In Memory of Rita Edna Wischmeyer October 2, 1921 - May 3, 2015 Rita Edna Murphy Wischmeyer, age 93 , of Dallas, took her final flight on May 3, 2015. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother by her children Karen Murphy, Susan Rooke & husband Bob, Cathy Newman, Teri Wischmeyer, Betsy Munse & husband Scott, Chip Wischmeyer and partner Cheri Henderson, Mark Wischmeyer and wife Monica, and Gina Totah and husband Bill, and by her twenty grandchildren and her twenty-two great-grandchildren. Rita was born on October 2, 1921 in Boston, MA to Edwin Patrick and Katherine Ellen Williams Murphy. She attended Emmanuel College in Boston where she learned to fly. Rita served in WWII as a Women's Airforce Service Pilot. She was a devout Catholic who often attended Mass daily. Rita was active in weekly volunteer work at the Catholic Ladies of Charity Thrift Store for decades. She was preceded in death by Henry G. Wischmeyer, her husband of fifty-four years. The Rosary for Rita will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, May 6, at St. Rita Catholic Church, 12521 Inwood in Dallas, followed by the Funeral Mass at 11:30am. Entombment will follow at Calvary Hill Mausoleum. Memorials may be made to the National WASP World War II Museum, PO Box 456, Sweetwater, Texas 79556. Please visit www.Sparkman-Hillcrest .com