Rita Brenke left to be with the Lord on October 1, 2020 She passed away at Banner Estrella Medical Center in Goodyear, AZ. She went peacefully, and her loving family was with her.

She was born September 27, 1964 in Tacoma, WA.  Her family moved back to Bellingham, WA, and that's where her and her five siblings were raised. Rita was a mother of three when she met the love of her life, Tony. They got married in 1999 and had a child together. Later they had two grandchildren, and eventually moved their family over to Arizona.

Rita was loved by many. She had a heart of gold, was selfless, and would always put others before herself. She's had a hard time with physical pain for most of her life, but that didn't stop her from wanting to help others and pray for them; she's a prayer warrior.
Her parents raised her going to church, and she continued that with her own family. Her passion was singing and praising Jesus.
She was gifted musically and taught herself to play the organ, accordian and guitar. She didn't know how to read music, but she could listen to a song and play it. She had a beautiful voice and loved singing.

She was a woman of faith, and was excited to go to heaven. Rita is survived by her husband, Tony Brenke; daughters, Elisha (Orlando Rodriquez), Kendra Terepocki and Jazlyn Brenke; son Nathan (Montse) Terepocki; granddaughters, Evelyn and Hadassah; sisters, Laura Johnston, Viola Coleman and Kay Pyatt; brothers, Gary Neyens and Sam (Marie) Neyens; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents  Eugene and Nellie Neyens.