Rita H. Knudsen, age 95, of Hamden passed away on June 25, 2023. Born in New Haven on October 30, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Freeman) Hemingway, Sr. Rita was the widow of Frederick H. Knudsen. She is survived by her children, Kathleen and her husband Frank Lind of Hamden, Beth and her husband Rick Tramontano of East Haven, Thomas Knudsen and his wife Florence of Hamden, Robert Knudsen and his wife Kathleen of Hamden, and James Knudsen and his wife Helena of North Haven, 10 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. Rita was predeceased by her infant sister Lorraine Hemingway, sisters Mary Narrow & Marion Coyle-Sullivan, her brother Albert Hemingway, Jr., and her infant granddaughter Melanie Knudsen.
Friends may visit with her family at Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden on Friday, June 30th from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. prior to her Mass of Christian Burial, which all may attend at 11:00 a.m. in St Paul VI Parish-St. Rita Church, 1620 Whitney Ave. Burial will follow in Beaverdale Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamden.