Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Audrey D. Voelzing[1]

Female 1931 - 2010  (79 years)


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  • Name Audrey D. Voelzing 
    Born 1931 
    Gender Female 
    Name Audrey D. Ritter 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-186373 
    Died 30 Jul 2010  Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I186373  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Eldon Ezra Voelzing,   b. 23 Jul 1896, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1966, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Lillie Catherine Wittnebel,   b. 12 Jul 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1956, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F54405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family LCol. Royal Canadian Artillery Robert Peter "Bob" Ritter,   b. 27 Jan 1929, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 2022, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 8 Aug 1953  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F30362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RITTER, Audrey D. (nee Voelzing) 1931 - 2010 Passed away on Friday, July 30, 2010 following a long journey with Parkinson's Disease and age related illnesses at Huronlea, Huron County Home for the Aged in Brussels, ON. Loving wife and best friend of Bob Ritter whom she married on August 8, 1953 at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Jacobs. Cherished mother of Karen and Geoff Sutherland of London, Jim and Sheila Ritter of Belleville, and David and Michele Ritter of North Bay. Treasured grand- mother of Leah, Scott, and Nathan Sutherland; Heather and Paul Ritter; and Michael and Mark Ritter. She will also be remembered by her niece, Marcia Magnes, and her nephew, Scott Voelzing, both of Ottawa. Audrey is predeceased by her parents, Eldon and Lillie (Wittnebel) Voelzing, her step-mother, Edith (Wittnebel) Voelzing, and her brother and sister-in-law, Malcolm and Vivian Voelzing. Audrey was a dedicated volunteer for over twenty-five years with the Wingham and District Hospital Association, and an active member of the Ladies Guild and Altar Guild of St. Paul's Trinity Anglican Church in Wingham. She was also a past president of the Wingham Golf and Curling Club. At Audrey's request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held in the Chapel at Huronlea on a date to be announced. A private graveside committal service for the immediate family will take place later with interment in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in St. Jacobs. Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson Foundation as expressions of sympathy. Arrangements are entrusted to the McBurney Funeral Home in Wingham.

      Waterloo Region Record 30 Jul 2010

      Obituary of Audrey D. Ritter: McBurney Funeral Home (no date) McBurney Funeral Home provides compl... Available at: https://mcburneyfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/470/Audrey-Ritter/obituary.html (Accessed: 7 February 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Eldon Ezra Voelzing.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Aug 1953 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Jul 2010 - Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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