Rita Mildred Callewaert (nee Wiegand), 93, of Harrison Township, Michigan died August 12, 2018 in the care of family. She was born May 31, 1925 in Center Line, Michigan.

Rita's parents were Andrew and Elvera (Delor) Wiegand and she had four sisters (Dorothy, Lillian, Evelyn, and Shirley) and four brothers (George, Arthur, Donald, and Andrew). After graduation from St. Clement Catholic High School in Center Line, Rita worked at the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and at the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant in Warren Michigan during World War II.

She met Henry Callewaert on double date set up by one of Rita's coworkers who was Henry's cousin. They were married on June 2, 1945. She then moved to Harrison Township and worked with her husband of 55 years on their farm, raising five children. Rita and Henry frequently enjoyed dancing, traveling, and time at the cabin they built on the Thunder Bay River near Hubbard Lake, Michigan. Through her life, Rita was an active member of St. Louis and St. Hubert churches, the Harrison Township Historical Commission, and the Harrison Township Senior Center. Henry preceded Rita in death in 2000.

Rita is survived by her children, Pearl (Paul) Romberg, Henrietta (Tom) Balland, Jacquelyn Callewaert, Charles (Anne) Callewaert and John (Joan Kellenberg) Callewaert; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; her sister Evelyn O'Dell; her brother Andrew Wiegand; her brother-in-law Richard Miller; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 14 at 10AM at St. Hubert Catholic Church, 38775 Prentiss Street, Harrison Township, 48045, with a funeral service at 11AM. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, 18201 Clinton River Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48038.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, 1820 Mount Elliot St., Detroit, MI 48207, 313-579-2100, http://www.cskdetroit.org/