Rita L. Hendrickson

Rita L. Hendrickson, age 55 of Alzada MT, went home to heaven on January 9, 2020 following a five-year battle against cancer.  Surrounded by her loving family, Rita died at the Hospice House in Rapid City.

Visitation will take place 5 to 7 pm Wednesday, January 15th, at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. A celebration of her life will take place 11 am Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Belle Fourche.   Inurnment will take place 2:30pm Thursday at the Alzada Cemetery in Alzada, MT.

Following the funeral service, lunch will be served in the fellowship hall.

Memorials are preferred to the Alzada Fire Dept. or the Alzada Community Hall.

Rita Lorraine Nussbaum was born December 19, 1964 in Belle Fourche.  She was the daughter of Howard and Lily (Clark) Nussbaum.  Rita grew up in Belle Fourche, where she graduated from high school in 1983.  She was united in marriage to Norman Hendrickson, her high school sweetheart, on June 18, 1983 at the First Baptist Church in Belle Fourche.  To this union two children were born: Casey and Ashley.  Following their marriage, Norm and Rita began their life together in Alzada, Montana.  Rita was always a hard worker, and immediately began work on their new home, painting and refinishing much of the new place for the newlyweds.  Rita always kept up her home and was very intent on keeping a clean and organized house.  In 2000, Rita began working for the Post Office in Alzada and since 2008, she has been the Post Master. 

Rita was gifted in the kitchen, especially when it came to making pies and chocolate cake.  She canned and gardened every year as a devoted wife and mother.  She made many memories fishing with Norm in their early years of marriage, and she loved camping with the family.  Throughout the past five years of fighting against cancer, Rita always was positive, maintaining a great outlook on life, while taking care of everybody else in the family without any focus on herself.  She loved her husband and her family and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Rita is survived by her husband, Norman of Alzada MT; son, Casey (Lindsey) of Belle Fourche; daughter, Ashley Hendrickson of Spearfish; parents, Howard and Lily Nussbaum of Belle Fourche; brother, Kurt Nussbaum of Pierre; sister, Roxanne (Clay) Clark of Alcester SD; and several nieces and nephews.

Rita was preceded in death by her father and mother in-laws, Norman and Mary Ann Hendrickson; and her niece, Kodi Hendrickson.

Celebration of Life Service

11:00 A.M. – Thursday – January 16, 2020

First Baptist Church

Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Officiants

Pastor Tim Smith

Pastor Jean Helmer

Music

“I’ll Fly Away”

Debra Leverington, soloist

Renee McAmis, pianist

“Mary Did You Know”, “How Great Thou Art”,

“Go Rest High on that Mountain”

(Recordings)

Honorary Pallbearers

Lindy Bartlett             Randy Borchgrevink             Lisa Wells

All Nieces and Nephews

Active Urnbearers

Joshua Clark                                                   Jesse Haberman

Matthew Hendrickson                                     Tyler Hendrickson

Inurnment

Alzada Cemetery

Alzada, Montana

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