Rita LeFevre

Rita M. (LaRoche) LeFevre

1947 – 2025

Danielson – Rita M. (LaRoche) LeFevre, age 78, beloved wife of the late Theodore “Ted” LeFevre, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2025, at Backus Hospital in Norwich.

Rita was born on July 2, 1947, the daughter of the late Pierre and Rosilda (Tellier) LaRoche. She was a 1967 graduate of Killingly High School and was the secretary of the Killingly High School Alumni Association. Rita worked for many years in the manufacturing industry, having worked at Gant Shirtmakers, Acme Cotton, Danielson Curtain, and Lerocato Manufacturing. She had also worked at the Putnam Wal-Mart and the Friendly Bowling Alley. An avid sports fan, she enjoyed watching the New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, and NASCAR. Amongst her many hobbies, Rita enjoyed sewing and crafting.

Rita is survived by her niece, Dawn (Rivers) Pacheco, and her husband, Sergio, of North Oxford, MA; her brother, Cephas Robbins, and his wife, Dale, of Danielson, CT; and by her close friend, Hellen Alderich, also of Danielson, CT. She was predeceased by her father, Pierre, in 1975, her mother, Rosilda, in 1982, her husband, Ted, in 2004, her daughter, Lori Davis, in 2006, and her sister, Annis Rivers, in 2007.

Family and friends are invited to join Rita’s family to celebrate her life on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am in the Gilman-Valade Funeral Home and Crematory, 104 Church Street, Putnam. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in Saint Mary Church of the Visitation, located at Providence Street, Putnam. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Danielson. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rita’s memory may be made to the Killingly High School Alumni Association, 226 Putnam Pike, Killingly, CT 06241. A memorial guestbook is available at www.gilmanandvalade.com.