Dolores M. Ritter

Dolores M. (Oligschlaeger) Ritter - January 5, 2010 PORT CLINTON - Dolores Marie Ritter, 80, of Port Clinton, passed away peacefully in her home on January 5, 2010. She was born February 10, 1929, in St. Elizabeth, MO, the daughter of Bernard "Ben" and Alma (Schell) Oligschlaeger. She was a graduate of St. Louis University where she studied medical technology and met her future husband, F. Kraft Ritter. They married on September 6, 1952, and moved to Port Clinton in 1953. Dolores was a loving wife and devoted mother, never doting but always there, always fair. She enriched the lives of those who knew her through her thoughtful perspectives. Dolores was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her sister, Blanche Kemna, and two brothers, Gerald and Bernard "Leroy" Oligschlaeger. She is survived by her children, Mary Ritter, Martha Coda (Louis), Jane Kensok (Thomas), Anne Hambrick (Walter), Joseph Ritter (Kim), John Ritter (Deborah), Teresa Morrow (Scott), Paul Ritter (Sandra), Margaret Shaw (Daniel), and Barbara Ritter; brother, Robert "Urb" Oligschlaeger and sisters, Jeanette Branch and Helen Hirsch; and 18 grandchildren. Her funeral Mass will be 10 a.m., Saturday January 9 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with burial in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Port Clinton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 414 Madison, Port Clinton, OH 43452; Ida Rupp Public Library Fund at the Ottawa County Community Foundation, Inc, P.O. Box 36, Port Clinton, OH 43452; or Stein Hospice, 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, OH 44870. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Port Clinton Chapel 1124 Fulton Street Port Clinton, OH