BROAD BROOK – Rita R. (Matulis) Nadeau, 84, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Born in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice (Stankovitch) Matulis, she grew up in South Windsor, and was a 1954 graduate of South Windsor High School. Rita worked as a cook for Riverside Health Care. Her husband, Joseph L. Nadeau, Sr. died in 1980. She leaves a son, Joseph L. Nadeau, Jr. of South Windsor. The funeral will be Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 11am at the Browne Memorial Chapels, 43 Shaker Road, Enfield, followed by burial in St. Catherine Cemetery in Broad Brook. Calling hours will precede the service on Wednesday from 10-11am at the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.brownefuneralchapel.com