Obituary for Walter Legget Ritchie
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Walter passed away peacefully on February 17, 2019 in Winnipeg at the Deer Lodge Centre at the age of 98.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 71 years, Denise; his sons Jeffrey (Margaret) of Nanaimo, BC and Duncan (Jackie) of Burlington, Ontario; sister Margaret of California; grandchildren Matthew, Katie (Peter), Emily (Mike), Andrew and Phyllis (Glen) ; 10 great grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his brothers Tom and Alex.
Walter was born December 27, 1920 and grew up in Winnipeg. He worked with the T. Eaton Co. for 46 years with 8 years in the Calgary store in the “Good Old Years”. He served 5 1/2 years with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War 2, including service aboard the H.M.C.S. Waskesieu at the time of the sinking of the German submarine U257.
He enjoyed building and spending time at the cottage on Lake Manitoba improving on it each year as he was always happy with his hammer and saw along with his other hobby, photography. He enjoyed his curling at Deer Lodge Curling Club and his golf at Blumberg in the summer. He was a long-time member of St. Stephens & St. Bedes Church.
A special thanks to the staff at Deer Lodge for their caring support.
Cremation will take place with a private interment at a later date.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Walter Legget Ritchie December 27 1920 –
February 17 2019..
Décès pour la Ville: Winnipeg, Province: Manitoba