WESTFIELD – Marguerite “Rita” (Dineen) Dupont, 93, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 in a local nursing home. Born and raised in Westfield, Rita was a 1937 graduate of St Mary’s High School, a communicant of St Mary’s Church, and a member of its confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. She was a retired 20 year Display Bookkeeper for the Springfield Newspapers. She retired in 1985.
She leaves a son, William E. Dupont of Westfield; a daughter, Marguerite Murphy of Westfield; 6 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and 2 nephews. Rita was predeceased by her husband, Edward in 1968.
Her funeral will be Friday, April 4th at 9:30 a.m. from the Robert E Cusack Funeral Home, 94 Main Street, (Route 20), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St Mary’s Church. Burial will be in St Mary’s Cemetery, all in Westfield. Visiting hours are Thursday, April 3rd from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions to St. Mary’s School Endowment Fund, 86 Mechanic Street, Westfield, MA 01085.
