LCol. Royal Canadian Artillery Robert Peter "Bob" Ritter^{[1, 2]}

1929 - 2022  (93 years)

• Name	Robert Peter "Bob" Ritter
  Prefix	LCol. Royal Canadian Artillery
  Born	27 Jan 1929	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246046427
  Name	Bob Ritter
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-188913
  Died	17 Apr 2022	Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I370415	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Gordon Philip Ritter,   b. 16 Dec 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Edna Marie Steiner,   b. 16 Dec 1901, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1922
  Family ID	F43455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Audrey D. Voelzing,   b. 1931,   d. 30 Jul 2010, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 79 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1953	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F30362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert (Bob) Peter Ritter CD, BA LCol. Royal Canadian Artillery (Ret.) For everything there is a season, a time to live and a time to die \endash Ecclesiastes 3;2. Bob passed away at Huronlea Home for the Aged in Brussels, Ontario on April 17, 2022 in his 94th year. Predeceased by his beloved wife and best friend, Audrey nee Voelzing following 57 years of marriage on 30 July 2010. He is the cherished father of Karen and Geoff Sutherland of London, Jim and Sheila Ritter of Belleville and David and Michele Ritter of North Bay. Also survived by his adored grandchildren Leah (David) Stipsits, Scott and Nathan Sutherland, Heather Ritter (Colin Hall) and Paul Ritter, and Michael and Mark Ritter (Sarah Lounsbury). Born in St. Jacobs, he attended St. Jacobs Public School and Kitchener Collegiate Institute. He furthered his education at the former Waterloo College UWO followed by secondary school teacher training at University of Toronto. While in university he served in the Canadian Officers Training Corps earning a Queen's commission as a 2Lt. In 1952 he was posted for a NATO mission to Hannover, West Germany with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, 1st Cdn Rifle Battalion, 27th Cdn Infantry Brigade, British Army on the Rhine. After completing this posting, he accepted a teaching position at the former Wingham District High School where he taught for 31 years as a teacher, vice principal, retiring as principal of the F.E. Madill Secondary School in 1984. Bob was very active in local army militia where he spent 17 years with the 21st Field Artillery Regiment RCA retiring as the Commanding Officer in 1970. He was also active in community affairs and a long-time member of St Paul's-Trinity Anglican Church. He served as a chairman of the Wingham General Hospital as well as the chair of the Wingham Hospital Foundation during its formative years. Being interested in library affairs he served on the Huron County Library Board as well as the Midwestern Regional Library Board in Kitchener. Predeceased by his parents, Gordon Philip and Edna Maria (Steiner) Ritter, his sister and brother-in-law Rev. Arthur and Genowefy Conrad and his brother-in-law Malcolm Voelzing. At Bob's request there will be no visitation or funeral service. Cremation has taken place and a private family graveside service will follow with burial alongside his late wife, Audrey at the St. James Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in St. Jacobs. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. Thank you for the very special care of Bob by Dr. Uniac, Rev. J. Todd, the nurses, PSW's and staff at Huronlea during covid and especially during his final days. Let it be said, "He fought the good fight, he followed his course, he kept the faith", St Timothy. Obituary of Robert Peter Ritter CD, BA: McBurney Funeral Home (no date) McBurney Funeral Home pro... Available at: https://mcburneyfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1320/Robert-Ritter-CD-BA/obituary.html (Accessed: 7 February 2024).

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edna Steiner - Ritter. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Eldon Ezra Voelzing.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Jan 1929 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Aug 1953 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Apr 2022 - Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth