April 6, 2018 at 1:53 p.m.
OBITUARY
Sister Rita Mary Melcher, RSM
A native of Albany, she taught at numerous elementary schools in the Albany Diocese, including St. Teresa of Avila, St. Patrick's, Vincentian Institute and St. Margaret Mary's in Albany; St. Agnes, Cohoes; St. Patrick's, Watervliet; Annunciation, Ilion; and St. John's, Rensselaer. She also taught at Mercy High School and Maria College, Albany.
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