Anne E. (Rimmer) Motta, 75, of Westport, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Frank P. Motta.
Mrs. Motta was born in New Bedford, daughter of the late John C. Rimmer and Margaret A. (Rogers) Rimmer and had resided in Westport since 1969. She was the owner/operator of Westport Country Day School and had also been a teacher in the Acushnet, New Bedford and Westport school systems. Mrs. Motta was a musician and artist. She enjoyed cooking, reading and gardening. She was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Church, Westport.
Survivors along with her husband include her 3 sons: Gregory F. Motta of Westport, Andrew J. Motta of Westport and Christopher C. Motta of Boulder, CO; her daughter: Sarah E. Coleman of Portsmouth, RI; 4 sisters: Maryjane Doherty and Margaret Ferreira, both of Mattapoisett, Susan Desnoyers and Martha Simmons, both of New Bedford; 2 grandchildren: Zachary and Christopher Coleman; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial to which relatives and friends are invited will be Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Church, Westport at 10:00 A.M.
Memorial visitation will be Tuesday, at the Potter Funeral Home, from 5-8 P.M.
Interment will be private.