Rita Elaine Craigwell nee Roberts


Aged 79 years of Thorpe’s Cottage, St. George, entered peacefully into rest on Tuesday 12th October 2021.

Retired employee of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Former member of the Church Army of the St. George Parish Church.

Daughter of the late Carmen and Harold Roberts.

Widow of George Jeffrey Craigwell.

Mother of Sandra Craigwell-Clarke (Oran Ltd.), Angela Grimes (Blue Horizon Hotel) and the late Professor Roland Craigwell (UWI).

Grandmother of Deidre Craigwell-Gittens (Attorney-at-Law), Keisha Joseph (USA), Jhane and Mone Craigwell.

Great-grandmother of many.

Sister of Ivy Haynes, Wilma Edghill, Rev Errol Marshall, Gregston, Coleridge, Diana, Tyrone and Curtis Roberts, Sylis Pierre-Louis Roberts, the late Cyralene Roberts-Taitt, Clarence Roberts and Muriel Walcott

Mother-in-Law of Peggy Craigwell and Challenor Grimes.

Sister-in-Law of Monica Roberts (UK), Jennifer Roberts and others.

Relative of the Roberts, Moore, Ashby, and Wiltshire families.


A service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life of Rita Elaine Craigwell will be held on Friday 29th October 2021 at 3:00pm at the St. George Parish Church, The Glebe, St. George, followed by the interment in the churchyard.

A walk-by viewing will commence from 1:30pm until the start of the service.

Live streaming of the service at https://restinpeace.live/ritacraigwell

Flowers may be sent to Sonia Craigwell Funeral Services, The Glebe, St. George, no later than 12noon on Friday 29th October 2021.

Condolences can be sent to soniacraigwellfuneralservices@yahoo.com

Professional services entrusted to Sonia Craigwell Funeral Services


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