Gazlay Family History
Marita Lorraine ‘Rita’ Findley
Parents
| Father | Raymond Hanson Findley ( - ) |
| Mother | Bertha B. Bridenbaugh ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 19 October 2012; Last Edited: 1 December 2023 |
| Person ID | 4318 |
| Name | Marita Lorraine ‘Rita’ Findley |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 6 February 1918 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 23 December 1936 to Joseph Gazlay Fisk3, 4 |
| Died | 11 October 2003 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota1, 2, 4 |
| Buried | in Memorial Park South, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota1 |
Biography
Rita was born, raised, and educated in Omaha, Nebraska. She married Joseph G. Fisk in 1936, and they moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1954. After Joseph died in 1988, Rita lived in San Diego, California, and she moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1999. Rita was a seamstress.4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Joseph Gazlay Fisk (son of Joseph Landon Fisk and Alleine Emily Stutesman) |
| Born | 14 July 1915 in Michigan |
| Married | 23 December 1936 to Marita Lorraine ‘Rita’ Findley |
| Died | 17 June 1988 |
| Children | of Marita Lorraine ‘Rita’ Findley and Joseph Gazlay Fisk: |
| +1. | James Landon Fisk |
| Born | 3 December 1937 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
| Married | in San Diego, San Diego County, California to Karen Winters |
| Died | 28 October 2000 in San Diego, San Diego County, California |
| +2. | Carolyn Jean Fisk |
| Born | 14 December 1943 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
| Married | 20 May 1977 in Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota to Gary William Sondreal |
| Died | 5 January 2019 in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Memorial Park South, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, Marita Lorraine “Rita” Findley Fisk, born: 6 February 1918 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; died: 11 October 2003 in Grand Forks County, North Dakota (from record, which includes the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents and siblings).
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Fisk, Marita; no. 527-60-6083; born 6 Feb. 1918; died 11 Oct. 2003; last residence: Grand Forks, Grand Forks [County], North Dakota.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, Enumeration District 94-7, Sheet No. 13A, family of Joseph Fisk (24, Ohio, timekeeper, steam railway); wife Marita Fisk (22, Nebraska); son James Fisk (2, Nebraska).
- Obituary, Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, North Dakota; available at Google News. 14 October 2003, Marita L. ‘Rita’ Fisk, died 11 October 2003. The obituary provides brief biographical details, and the names of her parents, husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.