- Date Of Birth: October 1, 1941
- Date Of Death: November 24, 2010
- State: Indiana
Wayne A. Ritchie, 69, of Elkhart, passed away at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, while at his winter home in Pine Island, Fla. He was born Oct. 1, 1941, in Elkhart to Henry Vasco and Fern (Brown) Ritchie. On Oct. 22, 1966, he married Anita M. (Kaczmarek) Ritchie in Elkhart. She preceded him in death on Nov. 2, 2002.
Survivors include his son, Anthony (Kelly) Ritchie of Elkhart; daughter, Janet (Douglas) Blough of Stafford, Va.; his V.I.P. of five years, Helen Wilson of Elkhart; grandchildren Kathleen and Cassandra Ritchie, Alexander, Mason, Jacob, Anna, and Elizabeth Blough; brother Carl Ritchie of Elkhart; and three sisters, Martha (Kenneth) Cavinder of Bremen, Marilyn (Wilber) Leer of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Virginia Aman of Elkhart.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by two siblings, Charlotte and Paul Ritchie.
Wayne worked as an electrician in Michiana for more than 40 years for IBEW Local 153. He owned The Ritchie Corporation before retiring in 2003.
He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 308, member of the Veterans of Foreign War Post 88, Moose Lodge 599 and the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 19. He also was a member of the Edwardsburg Conservation Club for more than 30 years, the National Rifle Association, and the American Trap Shooting Association.
He was an avid reader and scholar and collected first editions for his home library. He was an accomplished artist who worked with charcoal and oils. His other interest included hunting, fishing, trap shooting, pooling, and attending NASCAR races.
