Lavoie, Sister Rita (Rita Regina), formerly Sr. Gemma, entered Eternal Life on July 29, 2021 in Chatham, Ontario. Lavoie, Sister Rita (Rita Regina), formerly Sr. Gemma, entered Eternal Life on July 29, 2021 in Chatham, Ontario. She was born in Bircham, Alberta in 1925, the daughter of the late Myrille and Yvonne (Lavergne) Lavoie. She entered the Ursuline Sisters of Chatham in 1944. During those years she served as a teacher in Windsor, Chatham