Obituary, Gladys Mae MacRitchie

Gladys Mae MacRitchie, 102, a longtime resident of Kent, CT, died on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at her home in Kent, CT. Born on September 20, 1917 in Oneonta, NY, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Maude (Simmons) Kopf. On November 20, 1938, in Bridgeport, CT, she married Bruce Wellington MacRitchie who predeceased her in 1995. She was a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Kent, CT.

Mrs. MacRitchie is survived by a son, Joseph H. MacRitchie and his wife, Dorothy, of Kent, CT and four daughters, Charlotte Williams of Dexter, ME; Penny MacRitchie of Kent, CT; Amy MacRitchie-Aakjar and her husband, Ronald, of South Kent, CT and Janet MacRitchie of San Francisco, CA and a daughter-in-law Carol MacRitchie of South Kent, CT. She is also survived by eight grandchildren: Joseph M. MacRitchie, Scott MacRitchie, Cheryl Burke, Annette Euell, Daniel Williams, Stephen Williams, Susan Williams and Amy Williams and fourteen great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a son, Bruce W. MacRitchie, Jr; a grandson, Mark Williams; a sister, Minnie Ivelia and five brothers, Rueben, Arnold, Herman, Henry and Harry Kopf.
Private graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family at the Kent Congregational Cemetery in Kent, CT.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1 N. Main St., Kent, CT 06757, or the Kent Volunteer Ambulance Fund, c/o Kent Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 355, Kent, CT 06757. To send the family an online condolence, please visit http://www.hufcutfuneralhome.com

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Author: Harlem Valley News