Rita G. McDowell

1923 - 2011  (88 years)

• Name	Rita G. McDowell  [1]
  Birth	28 Sep 1923	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusett   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Nov 2011	Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Burial	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I347769	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Emmett McDowell
  Mother	Genevieve Margaret McDowell
  Family ID	F222214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Martin Grindle,   b. 31 Mar 1918, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine d. Dec 1963 (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1942  [2]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F222213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) November 22, 2011 ORLEANS - Rita G. (McDowell) Grindle, 88, of Orleans died Thursday November 17, 2011 at Epoch Senior Care of Harwich after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Rita was predeceased by her husband Charles M. Grindle, her brother Warren McDowell, and nephews, Warren, Stephen and Paul McDowell. She was born in Medford, MA, the daughter of the late Robert McDowell & Genieve (McDowell) Bettencourt, along with stepfather Albert Bettencourt. Rita was married in 1942 and lived in Medford, MA before moving to Truro in 1948, and then to Orleans in 1961. Mrs. Grindle is survived by her daughter, Maureene Corrigan and her husband Ron of Eastham, a niece Joyce Waszazak and husband Edward of Malden and nephew David McDowell of Boston. Rita worked at the Boston Navy Yard during WWII and later at the North Truro Air Force Base for 16 years before retiring. She was an avid reader, loved to travel, was a great cook and enjoyed the sunsets at Skaket Beach. Rita was also a member of the St. Joan of Arc Guild for many years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S78228] Cemetery index, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, (Find-a-Grave). [S78229] Obituary, Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA), Rita G. Grindle, (November 22, 2011).