Rita M. Fant Tusch, age 67, of Stratford, died Thursday, October 26, 2006 in her home. Mrs. Tusch was born in Bridgeport, to the late Stanley and Rita Feury Fant, and was a longtime Trumbull resident. She moved to Oronoque in 1997. She was a supervisor in the finance department for SWCT Agency on Aging. She is survived by her beloved husband, Erich A.P. Tusch of Stratford; three sons, Erich G. Tusch and his wife, Amy, of Central Valley, N.Y., Paul T. Tusch and his wife, Carol, of Stamford, and John A. Tusch and his wife, Danielle, of Sandy Hook; two daughters, Mary Katherine Della Camera and her husband, David, of Tolland, and Elizabeth Ann Halzack and her husband, Nicholas, of Central Valley, N.Y.; a sister, Cora Freitas and her husband, Edward, of Honolulu, HI; 11 grandchildren, Sarah, Erich S., Katherine, Paul J., Robert, and Heather Tusch, David and Matthew Della Camera, Nicholas M. Gregory and Rebecca Halzack; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Russell Fant. Interment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church, 535 Wigwam Lane Stratford, CT 06614 or CT Hospice 680 Bridgeport Ave. Shelton, CT 06468.

Published in the Connecticut Post from 10/27/2006 - 10/29/2006.

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