•RITA KONCZAL
Rita Konczal, age 97, passed away on June 29, 2024, at Otterbein Skilled Nursing Facility in Perrysburg.
Rita was bom on May 6, 1927, in Toledo, to Charles and Pearl (Jagielski) Posadny. She attended Central Catholic High School and graduated in 1945.
She married Eugene Konczal on April 26, 1947, and moved to Rossford, where she lived for 77 years. Rita worked for the Toledo Board of Education for 30 years, retiring in 2000.
She was a member of St. Mary Magdalen/All Saints Catholic Church for 77 years, where she was a Eucharistic Minister, an active member of the Altar Rosary Society, funeral luncheon committee and Feed Your Neighbor program. She also volunteered for the yearly parish festival and over the years helped make thousands of pierogi.
Rita loved watching her grandkids participate in sports and she attended numerous games and other activities. She was their biggest cheerleader, on and off the field or court.
Trips to Rome with her family were something Rita always looked forward to. And being at midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at St. Peter’s Basilicia was very special to her.
She looked forward to her yearly trips to “Amish Country” with her kids, and she enjoyed several trips to the casino with her numerous groups of friends, where she usually went home with more money than she had when she got there. More recently, she realized that she really did enjoy bingo and frustrated the other players because the newcomer usually came away the winner.
She is survived by her children, Marie Geisel, Eugene (Nina), Gregory (Marcia) and Therese (David) Hoff; her grandchildren, Aaron (Robin) Geisel, Christian (Dory) Geisel, Clare (Larry) Hinz, Regina (James) Kaczorowski, Nina Lepiarz, Nicholas (Amber) Geisel, Monica (Ben) Hutchisson, Bridget (Kurtis) Carpenter, Michael Booth, Joshua (Karen) Konczal, Emily (William) Riffle, Anthony (Shelley) Konczal, Nathan (Aimee) Konczal, Philip (Amanda) Konczal, Monica (Brad) Smith, Elizabeth (James) Foster, Russell (Amy) Hoff, Justin (Andrea) Hoff, Benjamin (Libby) Hoff, Abigail (Jason Zielinski) Vaillant; 42 greatgrandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. She is also survived by her sister, Judy Sullivan; special nephews, Michael and Daniel Sullivan, and numerous other nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; granddaughter, Sara (Konczal) Booth; son-in-law, Gary Geisel; great-grandson, Samuel Geisel; brother and sisterin- law, Arthur and Joan Posadny; brother, Charles Perry, and in-laws, Rita and Joseph Kaminski.
A visitation will be held at All Saints Catholic Church in Rossford from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, July 5, with a Funeral Mass following at 11 a.m., celebrated by Father Scott Woods. Private interment will take place in Calvary Cemetery, Toledo.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Rita may be given to All Saints Catholic Church, Rossford.
Sujkowski-Walker Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be shared with the family at walker funeralhomes. com.