Harold Russell Ritter

1925 - 2002  (77 years)

• Name	Harold Russell Ritter
  Born	1925  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-372210
  Died	23 May 2002	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I372210	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter M. Ritter,   b. Between 1898 and 1899,   d. 23 Dec 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Mabel Leonida Fleet,   b. 23 Nov 1904, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1922	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F265284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merle Jane Kreller,   b. 17 Sep 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 2014, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Rick Ritter   2. Roger Ritter   3. Sheila Ritter   4. Todd Ritter   5. Kim Ritter   6. Peter George Ritter,   b. 12 Nov 1948,   d. 1952, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F256927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ritter, Harold R. - Peacefully, on Thursday, May 23, 2002, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Harold Ritter, in his 78th year, of St. Jacobs. Beloved husband of Merle (Kreller) Ritter of St. Jacobs. Dear father of Rick Ritter of Waterloo, Roger and Linda Ritter of Waterloo, Sheila Ritter and Ron Rau of Little Fort, B.C., Todd Ritter of St. Jacobs, Kim and Jeff Nairn of Waterloo. Also lovingly remembered by his grandchildren, Lisa, Mark and Robin, Sherry (Doug), Seth, Sarah and Eli, Amy, Adam and Andrew and two great-grandchildren, Jeremy and Jeffrey; brother of George and Ruth Ritter of St. Jacobs, Fred and Florence Ritter of Orillia, Frances Reger and her friend Ken Weber of Waterloo, Carl and Doreen Ritter of Waterloo, Jean and George Adamson of Elmira, Grace and Elgin McCandless of Elmira. Predeceased by his parents, Peter and Mabel (Fleet) Ritter; one son, Peter (1952); brother-in-law, Lorne Reger. Harold worked at Burns Meat for over 35 years. An avid fisherman and hunter, a member of the Waterloo Rod and Gun Club and a lifelong member of St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs. There will be no funeral home visitation. At Harold's request, cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial service for family and friends at St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs, on Saturday, May 25 at 11 am, with Rev. David Hammer officiating. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harold R. Ritter - 2002.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 23 May 2002 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth