preceded in death by her father and grandparents. She is survived by her husband David; a son, Joel Hewitt and his wife Amber and their children, Bailey & Wyatt; a daughter, Jessica Hewitt-Horner and husband Eric and their expected son Taren all of Kalispell, Montana; mother, Dorothy Hewitt also of Kalispell, Montana; one brother, Mike Hewitt of AZ. and his daughter Carol of Kalispell, Montana; one sister, Patti Konken and husband Ron and their daughters, Alicia and Maria of Kalispell, Montana.

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