58, of Crystal Lake, IL, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer. He died peacefully at home under the tender care of his four children and Monarch Hospice. He was born June 26, 1948 in Jackson, MI to Franklin Stuart and Vivian (Erickson) Rittenhouse. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1967 and entered the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served in the Vietnam and Pacific Theatres as well as in Alaska and Nevada. For more than 20 years, he was a project manager for Motorola. At the time of his death, he was employed by the FAA. He loved both air and water. He built a Volmer VJ-22 amphibian plane with his father. He was a flight instructor at Galt Airport, certified for both single and (dual) multi-engine aircraft. He enjoyed iceboats, sailing and other water sports and served as a paramedic/EMT with scuba certification for Wonder Lake Fire Department. He is survived by four children; eight grandchildren; his mother, Vivian Rittenhouse of Jackson, MI; and his sisters, Janice (Robert) Rittenhouse Matthews of Athens, GA, Patricia (Bill) Rittenhouse George of Ankeny, IA and Nancy (Duane) Rittenhouse Trupiano of Concord, MI. He was preceded in death by his father, Franklin Stuart Rittenhouse and by a foster brother, James Polley Rittenhouse. A visitation and celebration of his life was held Friday, May 25 at Windridge Funeral Home in Cary, IL. His ashes will be buried with military honors at the Windridge Memorial Park and Nature Sanctuary in Cary. In lieu of flowers, Eric has requested that memorials be made to the Wonder Lake Firemen Fund, Monarch Hospice or Arbor Grove Congregational Church, Jackson, MI 49203.
58, of Crystal Lake, IL, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer. He died peacefully at home under the tender care of his four children and Monarch Hospice. He was born June 26, 1948 in Jackson, MI to Franklin Stuart and Vivian (Erickson) Rittenhouse. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1967 and entered the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served in the Vietnam and Pacific Theatres as well as in Alaska and Nevada. For more than 20 years, he was a project manager for Motorola. At the time of his death, he was employed by the FAA. He loved both air and water. He built a Volmer VJ-22 amphibian plane with his father. He was a flight instructor at Galt Airport, certified for both single and (dual) multi-engine aircraft. He enjoyed iceboats, sailing and other water sports and served as a paramedic/EMT with scuba certification for Wonder Lake Fire Department. He is survived by four children; eight grandchildren; his mother, Vivian Rittenhouse of Jackson, MI; and his sisters, Janice (Robert) Rittenhouse Matthews of Athens, GA, Patricia (Bill) Rittenhouse George of Ankeny, IA and Nancy (Duane) Rittenhouse Trupiano of Concord, MI. He was preceded in death by his father, Franklin Stuart Rittenhouse and by a foster brother, James Polley Rittenhouse. A visitation and celebration of his life was held Friday, May 25 at Windridge Funeral Home in Cary, IL. His ashes will be buried with military honors at the Windridge Memorial Park and Nature Sanctuary in Cary. In lieu of flowers, Eric has requested that memorials be made to the Wonder Lake Firemen Fund, Monarch Hospice or Arbor Grove Congregational Church, Jackson, MI 49203.
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