Rita Galewski

1930 - 2015  (85 years)

• Name	Rita Galewski
  Birth	10 Oct 1930	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA
  _UID	16D2E60711584921A61052B12DCF1780F404
  Death	17 Oct 2015	Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, St. Mary's Cemetery
  	Cremated
  Person ID	I161	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 May 2015

  
  

  Family	Louis James Wilson,   b. 19 Apr 1923, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA d. 30 Oct 2012, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1977	Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Oct 1930 - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Residence - - Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA Marriage - 21 Sep 1977 - Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, USA Death - 17 Oct 2015 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA Burial - - Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, St. Mary's Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary for Rita V. Wilson Victoria Wilson, 84, of Eau Claire, died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Dove Healthcare West. She was born in Winona, MN, on October 10, 1930, the daughter of William A. and Victoria E. (Gostomski) Galewski. Rita grew up in Winona, and at a very young age was found to have a special gift of music. She was born with perfect pitch, something very rare in the world. She could unerringly identify the exact not of every bell or whistle she heard. Throughout her early life, she filled the world with the beauty of the piano, as she played with works of Chopin, Mozart, Bach and Beethoven. She was a longtime organist in are churches, where services actually became classical concerts under her loving hands. Rita was also a piano teacher of young people, passing on her skills throughout the years. Rita married Dr. Louis J. "Jim" Wilson in Cresco, IA, on September 21, 1977. They lived for a time in Rushford, MN, where Jim had a practice, and later moved to Eau Claire, where he continued his work. Jim preceded her in death on October 30, 2012. Rita was a graduate of the College of St. Theresa in Winona, receiving a Degree in Music, specializing in piano performance. Certainly, Rita will be greeted at the Heavenly Gates by Luciano Pavarotti, who has been awaiting this most perfect accompanist. Rita is survived by her three sons, William Frederick (Barbara) Tarras, Gregory Anthony Tarras, and Christopher Paul (Susan) Tarras, from marriage to William H. Tarras; grandchildren, Katlyn, Ryan, Corey, and Haley; sister, Mary (James) Barry; sister-in-law, Jean Galewski; nieces and nephew, Mary Polus, Theresa Beech, Richard Galewski, Leigh Barry, Roxanne Barry and Angela Ennis. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, William H. Galewski. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 22, 2015, at Christ Church Cathedral, 510 S. Farwell Street in Eau Claire, with The Very Rev. Michael Greene officiating. Burial will be at a later date in St. Mary's Cemetery in Winona, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at church. Lenmark-Gomsrud-Linn Funeral & Cremation Services is serving her family. Memorials are preferred to the American Guild of Organists-Chippewa Valley Chapter, 111 N West St., Owen, WI 54460; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, www.thespco.org <http://www.thespco.org/>; Polish Heritage Society of Winona, MN; or the Twin Cities Catholic Choral c/o Church of Saint Agnes, 548 LaFond Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55103. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Rita V. Wilson please visit our Sympathy Store .