Obituaries
January 2, 2020

Judith A. Ritter – Finleyville

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Judith A. Ritter, 76, of Finleyville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Jefferson Hills Borough. She was born June 27, 1943, in Allenport, daughter of Stanley Wasky and Evelyn Lang. Mrs. Ritter was employed at SPI LLC in Elizabeth Township. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Finleyville. Surviving are two sons, Robert Ritter and Brian Ritter and his wife Karen, both of Jefferson Hills Borough; a daughter, Nicole Marnich and her husband Bill of Finleyville; seven grandchildren, William, Taylor (Brant), Dalton, Alyssa, Rachael, Maddie and Ella; her beloved sister-in-law and friend, Jean Ritter; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are her husband, Fred J. Ritter, who died in September of 2012; and a sister, Joyce Davis. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at KEGEL FUNERAL HOME INC., Tim P. Kegel, supervisor, David P. Kegel, director, 3560 Washington Ave., Finleyville, where a blessing service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Interment will follow in Finleyville Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Washington Area Humane Society, P.O. Box 66, Eighty Four, PA  15330.

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