CORONA, RitaRita (DeJohn) Corona, 70, of West Palm Beach, FL, passed away October 14, 2016, at Wellington Regional Medical Center in West Palm Beach. She was born on October 19, 1945 to Catherine Togni DeJohn and Thomas DeJohn in Syracuse, NY. Rita was a graduate of Solvay High School and Palm Beach College. She retired from Saint Mary's Medical Center where she had been an Orthopedic and Emergency Room Registered Nurse for many years. She lived in West Palm Beach since January of 1973. In that time she worked at Young Sophisticates, A Associates, Haverhill Nursing Home, St. Mary's and more, including as an early morning school crossing guard. She got a great deal of joy from the kids. Rita gathered many lifelong friends along the way. She was witty, warm, funny, and quite clever in putting together a costume to wear to entertain patients and other staff. She loved celebrating the holidays and birthdays. She enjoyed being busy spending time with her family and friends as well as quiet time watching the waves roll in at the beach. A true Tyrolean and Togni family member, her favorite food was polenta and chicken. Rita was extremely proud of being a Registered Nurse. She loved helping people, especially the elderly. Rita dearly missed her Mom, Catherine Togni DeJohn who passed away October 23 1999. When Rita first moved, she devised a plan to record and mail cassette tapes to our mother who was deaf and had trouble hearing on the phone. In turn, our mother would do the same. Soon, in both Solvay and West Palm Beach those tapes also recorded voices of other family members, friends and just about anyone who walked in the door. Long before the Internet was common those tapes flew through the U.S. Mail. Rita is survived by her sisters Louise DeJohn and Marie Miczan, her niece Mary Helen Rizzuto, and nephew Jeffrey (Christine) Miczan, two grand nephews Nicholas and Joseph Miczan and many, many cousins. She will greatly be missed by her family, many friends, and neighbors. Our family would like to especially thank Rita's friends Jennifer Regan, Nadine Smith, and our cousin Beverly Togni Rapp who were so helpful during this very difficult time. Rita was a communicant of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in West Palm Beach and a member of the Solvay Tyrol Club Auxiliary. A memorial Mass will be celebrated by Father Edwin Edezath at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church at 345 South Military Trail, West Palm Beach 33415 on Saturday, December 17 at 10:00AM. In lieu of flowers please give donations in Rita's memory to the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church Food Pantry. Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home, Inc., Solvay, NY has care of arrangements. Please offer online condolences at www.bagozzitwins.comTo express condolences and/or make donations: Visit PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries