Obit: Ritsch, Margaret B. (1913 – 2000)
Contributed to the Clark Co., WI History Buffs

Surnames: Ritsch, Neary, Dickerson, Klink, Welch, Schomisch

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----Ritsch, Margaret B. (24 Feb. 1913 – 12 Oct. 2000)

Margaret "Muggs" B. Ritsch, 87, of 815 Chapin St., Eau Claire died Thursday, October 12, 2000, at the Fall Creek Nursing Home.

She was born February 24, 1913, in Eau Claire to Perl and Katherine (Neary) Dickerson. She married Kenneth W. Ritsch on October 11, 1934.

She is survived by her two daughters, Nancy (Earl) Welch of Bremerton, Wash., Janet (John) Schomisch of Lake Holcombe, Wis.; her four sons, Kenneth Ritsch Jr. of Redding Calif., Mike (Kathy) Ritsch of Eau Claire, James (Joyce) Ritsch of Eau Claire, and Larry (Ann) Ritsch of Galt, Calif.; 19 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She was a wonderful Mother and Grandmother and was truly loved by them all.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her brothers, Connie, Jack, Gene, Joe, Art and her sister Marion.

Funeral services will be 8 a.m. on Monday, October 16, 2000, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Eugene Klink officiating. Interment will be at Rest Haven Gardens. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Smith Funeral Chapel and one-half hour prior to services at the church.

In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to the charity of your choice.