Grace and Comfort
Will Ritter

Born:
October 16th, 1929
Age:
85

Died:
May 20th, 2015


Wilbert E. "Will" Ritter, 85, of Bellevue, passed away on Wednesday, May 20th at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood. He was a proud Army veteran of the Korean War.

Following his service to his country, Will worked as a Machine Operator with Proctor & Gamble in the Cake Mix Department for 33 years, before retiring in 1989. He was also a member of Sacred Heart/Divine Mercy Parish, Sacred Heart Holy Name Society, Catholic Order of Foresters #1326, St. Vincent DePaul Society, VFW Post #3205, Bellevue Vets and the Bob White Club-Claryville, KY.

Will was preceded in death by his first wife, Marlene (Barbiea) Ritter; parents, Andrew & Crescentia (Grau) Ritter; brothers, Alvin, Edwin, Richard & Clyde Ritter; sisters, Virginia Budde & Martha Ritter and grandson, Shawn Honaker.

He is survived by his wife, Elinor "Ellie" Ritter of Bellevue; children, Sharon (Dennis) Menning, Sue (Rick) Morrow, Jackie (Tim) Duell, Gary (Natalie) Ritter & Andy (Sandi) Ritter; 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; many nieces & nephews and great nieces & great nephews.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 26th at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 27th at Sacred Heart Church/Divine Mercy Parish, Bellevue, with the burial with military honors to follow at St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.

Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association (in support of Noah Ritter), 5211 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-Great Strides (in support of Hunter Duell-Hunter's Heroes), 4420 Carver Woods Dr., Blue Ash, Ohio 45242 or Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (in memory of Zachary Heringer), P.O. Box 5202, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.

Service:
Wednesday May 27th, 2015 10:00AM
Divine Mercy Parish
318 Division St (Map)