Rita H. Weissmann, age 88, of Lake Mary, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at Hospice of the Comforter in Altamonte Springs. A native of New York City, she the daughter of the late Solomon and Ruth Bloom Grober. Rita was an accomplished Commercial Costume Designer and earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University. She was married to the late Robert I. Weissmann for more than 65 years when he passed away in September 2016. They lived in New York prior to relocating to the Orlando area in 1995. Rita is survived by her son Richard (Mara) Weissmann of Guilford Ct and her daughters Susan Weissmann (Dr.Jay Gewolb) of Longwood and Jillian Weissmann of Longwood. She was the proud grandmother of Eitan, Dayna (Zach), Sophia, Ethan, Gabriel, Noah and Jordan (Jesse). In addition to her husband and parents, Rita was predeceased by her son Marc and her brother, Marvin Grober. In memory of Rita H. Weissmann, the family requests contributions to Hadassah (www.hadassah.org) or the Epilepsy Foundation (www.epilepsy.org). A Memorial Service will be held at Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando 32810, on Sunday, February 24, at 10 AM with Rabbi David Kay officiating.