Dr. Frederick Rittinger

1897 - 1956  (58 years)

• Name	Frederick Rittinger
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	13 May 1897	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146698335
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1927	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  	physician
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179146
  Died	22 Mar 1956	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I179146	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Herman Rittinger,   b. 10 Aug 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Sep 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Louise E. Hoffman,   b. Apr 1870, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States ,   d. 10 Nov 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1893	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F176307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Laurene "Ted" Sinclair,   b. 4 Feb 1905, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1996, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1927	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F52217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  RITTINGER, FREDERICK was one of two sons of Herman and Louise (Hoffman) Rittinger, and was a native son of Berlin. He was educated at the local schools and attended the University of Toronto, graduating in medicine in 1920. He returned to Kitchener to practice as an assistant to Dr. H. M. Lackner after two years he moved to Cleveland where he practised pediatrics. He obtained specialist certification by the American Board of Pediatrics, and was a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Cleveland Academy of Medicine. He died in Cleveland on March 22, 1956 at the age of 58 years. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925, 1986 ___________ CLEVELAND Dr. Frederick - Rittinger. 58, former head of the pediatrics department at St. Luke's Hospital. The Daily Sentinel-Tribune, Bowling Green, Ohio Sat, Mar 24, 1956 Page 2 ________________ Dr. Rittinger, Pediatrician, Dead at 58 St. Luke's Staff Member Was Born in Canada Dr. Frederick Rittinger, former head of the pediatrics de partment at St. Luke's Hospital, died late Thursday in the Cleveland Clinic Hospital. He was 58. Dr. Rittinger, whose home was at 2688 St. James Parkway. Cleveland Heights, had been a Cleveland resident the last 30 years and had been a staff member at St. Luke's all that time. He was born in what is now Kitchener, Ont., and was graduated in 1920 from the medical school of the University of Toronto. He served his internship in London, Vienna and Toronto. Dr. Rittinger was a member of the American Medical Association, the Cleveland Academy of Medicine and the American Association of Pediatrics, of which he was a fellow. He was an active member of the Cleveland Skating Club. He is survived by his wife, Laurene; two daughters, Mrs. Ann Petersen and Mrs. Sandra Barker; a brother, Allan H., and two grandchildren. Friends may call after 7 tonight at the Millard Sons & Raper funeral home, 11203 Fairhill Road S. E. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Fairmount Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Richard Pacini officiating. The family suggests that friends who so wish may make contributions to the Dr. Frederic Rittinger memorial fund of St. Luke's Hospital. The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio Saturday, March 24, 1956 ________________ RITTINGER, DR. FREDERIC, hushand of Laurene (Sinclair); father of Ann (Mrs. Maurice R. Petersen). Sandra (Mrs. Raymond M. Barker jr.): brother of Allen H. Rittinger of Kitchener, Ont., Canada; grandfather of Michael Petersen and William Barker, March 22. Friends may call AFTER 7 P. M. SATURDAY at the Fairhill Home of the Millard Son & Raper Co., Fairhill at East Blvd. Services at Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Fairmount at Scarboro Rd. Monday, March 26, at 2 p.m. In place of flowers, contributions may be made to the Dr. Rittinger Memorial Fund, at St. Lukes Hospital. The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio Saturday, March 24, 1956

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 31 Aug 1893. August 23, 1893 Louise Hoffman, daughter of the widow Susanna Hoffman, of Columbus, Ohio & Herman Rittinger, youngest son of Friedrich Rittinger, joint publisher of the "Berlin Journal", were married by Pastor Christian Heddaeus, Columbus. ( a long poem follows, written for the occasion, but not translated here)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 May 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - physician - 1927 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Married - 4 Feb 1927 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Mar 1956 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth