She continued singing in shows, clubs and with many local bands throughout mid-life. While still in school, she played Hawaiian and Spanish guitars, and sang in an all girls orchestra. and Gertrude Wilthew Kinney, she led an extremely active life.īefore graduating from Girard High School in 1939, Rita started a life- long love of entertainment. Creed, 96, a native resident of Girard, Ohio, died Monday, October 2, 2017, with her family by her side.īorn March 18, 1921, in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late Luke V.
