Retta A. "Toots" (Sharp) Rimby, of Richmond Township, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Reading Hospital where she had been a patient for one week.
Born July 31, 1935 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Henrietta (Jackson) and William Sharp. She and her husband, Charles E. Rimby Jr., celebrated 61 years of marriage on September 10, 2014.
Toots was a longtime cafeteria supervisor for the Cherry Hill Public School District, having worked at both Cherry Hill High School East and West. She was of the Catholic Faith and attended Collingswood High School.
She was a member of the Virginville Grange and enjoyed bingo, reading, the Phillies, the Green Bay Packers and especially camping at the Blue Rocks Campground for over 40 years.
In addition to her husband, Charles, Toots is survived by her four children, Dianne J. (Rimby), wife of Michael McCorristin, Windsor Twp, Brenda S. (Rimby) Ormston, Runnemede, NJ, Charles E. "Skip" Rimby, husband of Donna M. (Packer) Rimby, Clementon, NJ and Douglas W. Rimby, husband of Anne B. (Smith) Rimby, Cherry Hill, NJ. There are 9 grandchildren, Kristy, Heather, Justin, Jimmy, Suzannah, Charlie IV, Alysha, Connor and Rebecca and 10 Great Grandchildren, Kaitlin, Riley, Reece, Sierra, Kerek, Justin Jr., Hannah, Buzz, Brenda Valentina and Levi. She is also survived by her sisters, Joan (Sharp) Sherban, Idaho, Elma (Sharp) Raport, Haddonfield, NJ and Jeanne (Sharp) Wright, Arizona.
In addition to her parents, Toots was preceded in death by her sister, Rosetta (Sharp) Viall and her brothers, William Sharp and James Sharp.
Memorial Services will be held on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 2 pm at Walbert Funeral Home & Cremation Services, PC, 14390 Kutztown Road, Fleetwood, PA. A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1 to 2 pm prior to the service. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 or to the COPD Foundation, 3300 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Miami, FL, 33134.
Walbert Funeral Home & Cremation Services, PC, Fleetwood, is honored to be entrusted with Toots' services. Online condolences may be offered to her family at WalbertFuneralHome.com.
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