Rita (Rohe) Durkin of Cohasset and Scituate, age 72, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family at South Shore Hospital on Monday, July 19th, after a short battle with cancer. Rita is survived by her devoted husband John, her eight children, their spouses and 33 grandchildren: daughter, Patti Epstein and her husband Mark of Marshfield, grandchildren Adam, Ally and Ben; daughter Marita Carpenter and her husband Joel of Cohasset, grandchildren Joel, Robbie, Kate and Christopher; son, John Durkin and his wife Shelanne of Scituate, grandchildren John, Nancy, Kenzie and Jeff; son Joe Durkin and his wife Lynn of Scituate, grandchildren Joe, Lindsay, Terence, Jake, and Megan; daughter, Laura Coletta and her husband David of Cohasset, grandchildren Elizabeth, Jenny and Sam; son, Brian Durkin and his wife Jeanie of Marshfield, grandchildren Lena, Aidan, Eva and Laura; son Tom Durkin and his wife Suellen of Cohasset, grandchildren Micaela, Thomas, Daniel, Caleigh, Caitlin, and Sean; son Bob Durkin and his wife Laurie of New London, NH, grandchildren Jill, Timothy, Michael and Max. She is also survived by her sisters and brothers, many nieces and nephews all living in the Chicago area.
Rita, John and their 8 children settled in Cohasset in January of 1970 where she raised her family, worked at Target Industries of Cohasset and spent all of her time embracing her ever-growing family.

Visiting hours

Visiting hours Thursday 4-8 pm in McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, 1 Summer St. (across from St. Anthony's Church), Cohasset.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Rita's memory may be made to Father Bill's Place & MainSpring, 38 Broad St., Quincy, MA 02169 or to the Scituate Animal Shelter, 780 CJC Hwy (Rt. 3A), Scituate, MA. 02066.

Service Information

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 10 am in St. Anthony's Church, 10 Summer St., Cohasset.

Interment Private.