Rita Jo Newport Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rita Jo Newport of Minot, North Dakota, who passed away at the age of 81, on December 26, 2024. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Rita Jo Newport to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Roland Purcell and Ruth Jeraldean Purcell (Ray); her husband Neil Newport; her brother Jerry Wayne; her stepparents, Naomi and Art Purcell; and her brothers-in-law, Levi Newport (Shirley) and Neil Draper.
She is survived by: her children, Brenda Reed (Greg) of Minot, Cheryl Richter of Minot and Shane L. R. Newport (Brandi) of Minot; her grandchildren, Amanda, Koral Rose, Jordyn, Reese Corbin, Riley James, Tenlee Morgen and Nylah Jolynn; and her sisters-in-law, LeVere Draper of Minot and Nicki Newport of Minot.
