On Friday, December 16, 2022, Rita Mary Keywork, beloved wife and mother passed away peacefully at the age of 91.

Rita was born on September 4, 1931, in Brooklyn, NY to William and Gertrude Stapleton. On January 28, 1956, she married the love of her life, Raymond L. Keywork, and together they raised their family.

Rita is survived by her husband and five children: Robert, Susan, Christine, Ray and wife Maureen, Tom and wife Ronnie; 11 grandchildren: Christopher and wife Deanna, Robert and wife Jessalyn, Ryann and fiancé Thomas, Samantha and husband Dustin, Nicholas, Sara, Matthew, Sophia, Daniel, Cole, and Grace; seven great grandchildren: Jamin, Aurorah, Alex, Luke, Brayden, Cade, and Leia.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, December 21st, 10am at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Tappan. The Funeral Mass will be Live-steamed at https://www.olshtappan.com/livestreaming-mass . Burial to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa NJ. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will held on Tuesday, December 20th, 3 - 8pm at Moritz Funeral Home in Tappan.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Rita's memory may be made to Covenant House ( https://www.covenanthouse.org/ ) or to the charity of your choice.