Rita Janette Brackrog

COVID-19 UPDATE: Martin Funeral, Cremation & Tribute Services are complying with the state of local gatherings guidelines. Please contact us if you have any questions. Age 85, of Clio, died Thursday, April 8, 2021, at her home. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at St. Mark Lutheran Church 5073 Daly Blvd, Flint, MI 48506, with burial to follow at Flint Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverend Gary Beck to officiate. The family will be present to receive friends from 10:00 am until the time of the service at 11:00. Those desiring may consider memorial contributions to McLaren Hospice or St. Mark Lutheran Church. Envelopes will be available at the church. Expressions of sympathy may be placed on Rita’s online tribute page at martinfuneralhome.com. Rita was born in Flint, Michigan on December 2, 1935, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Leroy and Essie Marie (Beckwith) Howard. She graduated from Flint Central High School with the Class of 1954. Rita met, fell in love with, and was married to the love of her life, Hugo Brackrog on February 2, 1957, at St Paul Lutheran Church. She was a girl scout leader, a 4H fair volunteer, and a faithful prayer warrior for everyone that needed extra prayers. Rita was a homemaker and loved her family deeply, she kept in contact with all of them by either sending handwritten cards or calling them on the phone. In all her years, Rita never missed a birthday. Every summer, Rita packed up her family in their travel trailer and traveled around the country. Later in her life, Rita wintered in Alabama, which she continued to do for the last 16 years. She loved spending time with family. Rita and her family spent many winters in Traverse City snowmobiling or in the UP at the Double H Ranch. Rita was an avid seamstress and sewed all of her children's clothing growing up, she knitted dishcloths that she took to crossroads village and craft shows, quilted blankets for all of her grandchildren, and made everyone she knew that had a baby a quilt. In her free time, Rita enjoyed any kind of crafting, including painting and ceramics. Rita leaves to cherish her memory; loving husband of 64 years: Hugo Brackrog; three children: Dana and husband, Doug Stoddard, Jan and husband, Terry Martin, Jeff and wife, Pam Brackrog; six grandchildren: Flavia, Stenia, Graham, Gabrielle, Alex, Noelle; two great-grandchildren: Ava Grace, Teagan; one sister: Marilyn and husband, Ron Moleski; one sister-in-law: Carla Howard; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Fred Howard.