Rita M. Covello, Greenwich native

Rita M. Covello of Ridgefield died Sunday, May 19, at Stamford Hospital. She was 68.
Born Dec. 11, 1933, in Greenwich, Mrs. Covello was a daughter of the late Anthony Risi and Genevieve Chirillo Mancini. She attended Stamford public schools. She was an avid bowler and gardener.
Mrs. Covello is survived by her husband, Rocco Covello of Ridgefield; two sons, John Bates Jr. of Marathon, Fla., and Edward Bates of Claverack, N.Y.; a daughter, Amie Jones of Hudson, N.Y.; three brothers, Ronald Risi of Sandy Hook, Peter Mancini of Hartford and Michael Mancini of Phoenix; five sisters, Precious Simons of Phoenix, Antoinette Mallozzi of Milford, Marie Nirschel of Norwalk, Elinor Wainwright and Ruth Risi Liscio, both of Stamford; a stepdaughter, Roxanne Covello of Ridgefield; and six grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a sister, Rose Catalano, and a brother, Dominic Risi.
Services will take place Thursday, May 23, at 10:30 a.m., in Grace Evangelical Free Church, 241 Courtland Avenue, Stamford.
Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Greenwich.