Advertisement

Photo added by JR

Advertisement

Fred Ritter

Birth: 27 Sep 1883
Death: 16 Aug 1923 (aged 39)
Washington County, Oregon, USA
Burial: Helvetia Cemetery

Helvetia, Washington County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot: Row 4 Grave 7
Memorial ID: 7747514 View Source

Text of Obituary from the Hillsboro Independent newspaper:

"Fred Ritter, well known in the Helvetia district and a son of John Ritter, died suddenly last Thursday while at work at the Montgomery Bros. camp, death being caused by heart dilation and acute appendicitis. He was 39 years old and unmarried. The remains were taken in charge by G. J. Limber and the funeral held Sunday at 2o'clock from the Helvetia church."

Obituary book at Washington County Museum lists 2 daughters of Fred Ritter, Lillian, 17 & Caroline, 15. "Old Timers of Helvetia and Phillips, Oregon", typewritten, uncredited document from Washington County Museum, states Fred Ritter married Alice Yungen.

Text of Obituary from the Hillsboro Independent newspaper:

"Fred Ritter, well known in the Helvetia district and a son of John Ritter, died suddenly last Thursday while at work at the Montgomery Bros. camp, death being caused by heart dilation and acute appendicitis. He was 39 years old and unmarried. The remains were taken in charge by G. J. Limber and the funeral held Sunday at 2o'clock from the Helvetia church."

Obituary book at Washington County Museum lists 2 daughters of Fred Ritter, Lillian, 17 & Caroline, 15. "Old Timers of Helvetia and Phillips, Oregon", typewritten, uncredited document from Washington County Museum, states Fred Ritter married Alice Yungen.

Family Members

Parents

Siblings

Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Ritter memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

Maintained by: Sarah Yacapin
Originally Created by: Walter Myers
Added: Aug 9, 2003
Find a Grave Memorial ID:
Source Hide citation
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7747514/fred-ritter: accessed ), memorial page for Fred Ritter (27 Sep 1883–16 Aug 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7747514, citing Helvetia Cemetery, Helvetia, Washington County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Sarah Yacapin (contributor 47006023).

Welcome to a Find a Grave Memorial Page

Learn about how to make the most of a memorial.

or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out

Javascript required: We're sorry, but Find a Grave doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. You will need to enable Javascript by changing your browser settings. Learn how to enable it.