Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ritz, James "Jimmy" February 28, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com July 6, 2015, 7:35 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Thurs. March 1, 2012 James "Jimmy" Ritz, 37, of Greenville, formerly of Ionia passed away Feb. 28, 2012. He was born April 14, 1974 in Monroe County, the son of Carl and Helen (Carigon) Ritz. Jimmy graduated from Independent Living Center in 2000. He attended Shiloh Community Church all his life. He was an avid fisherman and loved music and word search puzzles. He loved attending sporting events of all his nieces and nephews. He is survived by his mother, Helen Ritz-Martinie if Ionia; brother, Jerry (Kim) Ritz of Greenville; sisters, Lori (Fred) Babcock of Ionia and Susan (Steve Ward of Grand Ledge; grandmother Lora Ritz of St. Johns; step brothers Brian (Amy) Martinie of Holland, Craig (Geri) Martinie of Allendale; step sister Joy (Troy) Baareman of Zeeland; nine nieces and nephews; four grand- nieces and nephews; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father Carl Ritz in 1999. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the Shiloh Community Church with Pastor Kenneth Harger officiating. Interment Woodard Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. Those wishing may make contributions to his family's wishes. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/ritz31243nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb