Rita A. (Rivera) Traum

Rita Ann (Rivera) Traum, age 68, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at her home. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll, Illinois. A Memorial Fund has been established in Rita’s memory.
Rita was born on July 11, 1942, the daughter of Robert and Grace (Purnell) Sprinkle in Rockford, Illinois. She attended school in Rockford, Illinois. Rita married Mike Rivera and was later married to Kenneth Traum II. Rita was a homemaker who loved caring for her family. Most of all, Rita loved spending time with her family.
Rita will be dearly missed by four sons, Mike Rivera of Rockford, Tim Rivera of Beloit, Wisconsin, Freedom Rivera of Rockford and Kenneth (Marcella) Traum III of Riverside, California; two daughters, Treasure (Walter) Hook of Middleburg, Florida and Taylor Traum of Edinburgh, England; eleven grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Rita was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Sandra Berogan and one nephew, Tracey Berogan.