Connington, Rita M. (Pitts) of Braintree, formerly of Jamaica Plain, March 10, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Paul F. Connington. Loving mother of Paul F. Connington of Braintree. Loving sister of Robert Pitts of Jamaica Plain, Clara English of Holbrook, Edmund M. Pitts of Wells, ME formerly of Brookline, Edgar Pitts of Londonderry, NH, Helen Johnson of Centerville, Marie DeSisto of Raynham and the late Daniel Pitts, Albert Pitts and Theresa Donahue. Funeral from the Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St. WEST ROXBURY on Monday March 15, at 8:00 AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Joseph Church 153 South Franklin St. Holbrook at 9:00 AM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours in the Funeral Home on Sunday March 14, from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. Interment Union Cemetery Holbrook. Rita was an amazingly independent person and employed as an accountant at Marshall and Ilsley Corporation, Braintree, MA until July 2003 at the age of 85, supporting herself and her son. She walked one mile daily, year round, from her home to her place of work. www.lawlerfuneralhome.com Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home 617-323-5600