RITTER, Ronald Dean 1932-2014

RITTER, WAGNER, WARNER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 6/28/2014 at 00:16:58

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CHARLES CITY, IOWA - Ronald Ritter, 81, of Charles City, died Friday, June 27, 2104, at the Nora Springs Care Center in Nora Springs.

A funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. Pastor Bill McLeland with Bethany Alliance Church in Charles City will officiate.

Burial will take place at a later date at Westside Cemetery in Marble Rock.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 30, 2014, and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Tuesday.

The Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com .

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 28 JUN 2014
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Ronald Ritter

Date Of Birth: December 4, 1932

Date Of Death: June 27, 2014

Service Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.
Hauser Funeral Home

Ronald Ritter, 81, of Charles City, Iowa died Friday, June 27, 2014, at the Nora Springs Care Center in Nora Springs, Iowa.

A funeral service for Ronald Ritter will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. Pastor Bill McLeland with Bethany Alliance Church in Charles City will officiate. Burial will take place at a later date at Westside Cemetery in Marble Rock.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 30, 2014, and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Tuesday.

Ronald Dean Ritter, the son of Leo and Ethel (Wagner) Ritter, was born December 4, 1932 in Marble Rock, Iowa. He attended school in Marble Rock and helped farmers around the area. When he was able, Ronald enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. He proudly served his country for almost three years during the Korean Conflict. Ronald achieved the rank of Private First Class and was awarded the UN Medal, the Korean Service Medal and the National Defense Medal. Ronald was honorably discharged and returned to Iowa, living in Waterloo with the Merle Merlock family.

Ronald was united in marriage to Bethel Warner on July 22, 1960 in Waterloo. The couple made their home in Rockford where they raised their family. In 1971, the family moved to Charles City where they have lived ever since. During his working career Ronald was a roofer, worked for Charles City Western Railroad and for Allied Ready Mix. He loved to go fishing whenever he had the chance, and enjoyed sharing this time with family. Ronald was an avid mushroom and asparagus hunter, enjoyed junking, hunting, watching the Iowa Hawkeyes and Minnesota Vikings, playing cards and taking trips to the casino. Ronald loved the time he and Bethel would spend together every morning drinking their coffee and playing Yahtzee.

Living family include his wife, of 54 years, Bethel of Charles City; children: Clarence "Bill" (Phyllis) Ritter of Nevada, Richard (Marilyn) Ritter of Rockford, Paul (Deneen) Ritter of Charles City, Karen (Jack) Sharp of Nora Springs and Kimberly (Kevin) Sorenson of Owatonna, Minnesota; daughter-in-law Julie Ritter of Lake Mills; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandsons; brother, Robert (Lana) Stapella of Waterloo; four sisters: Donna Connerley of Charles City, Dorothy Webb of Indiana, Arlene Schultz of Council Bluffs and Darlene Hadden of Castana; along with several nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Jim Ritter; two great-granddaughters; three brothers: Kenneth, Clair and Verne; and two sisters: Fran Bowling and Connie Glutch.

Source: Hauser Funeral Home website

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