Rita M. (Robert) Grimley, 94, of New Bedford passed away Sunday April 3, 2022 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Harry F. Grimley.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Samuel and Rose (Lavallee) Robert, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She was a communicant of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish.
Mrs. Grimley was formerly employed as a telephone operator for New England Telephone and A.T.&T. for many years until her retirement.
She enjoyed spending time with her family and traveling.
She is survived by three children, Cheryl J. Silva and her husband Joseph, Harry F. Grimley, and Mark F. Grimley and his wife Andrea; her grandson, Jamie Amaral; her great-granddaughter, Kayla Shurtleff and her husband Malcolm; her step-granddaughter, Sarah Ferro and her wife Kerrie Safford; and nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her granddaughter, Kim Amaral; and her siblings, Doris Girouard, Simonne Lafferty, Laura Bonneau, Edward Robert, Leo Robert, Phillip Robert, and Laurent Robert.
Her Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday April 9th at 10 AM at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish, 343 Tarkiln Hill Road, New Bedford. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. For online condolence book, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.