OBIT: William F. RITCHEY, 1995, Tyrone, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ William F. Ritchey William Frank Ritchey, 69, of 901 Oak Street, Tyrone, died at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, May 02, 1995, at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born June 27, 1925, at Juniata, Altoona, a son of the late Milton Austin and Lillian Theresa (Dodson) Ritchey. He is survived by two daughters and two sons: Sharon D. Isenberg, Tyrone; Rosalie Trabbold, RD 5, Tyrone; William S. Ritchey, Tyrone and John T. Ritchey, State College. Also surviving are six grandchildren, two step-grandchildren; five great grandchildren and two step-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was the last of his immediate family being preceded in death by two sisters: Catharine A. and Mildred L. and a brother Thomas G. He was a member of God's Missionary Church, Seven Stars, Pa. He was also a member of the Bald Eagle Grange. He was graduate of the Bellefonte High School and a US Veteran of World War II serving in the European theater. He retired in 1988 as a Header Machine Operator from the Chicago Rivet and Machine Company after 33 years service. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 05, 1995, at 11 a.m. at the Derman Funeral Home, Inc., Tyrone with Pastor Nathan Shaffer officiating. Interment with Military Honors will be at Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood, Pa. Friends will be received at the Derman Funeral Home, Inc., Tyrone on Thursday from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Contributions in his memory may be offered to the Seven Stars God's Missionary Church, c/o Pastor Nathan Shaffer, R.D.1, Box 82, Alexandria, Pa. 16611 or to the Blair County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 1004 North Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, Pa. 16648. Tyrone Daily Herald, May 3, 1995