Merle Jane Kreller^[1]

1929 - 2014  (85 years)

• Name	Merle Jane Kreller
  Born	17 Sep 1929	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Merle Jane Ritter
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-372211
  Died	15 Oct 2014	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I372211	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Albert Kreller,   b. 30 Nov 1907, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Angeline Rebecca Thomas,   b. 21 Sep 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961  (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F55096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harold Russell Ritter,   b. 1925,   d. 23 May 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 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	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F256927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ritter, Merle Jane, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at her home in St. Jacobs at the age of 85 years. Merle (Kreller) Ritter was the beloved wife of the late Harold R. Ritter (2002). Dear mother of Rick, Roger and Linda, Sheila and Fred Colter, Todd, Kim and Jeff Nairn. Much loved G-ma of Lisa and Kyle, Mark and Myra and Robin; Cheri, Seth, Sarah and Eli; Amy and Jeff, Adam and Claudiane, Andrew and Sarah. Her great-grandchildren Rylan and Luca brought her great joy, even as her health declined. Sister of Fred Kreller. Sister-in-law of George and Ruth Ritter, Fred Ritter, Fran Reger, Doreen Ritter, Jean Adamson, Grace and Elgin McCandless. Predeceased by her son Peter (1952). At Merle's request cremation has taken place. There will be no funeral home visitation. A memorial service for family and friends will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 2 p.m. In her memory, donations to St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs or Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira. "Obituary Of Merle Ritter | Dreisinger Funeral Home Ltd.". 2021. Dreisingerfuneralhome.Com. https://dreisingerfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/664/Merle-Ritter/obituary.html.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harold R. Ritter - 2002. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219564746/merle-jane-ritter.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Sep 1929 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Oct 2014 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth