Rita K. Haan, 72, of Chadwick, IL, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL.
Rita was born October 30, 1949, in Sterling, to Wayne and Frances (Marsh) Dersham. She was educated in the Fenton, IL, grade schools and was a graduate of Erie High School in Erie, IL. After high school she graduated from beautician school and became a licensed Cosmetologist. On October 3, 1992, she married Richard Arlyn Haan in Fulton, IL. He passed away on January 9, 2022. Rita worked as a Hair Dresser from her home salon. She enjoyed raising lambs, ducks, and chickens with her husband. She was an ordained Minister and Lay Speaker for the Fenton Church. Together they enjoyed seven years of ball room and tap dancing, camping, and sing duets.
Survivors include her daughters, Tanya (Karl) Drezek of LeClaire, IA, and Heather (Michael) Koppien of Sterling; son, Eric (Shawn) Geesey of Birchwood, TN; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; mother, Frances Dersham of Fenton; sisters, Sandra (Paul) Manon of Fenton and Karen (Russ) Wiersema of Morrison, IL.
She was preceded in death by her father, Wayne; husband, Richard; brother, Arthur Eugene “Gene” Dersham.
Funeral Services for both Rita and her husband Richard will be held at 11:30 a.m., Monday, January 17, 2022, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Dalmus Meeks.
A Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 16, 2022, at the funeral home.
Interment will be in Garden Plain Cemetery, in Fulton, IL.
A memorial has been established.