Rita Carolyn Fortin, 83 , formerly of Derby VT, passed away on June 8, 2025 at the Canterbury Inn where she resided for the past year and a half. She was born on February 5, 1942 in Newport, VT to the late Ivan and Dorothy (Maxwell) Gray.

We have lost a beloved mother, sister, aunt, grandmother great grandmother and friend.  She enjoyed reading, her exercise group with her friends in Derby, gardening and sugaring with her late husband.   She also helped with serving and preparing meals for the senior meals site.  One of her greatest pleasures was spending time with all her family at Seymour Lake each summer, family reunions and holiday gatherings.  She was always known for bringing her delicious whoopie pies to all the family events.  She leaves behind her cherished coffee cup friends and all her new friends that she enjoyed at the Canterbury Inn where she was loved and so well taken care of.

Rita was a graduate of Derby Academy, class of 1960. She worked as a LNA at both Derby Green and Michaud Manor.

She is survived by her daughters Terri Hunter and husband Christopher, Holly Whitehead and husband Jeff, Christine Amyot and husband Kevin, grandchildren, Cameron Whitehead and wife Natasha, Dustin Hunter, Joshua Hunter, Caitlyn Hunter, Tyler Amyot, Connor Whitehead and Hannah Amyot, great grandchildren Eva, Remy and Rory Whitehead, sisters Joyce Grout and Ben, and Jo Lewis. She is also survived by her very special stepdaughter Rachel Twofoot, stepson Bob Fortin as well as other stepchildren and special nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her son Douglas Fuller, husbands Donald Fuller and Viateur Fortin and special brother-in-law Rob Lewis.

Friends may call from noon until the hour of the funeral at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday June 14, 2025 at the Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport, with Rev. Christine Mosley officiating. Interment will follow at North Troy Village Cemetery. If friends desire memorial contributions in Rita's name may be made to a charity of one's choice, Canterbury Inn or local animal shelter. Online condolences may be made at curtis-britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home & Cremation Service, locally family owned and operated.