Rita Anne Marcinkowski

Boonville- Rita Anne Marcinkowski, of Boonville NY, passed away on Friday, December 30th 2011 after a long illness. Born Rita Anne Novak on May 26th 1930, Rita was the daughter of Michael and Anna (Szylderowicz) Novak of Utica and was delivered into this world by her grandmother who was a midwife. Rita was educated in Utica Schools including Kernan, UFA and the Stenotype Business School. On June 12th, 1954, Rita married Joseph Stanley Marcinkowski in the Holy Trinity Church, Utica. Rita then moved to Boonville where she and her husband Joseph ran a family dairy farm for many years. Rita was married for 54 years until the death of Joseph on July 10th 2008. Rita was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Boonville. Rita is survived by sons; David and Nannette of Hudson Maine, Joseph Jr. of Boonville, James and Linda of Boonville; one granddaughter, Jenna, and numerous nieces and nephews. Rita was predeceased by her brothers; Erwin, as an infant, and Adam Novak, of Frankfort, and a sister Francis Nowak, of Utica. Rita enjoyed cooking, collecting antiques, and doing many crafts including knitting, weaving and needlework, but her passion was gardening. Rita's favorite verse from Ode to Gardening by Dorothy Frances Gurney was: The kiss of sun for pardon, The song of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God's heart in a garden Than anywhere else on earth. Her Funeral will be Tuesday at 9:15 A.M. at Trainor Funeral Home, Inc. 143 Schuyler St. and at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph's Church, both Boonville, where Rev. Sean Patrick O'Brien, pastor will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, in the spring. Visitation hours are Monday 1-4 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory or Rita can be made to the Boonville Ambulance Fund, PO Box 164, Boonville, NY or to St. Joseph's Catholic Church 110 Charles St. Boonville, NY 13309. For an on-line message of sympathy, or to share a memory of Rita, please go to www.trainorfuneralhome.com.