RITCHHART, Eugene L.
RITCHHART, YOUNG, VAN FLEET, NELSON
Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/19/2010 at 14:07:57
"The Fairfield Ledger", Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Page 6
RITCHHART, Eugene L. -- Eugene L. RITCHHART, 85, of Keosauqua, died at 8:05 a.m. today, Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in the hospice unit at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua.
Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.
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"The Fairfield Ledger", Thursday, July 15, 2010, Page 8
RITCHHART, Eugene L. -- Eugene L. RITCHHART, 85, of Keosauqua, died at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in the hospice department at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua.
A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with Lee McIntosh officiating. Burial, with military rites by American Legion Beer-Barker Post No. 113, will be in Fellows Cemetery in Keosauqua.
Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-7:30 p.m.
Memorials to Fellows Cemetery may be left at the funeral home or may be mailed to the family at 11405 N. 94th E. Ave., Owasso, OK 74055.
Mr. RITCHHART was born Aug. 14, 1924, in Madrid, Iowa, the son of Ira and Mildred YOUNG RITCHHART. He married Viola VAN FLEET Sept. 6, 1947. She died Feb. 7, 2008.
Mr. RITCHHART moved to Pittsburg as a youth and lived the rest of his life in the Keosauqua area. He was a mechanic for Keosauqua auto and tractor dealerships. He also worked many years for the Iowa Department of Transportation.
Mr. RITCHHART served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Beer-Barker Post No. 113 in Keosauqua.
Survivors include one son, Roger RITCHHART and wife Ramond of Owasso, Okla., and two grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Betty NELSON.
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