Mary Marguerite Brossea Rita Harding

Harding, Mary Marguerite “Rita” Brosseau, died Wednesday, November 30, 2005. She was born April 30, 1915 in San Antonio, Texas to Charles Brosseau and Marguerite Finck. She was known as “Rita” by family and friends, but “Gummy” to all her grandchildren. She was the wife of John C. Harding of San Antonio, and they became the parents of triplets in 1938. She is survived by two children: her son, John Harding, Jr., and his wife, Kathy, of San Antonio; her daughter, Mary “Sissy” Donovan, and her husband, Senator Les Donovan, of Wichita. Rita worked for many years as a successful real estate broker. She began her career with the Carolyn Graham Agency in 1958, and in 1965 received the Texas Realtor of the Year award. She worked with the Kuper Real Estate Agency until 1993 at which time she moved to Wichita. In addition to her children, she is survived by her brother, A.J. “Pete” Brosseau, and his wife, Mary, of San Antonio; grandchildren, Lisa Halfmann, David Donovan, Robert Donovan, Patrice Steele, John Harding III, Roxanne North, and Richard Harding. Rita is further survived by several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. To Rita, family was her life and devotion. To sit with her was to reminisce with colorful stories of relatives and events of the years past. The Rosary will be, 7:00 P.M., Friday, December 2, and the Memorial Service will commence, 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 3, both at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Guadalupe Clinic, 940 S. St. Francis, Wichita, KS 67211 or St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 645 N. 119th St. West, Wichita, KS 67235. Downing Lahey Morrtuary West. Rosary, 7:00 P.M., Friday, December 2, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church