Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Ritterbush was a homemaker and nurse.
She was born June 10, 1919, in Lincoln to Frank
and Catherine Jacobs Lehner. She married Fred W.
Ritterbush on April 12, 1935, in Decatur. He died in
October 1985.
She is survived by two daughters, Alma (and
husband Kennith) Towles of East Peoria and June (and
husband Charles) Bierbaum of Litchfield; two
brothers, Walter Lehner of Lincoln and Leonard (and
wife Dorothy) Lehner of Lincoln; one sister, Irene
(and husband Corliss) Norton of Clifton; three half
brothers, Tony Janet of Chicago, William Janet of
Springfield and George (and Rosetta) Janet of
Lincoln; six grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was also preceded in death by one son,
Freddie Eugene Ritterbush, and a half sister, Marie
Kurtock.
Mrs. Ritterbush was a member of the First
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, where she
had served as treasurer and was active in other
church activities. She was president of the New
Holland Women's Club and also held other offices
within the club. She was librarian in New Holland,
helped with the SHARE program and was very involved
in other civic activities.
Memorial donations may be made to First
Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Lincoln or the
American Heart Association and will be accepted at
the funeral home.
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