Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Ritchie, Esther E. March 30, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. Miller shabodeho@aol.com April 26, 2008, 3:02 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 4/1/2008 Ritchie, Esther E. Esther E. Ritchie FREDERICKSBURG Esther E. Ritchie, 94, formerly of Fredericksburg passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2008, at the Richfield Recovery and Care Center in Salem, Va. She was the wife of the late Gleason E. Ritchie Sr. Born in Lancaster County on January 25, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Christian K. and Mary R. Lehman. She was a graduate of the first LPN class at GSH. For a number of years, she worked as an LPN at GSH and Spang Crest Manor. She was a longtime member of the Jonestown Bible Church, where she taught Sunday school and was a faithful member of the Ladies Fellowship. She is survived by her sons, David H. Ritchie and his wife Vikki of Fredericksburg; Gleason E. Ritchie Jr. and his wife Sarah of Mohrsville; daughters Rhoda, wife of Richard Long of Salem, Va., the Rev. Marianne, wife of Dr. Paul Becker of Norristown, and Ruth, wife of John Williams of York; brothers Paul Lehman of Ephrata and Frank Lehman of Conestoga; sisters Ruth Lehman of Lancaster and Miriam, wife of Jack House of Cairo, Ga. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren; and 21 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Daniel H. Ritchie, and brothers Gilbert, Daniel, John and Christian Lehman. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 4, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. at the Jonestown Bible Church. Viewing will be held at the church one hour prior to the service and interment will be in the church cemetery. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 4/1/2008. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb