WELLSVILLE - Ruth J. Ritter passed away peacefully on
Sunday, September 1, 2019, at home with her family by her side, after 87 active
& loving years. She was born March 20, 1932 in Harrison Valley,
Pennsylvania the daughter of the late Arling and Icyes (Sappenfield) Judd. On
June 5, 1954 she married Russell R. Ritter who predeceased her on June 8, 1986.
Ruth was raised in Harrison Valley, and graduated from the
Harrison Valley High School. She graduated from Mansfield University with a
degree in Elementary Education. She taught at the Wellsville Central School for
36 years retiring in 1988. She was a member and organist at the Hallsport
Christian Church, a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Ulysses
Chapter # 95. She was an avid league bowler in Wellsville for many years, and
was a former volunteer at Jones Memorial Hospital. She very much enjoyed and
will be missed by her many friends at the Jones Memorial Hospital Cardiac
Rehab.
She is survived by three sons, Kent (Jerri) Ritter of
Wellsville, Kurt (Lois) Ritter of Knoxville, IA, and Kris (Ann) Ritter of North
Bingham, PA, five grandchildren, Amber, Kyle, William, Sam, and Tyler four
great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and special friends, Selina,
Todd, Griffin, Sophie, and Connor Majewski. She was predeceased in addition to
her parents and husband, by two brothers, Raymond, and Fred Judd.
Friends are invited to call on Friday, September 6, from 7-9
p.m. at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville, and on Saturday,
September 7, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the Hallsport Christian Church. A
memorial service will follow visitation Saturday at 1 pm in Church with Pastor
Michael Brady presiding. Burial will be in Hallsport Union Cemetery. Please
consider memorial donations to the Wellsville Volunteer Ambulance Corps, the
Hallsport Christian Church, or Jones Memorial Hospital. To leave online
condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
