Rita Madeline Aviza

December 5, 1926 - April 1, 2021

Albany - Rita Madeline Aviza passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 1, 2021, at the Teresian House. Born December 5, 1926 in Albany, Rita was the daughter of Leo Patrick and Julia Ann (Clarke) O’Dea and is survived by her beloved daughters, her “girls,” and her beloved son-in-laws, Joanne and Paul Marchand, Paula and Frederick Young, Kathy and David Guest and Terry (late Dennis) Dick. Rita will be remembered with much love by her eight grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and twenty-one nieces and nephews. Rita will also be remembered with great love by her sister and brother-in law, Eileen and Willis Roach, her brother-in-law, Richard Kaczmarek, and her dear friends Donna and Marino Franchini. She was predeceased by her husband Paul J. Aviza, her beloved brothers, Gerald, Leo and Edward O’Dea, and her sisters, Mary Aloisi, Eleanor Pelgrin, Jean Kaczmarek and Patricia Stamas. Rita will be remembered for her great sense of humor, her love of playing bingo with her friends, her love for life and her family. Rita loved get togethers with family and singing Irish melodies and all the “old” songs with her sisters while her brother Leo played the harmonica. We were blessed to have her in our lives and she will be so missed by all. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Rita’s family Monday, April 5, 2021 8:30 am to 10:00 am at the McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany, NY 12206. Please only enter the funeral home from the rear parking lot doorway; masks and social distancing are required; and 45 visitors at a time will be allowed in the funeral home. Rita’s funeral service will follow at 10:30 am at Blessed Sacrament Church, 607 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12206 where her Funeral Mass will be celebrated. Please only enter the church from the Hunter Ave. Parking Lot doorway; masks and social distancing are required; 150 visitors at a time will be allowed in the church. To view Rita’s Funeral Mass go to Blessed Sacrament’s Facebook Page The Rite of Committal will be held at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery immediately following the Funeral Mass. To leave a message for the family please visit www.McveighFuneralHome.com