CHARLES RITZ

~ Published on October 03, 2009

~ Des Moines Register .... page 7~B

CHARLES "LOREN" RITZ

Ankeny, Iowa

+ + + CHARLES "LOREN" RITZ, 83 +

~ Passed away Thursday, October 1, 2009,
at Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston,
Iowa.

VISITATION ~

~ will be 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 4,
2009 at Ankeny Funeral Home.

FUNERAL SERVICES ~

~ will be 11 a.m., Monday, October 5, 2009,
at Ankeny First United Methodist Church,
206 SW Walnut St., Ankeny, Iowa.

BURIAL ~

~ Private family burial will be in GLENDALE
CEMETERY, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.

LOREN was born August 11, 1926 to Charles B.
and Mabel RITZ, in Des Moines, Iowa.

LOREN graduated from Dowling High School.

LOREN immediately served his country in
WORLD WAR II and received a Bronze Star
and a Purple Heart in combat.

LOREN also served in the Korean War.

LOREN retired from the US Postal Service
as a Letter Carrier.

LOREN was a Deacon in the Catholic Church
and later a Parish Visitor at the Methodist
Churches in Ankeny and Ames, Iowa.



______ LOREN'S SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS ~

WIFE of 21 years ~

______ June Ritz ~
~ of Ankeny, Iowa;

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CHILDREN ~

______ Cathy (Roger) Barnett ~
~ of Altoona, Iowa;

______ Dennis (Susan) Ritz ~
~ of West Des Moines, Iowa;

______ Lori Ritz ~
~ of Phoenix, Arizona;

______ Michael (Nancy) Ritz ~
~ of Des Moines, Iowa;

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STEP~CHILDREN ~

______ Cynthia (Harry) Charger ~
~ of Eagle Butte, South Dakota;

______ Jennifer (Tony) Winslow ~
~ of Overland Park, Kansas;

______ Melissa (Rene) Ferguson- Ticao ~
~ of Olathe, Kansas;

______ Scott Ferguson ~
~ of Atlanta, Georgia;

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STEP~BROTHER ~

______ Norman (La Rue) Buihner ~
~ of West Des Moines, Iowa;

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TWELVE GRANDCHILDREN ~

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TWO GREAT~GRANDCHILDREN .

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+ + + LOREN IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS +


WIFE ~

__ + + + __ Betty Ritz ~
''''''''''''''' mother of his four children;

PARENTS ~

__ + + + __ Charles B. and Mabel Ritz.

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MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS ~

~ May be made to Dowling Catholic High School
Financial Aid Program (1400 Buffalo Road,
West Des Moines, Iowa 50265) or the Animal
Rescue League (5452 N.E. 22nd St.,
Des Moines, IA 50313).