Mary Rita Yeager

Mary Rita Yeager, 91, of Davenport, died Friday, October 18, 2024 at Davenport Lutheran Home.

Funeral services to celebrate her life will be 11 a.m. Friday, October 25, 2024 at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, 614 N. Main Street, Davenport. Burial will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association or Davenport Police Association.

Mary Rita Manley was born on July 12, 1933 in Davenport, a daughter of Thomas Peter and Johanna Loretta (Kastenbein) Manley. She graduated from Davenport High School in 1951. Mary was united in marriage to Clarence H. “Cal” Yeager on June 20, 1953 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Davenport. He preceded her in death on April 29, 2015 following almost 62 years of marriage.

Mary had worked as a clerk in the office of G & M Trucking before starting her family with Cal when Rita was born. While Rita was at Holy Family Catholic School, Mary assisted in the lunchroom. She was also very active with the Women’s Police Auxiliary. Mary was a diehard Chicago Cubs fan and rooted for the Bears and Bulls as well.

Those left to honor her memory are her daughter and son-in-law, Rita and Rick Brown, Blue Grass; grandchildren: Tony (Kim) Brown, Stockton, Iowa and Amanda (Clint) Lambert, Afton, Tennessee; great-grandchildren: Lillian, Everett, Dylan, Carter, and Cole; a sister-in-law, Geri Manley, Davenport, as well as many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, Cal, she was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Thomas, Donald, and Kenneth Manley. May they rest in peace.