Rita Mae Hopkins

1926 - 2016  (89 years)

• Name	Rita Mae Hopkins  [1, 2]
  Birth	16 Jun 1926	Maine   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Apr 2016	Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine   [2, 3]
  Burial	Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Blue Star Avenue, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine   [2]
  Person ID	I332889	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	5 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Libby Hopkins,   b. 27 Dec 1898, West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine d. 17 Dec 1943, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mabel G. Williams,   b. 28 Mar 1901, West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine d. 6 Nov 1963, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F216614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Frederick Grotton, Sr.,   b. 5 Nov 1921, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine d. 29 Nov 1992, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1944	Maine   [4]
  Children	1. Living   2. James Frederick Grotton, Jr.,   b. 11 Jan 1946, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine d. 28 Oct 2007, New Hampshire (Age 61 years)   3. Living   4. David Lawrence Grotton,   b. 30 Aug 1949, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine d. 24 Sep 2009, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine (Age 60 years)   5. John Grotton
  Family ID	F216622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Morning Sentinel (Waterville, ME) April 5, 2016 GARDINER - Rita Mae Grotton, 89, of Gardiner, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on April 4, 2016. Rita graduated from Gardiner High School in 1943 and went to work for Cross Flower Shop. She worked for SD Warren for many years while raising her family of five. She was a strong Christian and a devoted member of Winter Street Baptist Church in Gardiner. She enjoyed reading, playing cards (winning), and her many trips to Florida in the winter with her husband and family. Family meant everything to her. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Rita is predeceased by her loving husband, Fred Grotton; her sons, James and David Grotton; and her great-grandson, James Alanson. She is survived by her daughter and best friend, Lorna Christl of Gardiner; son Douglas Grotton and wife Heidi of Swanzey, N.H.; son John Grotton and wife Janet of Scarborough; and her brother, Ernest Hopkins of Gardiner. Rita had 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75876] Obituary, Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), Ernest W. Hopkins Sr., (September 10, 2016). [S66580] Cemetery index, Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Blue Star Avenue, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, (Find-a-Grave). [S75878] Obituary, Morning Sentinel (Waterville, ME), Rita Mae Grotton, (April 5, 2016). [S53672] Marriage index, Maine, Name Rita Hopkins Gender Female Residence Gardiner, ME Spouse's Name James F Grotton Spouse's Gender Male Spouse's Residence Gardiner, ME Marriage Date 12 Aug 1944 Marriage Place Maine, USA (Reliability: 3).