In Loving Memory...

...of my father in law.

Andrew C. Ritzi
MARCH 5, 1945 - JUNE 3, 2009
Andrew C. Ritzi, 64, of Liberty, died Wednesday June 3, 2009 at his residence.
He was born March 5th, 1945, to Edwin V. and Iva E. Wigger Ritzi and was raised in the Springdale, Ohio area. While growing up on the north side of Cincinnati, he attended St. Gabriel and St. Bernard Catholic Schools, and was a 1963 graduate of Roger Bacon High School. On November 25, 1970, he married the former Pauline M. Tenkman at St. John the Baptist Church in Colerain Township, Ohio. Following graduation from the University of Cincinnati School of Pharmacy in 1968, he was employed at CVS and its predecessors in Oxford, Ohio and was currently the Pharmacist in Charge at the Liberty CVS. Several years ago, Andrew moved to Liberty to pursue his farming and deer hunting interests. He had also been a supervisor at Soil and Water Conservation for many years. Survivors include his wife; a son: Kevin E. Ritzi and his wife, Rochelle M., of Wylie, Texas; two brothers: Richard E. Ritzi and his wife, Kay, of Monfort Heights, Ohio; Albert E. Ritzi of Springdale, Ohio; a granddaughter: Keilani A.Ritzi; and several nieces and nephews. Andrew is preceded in death by his parents. The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Bridget’s Church with Reverend Stanley Herber officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Springdale, Ohio. Friends may visit at Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Fosdick Chapel, Liberty, from 5 until 8 p.m. Sunday where a rosary service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association (http://www.americanheart.org/). For additional information and to send condolences or memories, visit www.ShowalterBlackwellLong.com.