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Rita A. Hirschy

Rita Anne Hirschy, 64, of Huntington, IN, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at 3:50 p.m. at Miller’s Merry Manor in Huntington.

Mrs. Hirschy was a 1972 graduate of Huntington North High School. She worked at Schacht Lydall Rubber Company in Huntington for more than nine years, then Breyers Ice Cream for 26 years. She was a member of Bethesda Freewill Baptist Church in Andrews.

She was born April 21, 1954, in Huntington to LeRoy D. and Esther Caley Scott. She married Monte L. Hirschy on Jan. 17, 1981, in Huntington, and he survives.

Additional survivors include their children, Daniel Hirschy, Shadoe Hirschy, and Courtney (Kenneth) Huff, all of Huntington; four brothers, Frank Scott and Herb (DeAnna) Scott, both of Huntington; Danny Wayne (Linda) Scott, of Roanoke; and David (Gwen) Scott of Avon; a sister, Tammy (Phil) Kessinger, of Van Buren; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Walter and Virginia Hirschy, of Willshire, OH; three brothers-in-law, Brian (Sandy) Hirschy, of Willshire, OH; Myron Hirschy, of Fort Lauderdale, FL; and Dennis Hirschy, of San Antonio, TX; and two grandchildren Paul Hirschy and Iana Hirschy.

Calling is Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bethesda Freewill Baptist Church, 116 S. Main St., Andrews. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at 10 a.m. at the church, with Rev. Jeff Necessary officiating. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery in Huntington County.
    

The online guest book may be signed at www.baileylove.com.