Lehto, Mary Rita (nee Fitzgerald) Hopkins, passed away November 20, 2022, at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. Preceded in death by parents, Viola and Richard Fitzgerald; husband Richard Lehto; daughter Catherine; sons John and Thomas; and sister Teresa Fitzgerald. Mary was born in Albert Lea, and after graduating high school spent 3 years in the Army. Afterwards, she and her husband lived in Milwaukee and Crystal Falls, MI, before settling in Clarks Grove, MN, in 1981. She has lived at Augustana Chapel View Apartments in Hopkins since 2013. Mary is survived by son William of Baxter, MN; grandsons Michael and James Lehto-Erickson; 3 great-grandchildren; and sister Catherine Fitzgerald of Shakopee. Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00, on January 9, 2023, at Pax Christi Catholic Community, 12100 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, MN. Visitation one hour prior. Private interment of ashes at a later date.

Published on January 2, 2023