Ritter, Leo Burrell

1922 - 2010  (88 years)

• Name	Ritter, Leo Burrell
  Birth	20 Sep 1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RITT.L001
  _FGRAVE	60601364
  Death	22 Oct 2010	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Funeral	26 Oct 2010	Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [1]
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  Burial	26 Oct 2010	Saint Josephs Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Ritter, Patsy Lorene and Leo Burrell
  Person ID	I11478	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Ritter, Lorenzo James   d. Bef 22 Oct 2010
  Mother	Burrell, Katherine Grace   d. Bef 22 Oct 2010
  Marriage	7 Nov 1867  [3]
  Family ID	F5475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	> 1. Ritter, Christine > 2. Ritter, Mary Louise > 3. Ritter, Katherine > 4. Ritter, John D.
  Family ID	F5474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 22 Oct 2010 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 26 Oct 2010 - Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 26 Oct 2010 - Saint Josephs Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a retired farmer. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Olney. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II. He was a member of American Legion and Knights of Columbus, 3rd Degree.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3056] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Ritter, Leo Burrell, 88, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ritter&GSfn=Leo&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScntry=4&GSob=n&G), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3055] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ritter, Patsy Lorene and Leo Burrell, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60601364/leo-burrell-ritter), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3119] Wes and Jane Cannon, Wes and Jane Cannon, "Re: Renfro-Dunham-Van..." 4 June 2007, e-mail to Carl W. Gray (4 June 2007)., none. (Reliability: 2).