URBANA – Rita Jo Wingler, 79, of Urbana passed away at 1:21 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 19, 2017) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory, 1900 S. Philo Road, Urbana. Funeral services will be held following the visitation at 110 a.m. at the funeral home, with Father Keith Walder officiating. Burial will be held at Friends Cemetery in Stanton Township.
Rita was born on April 22, 1938, in Danville to parents Ivan and Helen (Jones) Yount. She married Robert H. "Bob" Wingler on May 23, 1954, in Urbana; he preceded her in death on March 28, 2010.
She is survived by her three children, Tracy Wingler (Paula), Randy Wingler and Jeanie Lynn Daly; and two siblings, Connie Yount Ray and Ivan Dean Yount (Debbie), all of Urbana.
Rita is also survived by seven grandchildren, Joseph "Tater" Daly (Danielle), Robert DeRouchie (Suzanne), Kristin Wingler, Chad Daly (Skylar), Zach Wingler, Shelby Wingler and Rees Wingler; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Mrs. Wingler's claim to fame was founding the locally famous Apple Dumplin Restaurant in 1985. She loved cooking and also worked for the University of Illinois' Bevier Hall and many fraternities and sororities.
Rita was a simple woman. She was "tough on the outside and soft on the inside." She enjoyed relaxing by working in her flower gardens and cheering for her favorite baseball teams, the Illini and Chicago White Sox.
However, her main joy in life was spending time with her grandchildren.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Condolences may be offered online at www.renner-wikoffchapel.com.
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