Rita Walsh

July 23, 2021

GENEVA - Rita Walsh, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 23, 2021 with her devoted family by her side. There will be a private service for immediate family. She was born in Buffalo, NY and grew up in Shortsville, NY. Rita married Eddie Walsh and they raised their three children in Geneva, NY. Her career included Geneva’s Assessor’s Office, a Real Estate Broker, and an Executive Assistant at Agway. Rita’s long life was filled with a lot of happiness and she loved having fun. She was very adventurous her whole life with a love of travel, fashion, and dancing. Rita was an avid Yankee fan and Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York became her theme song. Her family was most important to her and she was loved by all of them. She was predeceased by her parents John and Helen Neville; her brother, Ed Neville; and her loving husband Edward Walsh. She is survived by her daughters; Kathy (Gus) Keyser of Tualatin, OR and Ann (Don) Jensen of Stanley, NY; her son John Walsh of Batavia, NY; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.