Mary Ritchie

Mary Alice (Stevenson) Ritchie was called home to the Lord on February 16, 2006. She was residing in Somerset, Kentucky at the time of her death. She was born in Brewster, Ohio on March 27, 1918 to Eugene F. and Marie A. Stevenson. A graduate of Washington High School, she was employed by the Grissom-Russell Company where she met her husband, James S. Ritchie. They were married on July 4, 1940 at St. John’s United Church of Christ where she was an active member until 2003 when she moved to Kentucky to be with her daughter. Mary retired from Doctor’s Hospital where she worked in the Insurance Department. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jim with whom she shared 50 wonderful years of marriage prior to his passing in 1991, and her sister Norma Jean (Stevenson) Repp. She is survived by her children Paula Ann (James) Fierstos of Somerset, KY, Ellen Marie (David) Null of Massillon, and John (Christine) Stevenson Ritchie of Louisville, KY as well as eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 20, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at the Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon. Calling hours will be held on Sunday at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. and one hour before the service on Monday. Interment will be at Sunset Hills Burial Park in Canton. Paquelet Funeral Home A Golden Rule Funeral Home 330 833-3222 www.paquelet.com