Rita W. Chaput
May 16, 1921-April 22, 2018
Menlo Park, California

Rita W. Chaput, a longtime Menlo Park resident, passed away peacefully on April 22 with her children at her side. She was 96.

Rita, who was the 14th child to John and Theresa Ahern, was born on May 16, 1921. She was preceded in death by her loving husband John, and her eldest son John. She is survived by two daughters, Renee Zotter (Joe), Michele Korn (Steve) and two sons, Stephen and Nick Chaput. She was blessed with 8 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, with two more on the way, many nieces and nephews, and so many good friends.

A native of San Francisco, she graduated in 1939 from Mercy High School in Burlingame. She worked for Wells Fargo Bank in Menlo Park for over 20 years. She was active in the St. Raymond Parish, the St. Francis Auxiliary, Serra Club, and the Italian Catholic Federation. She volunteered at Allied Arts Guild and the Cancer Society’s Discovery Shop in Menlo Park. She loved cooking, gardening, traveling, sunset cruises on Lake Tahoe and entertaining guests from near and far.

Her devotion to family and home, her love and kindness to everyone she met, will be her lasting legacy.