Rita Joan (Nick) Sindelar was born February 10, 1945, in Fremont, NE to William and Mary (Boyle) Nick. She grew up in Cedar Bluffs and moved to Fremont as an adult. Rita worked at various jobs throughout her life including waitressing, childcare, housewife, and manufacturing. She retired from 3M in Valley, NE in 2005. She loved Frank Sinatra, John F. Kennedy, and Tiger Woods. She was a voracious reader who loved historical non-fiction books. She loved watching Nebraska football, Creighton basketball, MLB baseball and golf. Some of her favorite times were spent with her siblings and their families. They would sing Irish songs and laugh till they cried.

Rita is survived by her son, Mark (Missy) Benjamin of Council Bluffs, IA; daughter Carrie (Michelle) Benjamin of Richardson, TX, son Nick (Kolleen) Benjamin of Omaha, NE; son Allen (Jennifer) Sindelar of San Antonio, TX; daughter Kim (Kurt) Bottorff of Fremont, NE, sister Margaret, twin brother Ronald, brother Lynn, 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Rita passed away at Methodist Hospital in Fremont on April 3, 2022, at the age of 77. She was preceded in death by her husband Alvin Sindelar, parents, and siblings, Judith Nick, Frederick Nick, Gerald Nick, James Nick, Anne Vopalensky, Mary Ellen Hartmann, Claire Kern, and Barbara Wesely.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 10:30am at St. Mary Catholic Church in Cedar Bluffs, NE. The Visitation will be held before the funeral Mass from 9:00am to 10:00am, with a Rosary at 10:00am.

Burial will be at Little Flower of Jesus Cemetery near Leshara, NE.