Rita Hackfort, 91, of Carroll died Tuesday evening, May 13, 2014, at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday May 16, 2014 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Johnson. Con-Celebrant will be Fr. Steven Brodersen. Music will be by Barb McDermott and the Holy Spirit Choir. Lectors will be Rita’s granddaughters: Lynn Marie Ernst, Alexa Hackfort, and Ann Danner. Gift Bearers will be Rita’s granddaughters: Angela Gengler, Kristen Halbur, and Tamara Douglas. Eucharistic Ministers will be Karen Pietig and Gary Becker. Casket Bearers will be Rita’s grandsons: Douglas Becker, Matthew Gengler, Phillip Gengler, Michael Hackfort, Mark Hackfort, Gregory Hackfort, Bryan Hackfort, Brandon Hackfort, Aaron Gallagher, Nathaniel Gallagher, and Austin Hackfort. The Carroll Catholic Daughters of the Americas will form an honor guard for the funeral mass. Burial will be in Holy Angels Cemetery in Roselle.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday where there will be a rosary at 4 p.m. by the Carroll Catholic Daughters of the Americas and a Christian Wake Service at 6:30 p.m.
The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church at 9:30 a.m. on Friday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Rita’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on September 18, 1922, near Roselle, Iowa, Rita was the daughter of Michael and Frances (Hoffman) Sibenaller. She grew up in the Roselle area, attending Holy Angels School. On August 13, 1946, in a double wedding with her sister, Helen, she was united in marriage to Lambert Hackfort at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Roselle with her brother Fr. Joseph Sibenaller S.J. celebrating the marriages. Rita was a very dedicated homemaker, helping with the farming operation. She enjoyed gardening, baking, and playing cards.
Rita frequently volunteered at New Hope Village in Carroll. She had a very strong faith in God, and would always help those in need. Rita was a former member of Holy Angels Parish, and the Holy Angels Choir, she was an active member in the Carroll Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and Holy Spirit Parish in Carroll.
Left to celebrate her life are her children: Maureen (Gary) Becker of Perry, Marilyn (Robert L.) Gengler of Oyens, Leon (Betty) Hackfort of Carroll, Myra (Richard) Roufs of Maple Grove, MN., Lambert “Bert” (Jane) Hackfort of Carroll, Mavis (Jerry) Anders of Kansas City, MO., and Loras (Karen) Hackfort of Bettendorf; 17 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; her siblings: Lawrence (Mary Ann) Sibenaller of Carroll, Anita Williams of Austin, MN., and Olga Sibenaller of St. Louis, MO.; her sister-in-laws: Clara Sibenaller of Blooming Prairie, MN., Lois Sibenaller of Earling, and Mercedes Fasbender of Carroll; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lambert on October 20, 1997; a grandchild-in-law, Amy Gentry-Becker; her siblings: Fr. Joseph Sibenaller S.J., Catherine Steffes, Ed Sibenaller, Helen Williams, Gregory Sibenaller, Eugene Sibenaller and two siblings in infancy.
