Ruth J. Gordon, 85, died on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Born in Maple Heights, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Forest and Julia (Satava) Ritter.
She was a member of St. John Fisher Roman Catholic Church, Fort Wayne. She was a homemaker and had been a teacher and substitute teacher for local schools.
She is survived by her daughters, Ann Marie (Mark) Franzen of Monroeville and Kathleen Ruth (Randal) Schmidt of Muncie; eight grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, John Gordon in 2009; infant son, Michael John; and brothers, Robert and Harold Ritter.
Requiem Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Fisher Roman Catholic Church, 3333 E. Tillman Rd., Fort Wayne. Calling is 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the church with a rosary service at 7 p.m. Burial in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Payne, Ohio.
Ruth J. Gordon, 85, died on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Born in Maple Heights, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Forest and Julia (Satava) Ritter.
She was a member of St. John Fisher Roman Catholic Church, Fort Wayne. She was a homemaker and had been a teacher and substitute teacher for local schools.
She is survived by her daughters, Ann Marie (Mark) Franzen of Monroeville and Kathleen Ruth (Randal) Schmidt of Muncie; eight grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, John Gordon in 2009; infant son, Michael John; and brothers, Robert and Harold Ritter.
Requiem Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Fisher Roman Catholic Church, 3333 E. Tillman Rd., Fort Wayne. Calling is 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the church with a rosary service at 7 p.m. Burial in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Payne, Ohio.
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