Anita T. Wright

Anita Tena (Reschke) Wright, 85 of New Orleans, LA, formerly of Sodus, MI died at her home on Monday, February 16, 2009. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday at Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home; 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.. Burial will follow the service at North Shore Memory Gardens. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sodus, MI. Friends wishing to send a condolence message online may do so in the guest book at www.starks-menchinger.com Anita was born on October 21, 1923 to Frederick and Alvina (Sempert) Reschke, in St. Joseph, Michigan. She married Russell Wright in 1941 in Ohio. Anita is survived by her four sons, David (Nancy) Wright of New Orleans, LA; Eugene (Priscilla) Wright of Buchanan, MI; Emil (Julie) Wright of Gold City, OR and Henry Wright of Eau Claire, MI. Anita is also survived by 9 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren; two brothers, Albert (Sally) Reschke and Frederick Reschke and one sister Dorothy Collins. She was preceded in death by her husband; her father; her mother; one grandson, Emil Wright II and three siblings, Emil Reschke, Henry Reschke and Anne Reschke.