Rev. Fred Arthur Henry Rittenhouse, 84, of Chillicothe, died 4:35 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2010 in Westmoreland Place. He was born September 24, 1925, in Chillicothe, to the late Arthur and Gladys Jane Detty Rittenhouse. On February 11, 1949, he married the former Dorothy C. Barnhart who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, June (Wayne) Dalton, of Greenfield; sons, Timothy (Patricia) Rittenhouse, of Indianapolis, IN, David Rittenhouse, of Chillicothe and Steven (Monica) Rittenhouse, of Milford, OH; 6 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; brothers, Raymond (Willa) Shoemaker, Richard (Bonnie) Shoemaker and William (Carol) Shoemaker, all of Chillicothe; sisters, Betty (James) Oyer, Carolyn (Jack) Britton, both of Chillicothe and Ruth Skinner, of Portsmouth; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Pastor Leonard Roop and his family. He was predeceased by sisters, Rebecca Shoemaker and Gertrude Hinty and by a brother, Floyd Rittenhouse.
Fred served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had worked as a minister. He was a member of Bible Methodist Church, AMVETS, NRA and the Conservation League.
Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Also surviving are a daughter, June (Wayne) Dalton, of Greenfield; sons, Timothy (Patricia) Rittenhouse, of Indianapolis, IN, David Rittenhouse, of Chillicothe and Steven (Monica) Rittenhouse, of Milford, OH; 6 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; brothers, Raymond (Willa) Shoemaker, Richard (Bonnie) Shoemaker and William (Carol) Shoemaker, all of Chillicothe; sisters, Betty (James) Oyer, Carolyn (Jack) Britton, both of Chillicothe and Ruth Skinner, of Portsmouth; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Pastor Leonard Roop and his family. He was predeceased by sisters, Rebecca Shoemaker and Gertrude Hinty and by a brother, Floyd Rittenhouse.
Fred served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had worked as a minister. He was a member of Bible Methodist Church, AMVETS, NRA and the Conservation League.
Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Rev. Fred Arthur Henry Rittenhouse, 84, of Chillicothe, died 4:35 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2010 in Westmoreland Place. He was born September 24, 1925, in Chillicothe, to the late Arthur and Gladys Jane Detty Rittenhouse. On February 11, 1949, he married the former Dorothy C. Barnhart who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, June (Wayne) Dalton, of Greenfield; sons, Timothy (Patricia) Rittenhouse, of Indianapolis, IN, David Rittenhouse, of Chillicothe and Steven (Monica) Rittenhouse, of Milford, OH; 6 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; brothers, Raymond (Willa) Shoemaker, Richard (Bonnie) Shoemaker and William (Carol) Shoemaker, all of Chillicothe; sisters, Betty (James) Oyer, Carolyn (Jack) Britton, both of Chillicothe and Ruth Skinner, of Portsmouth; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Pastor Leonard Roop and his family. He was predeceased by sisters, Rebecca Shoemaker and Gertrude Hinty and by a brother, Floyd Rittenhouse.
Fred served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had worked as a minister. He was a member of Bible Methodist Church, AMVETS, NRA and the Conservation League.
Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Also surviving are a daughter, June (Wayne) Dalton, of Greenfield; sons, Timothy (Patricia) Rittenhouse, of Indianapolis, IN, David Rittenhouse, of Chillicothe and Steven (Monica) Rittenhouse, of Milford, OH; 6 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; brothers, Raymond (Willa) Shoemaker, Richard (Bonnie) Shoemaker and William (Carol) Shoemaker, all of Chillicothe; sisters, Betty (James) Oyer, Carolyn (Jack) Britton, both of Chillicothe and Ruth Skinner, of Portsmouth; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Pastor Leonard Roop and his family. He was predeceased by sisters, Rebecca Shoemaker and Gertrude Hinty and by a brother, Floyd Rittenhouse.
Fred served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had worked as a minister. He was a member of Bible Methodist Church, AMVETS, NRA and the Conservation League.
Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.
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