Shirley Ritter Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shirley Ritter (Westville, Illinois), born in Summer Shade, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 88, on May 12, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirley Ritter to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ace Birge and Viola Birge; her son Gregory Ritter; and her sisters, Sandy Keeling, Delores Pollock and Jacquiline Arthion.
She is survived by: her husband Thomas Ritter; her children, Lenny Ritter (Roberta) and Debbie Pollock (Michael); her granddaughter Nikki Nelson (Eric); her children, Bryan Lawson (Kaitlyn), Michael Pollock (Kim), Tammy Buckman and Kaitlyn Ritter; and her siblings, Helen O'Brien and Wayne Birge. She is also survived by thirteen great-grandchildren.
