OBIT: William B. RITCHEY, 1980, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Retired RR Machinist Dies at 95

  William B. Ritchey, 95, of 105 E. 26th Ave., a retired railroad 
machinist, died at 11:55 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 1980, in Hillview 
Convalescent Center, after an extended illness. Mr. Ritchey retired as 
a machinist from the Juniata machine shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad 
in 1950, after 44 years service. Mr. Ritchey was the oldest member of 
the Fairview United Methodist Church, where he had served as a Sunday 
School teacher, choir member and of the official board. He was born 
Dec. 5, 1884, in Blue Knob, the son of John N. and Sarah (Long) 
Ritchey, and was twice married, first to Bertha C. Burns, who died July 
21, 1945, then to Mary D. Shaw who died in 1965. Surviving are seven 
children: W. Raymond and Clyde of Altoona, Mrs. Catherine Shew of 
Kenmore, N.Y.; Dean of Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Dorothy Askey of Poland, 
Ohio; Donald of Maywood, N.J., and Mrs. Betty Jane Austin of Phoenix, 
Ariz.; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a brother and two 
sisters, Elvin and Ida of Blue Knob and Mrs. Esther Bechtell of 
Portage. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday 
in the Mauk & Yates Funeral Home, Juniata, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
Wednesday in the Fairview United Methodist Church.

RITCHEY - Services for William B. Ritchey of 105 E. 26th Ave. will be 
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Fairview United Methodist Church, by 
the Rev. Joseph Kugle. Interment in Fairview Cemetery. Friends will be 
received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Mauk & Yates 
Funeral Home Inc., Juniata, and from 11 a.m. until time of services 
Wednesday in the church. A son, Elwood C. Ritchey, died Dec. 7, 1978.

Altoona Mirror, January 28, 1980