Rita M. Lundberg, age 83, of Huron, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. Her memorial mass will be 10:00 am on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish in Huron. Private inurnment was previously held at the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery Mausoleum.

Rita M. (Starzl) Pederson-Lundberg was born in Carthage, SD on October 15, 1933 to Wencl and Irma (Rounseville) Starzl.  She graduated from Carthage High School in 1951.  She married Jens T. Pederson, Jr. at Pipestone, MN on November 23, 1951; Jens passed away on March 14, 1954.  She attended Northwest College of Commerce in Huron and graduated in March of 1956 and later that year married Gaylord "Gus" Lundberg on June 1, 1956 at St. Martins Catholic Church in Huron.  She was then employed as the Beadle County Court Reporter from 1956-1960; district county court reporter 1969-1975; and Circuit Court reporter 1975-1983.

Rita was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Parish where she served as a lay minister of communion, and was a member of Catholic Daughters of the Americas and many other church related groups.

Rita is survived by her husband, Gaylord "Gus" Lundberg, Huron; two daughters, Gayleen (Kevin) Parsons of Huron and Kathy (Steven) Wagenaar of Aberdeen, SD; one son, Michael (April) Lundberg of  Watertown, SD; grandchildren, Cole (Becky) Wagenaar, Oroville, CA, Case (Tess) Wagenaar, Grand Forks, ND, Megan (Chad) Flemming, Watertown, Seth (Danielle) Lundberg, Dilworth, MN, Sherry (John) Jackson, Sioux Falls, Darrel Parsons of Aberdeen, SD; many great-grandchildren; one sister, Lozetta (Tom) Doll of Lyle, WA; and one sister-in-law, Carol Starzl of Centerville, SD.  She was preceded in death by her first husband, parents, brother, Herbert Starzl; four half-sisters, five half-brothers and many nieces and nephews.