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RITTER, Don 1929-2003

RITTER, THOMPSON, REX

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/31/2009 at 20:13:08

MASON CITY, IOWA - Don N. Ritter, 73, of 1507 9th Street SW, left to join his two sons, Jimmy and Charlie, in Heaven on Thursday, February 06, 2003, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

His funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, February 8, 2003, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 Pennsylvania Avenue South, Mason City, with Reverend Keith Scott officiating. Interment will take place the same day at 12:30 pm at Park Cemetery, Nora Springs. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Friday at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third Street NE, Mason City and also for one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Don N. Ritter Memorial Fund.

Don was born August 25, 1929 in Greene, Iowa, the youngest son of Sam and Pearl (Thompson) Ritter. He attended Greene Public Schools before going to work for the Jacob P. Decker plant in Mason City.

Don was united in marriage to Francys Rex on August 29, 1951 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He entered into the United States Army in September 1951 and served overseas during the Korean War. After his honorable discharge in September 1953, he returned to work at Decker's while living in Marble Rock, Iowa. He moved with his wife to Nora Springs, Iowa for the next 16 years, before being transferred to the Armour Dial plant in Keokuk, Iowa. In 1978, they returned to Mason City, where Don worked at Armour until his semi-retirement in 1983. He then worked security for the General Foods plant and for Lewis Systems and Wells Fargo. Don retired completely in the late 1990's to enjoy fishing, playing pool, and taking care of his yard and flower gardens. He was a member of the Bass Club and a former member of the Mason City Eagles Club. Don's greatest joy was loving and sharing in the lives of his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Francys, of Mason City, three children, Donnella McGrew and her husband, John, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Mike Ritter and his wife, Doris, of Hamilton, IL, and WaNita Enabnit and her husband, Joel, of Mason City, a daughter-in-law, Shirley Kohler of Nora Springs, nine grandchildren, Jennifer Landgrebe and her husband, Steve, of Eddyville, Iowa, Angela Moore and her husband, Jeramie, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Vanessa McGrew of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Kevin and Steve Ritter, both of Hamilton, IL, Wesley Enabnit and Megan Navratil of Mason City, Wendy Enabnit of Mason City and Jason and Nick Ritter, both of Nora Springs, three great-grandchildren, Michael Moore, Tyler Landgrebe, and Bradyn Enabnit, and one sister, Nadine Wilson and her husband, George, of Winthrop, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Jimmy and Charles Ritter, two brothers, Wayne and Dale Ritter, and two sisters, June Shorts and Ella Mae Merrill.

Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 641-423-2372, is in charge of the arrangements.


 

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