Stellman, Rita

1956 - 2021  (65 years)

• Name	Stellman, Rita
  Birth	1 Jan 1956	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	STEL.R001
  _FGRAVE	220601525
  Death	1 Mar 2021	Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
  Burial	Saint Josephs Cemetery, Stringtown, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I56708	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Damm, Ronald A.,   b. 13 Jan 1953, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana d. 21 Apr 2012, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F20379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Jan 1956 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 1 Mar 2021 - Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Burial - - Saint Josephs Cemetery, Stringtown, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Rita A. (Stellman) Damm, age 65 of Claremont, passed away at 2:20 PM on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Friday, January 8, 2021 in the chapel of Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral service will be at 10 AM on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stringtown. Burial will be at Stringtown Cemetery in rural Richland County. Father Marc Stec will be officiating. Rita was born on January 1, 1956 in Lawrenceville, the daughter of Felix and Clara (Elder) Stellman. She married Ronald A. Damm on April 21, 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He preceded her in death on April 21, 2012. She was a bus driver for the Richland County School District for many years until her retirement. She had a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts and enjoyed painting, working on pottery and making many other items out of clay. She also enjoyed traveling to visit her sons and family and spending lots of time loving on her grandchildren. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stringtown. She was also a member of Stringtown Community Club and Richland County Homemakers Education Association. Rita is survived by her 2 sons Matthew Damm and wife Christina of Gunnison, Colorado and Philip Damm and wife Dalinda of Savery, Wyoming; brother Felix Stellman and wife Donna of Galveston, Texas; sister Shelley Buckley and husband Mike of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and 5 grandchildren Hunter, Skylar, Carter, Morgan, and Reid Damm. She is preceded in death by her husband Ron Damm, parents Felix and Clara Stellman and brother John Stellman.