Ritchie, Erma M. 1941-2024 St. Joseph, Mo.

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Erma May Ritchie, 83, of St. Joseph, passed away Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at a local health care facility. She was born April 23, 1941, in St. Joseph, daughter of Adelia and Shirley Leslie. She attended Dekalb, Missouri, High School. On Jan. 31, 1959, she married Jimmy Ritchie, who preceded her in death in 2001. She spent many years at home taking care of her family. She loved to cook, playing cards and bowling.

Erma was preceded in death by husband, Jimmy Ritchie; father, Shirley Leslie; her mother and step-father, Adelia and Russell Gullick; son, Roger Ritchie; brothers, Lloyd, Frank and Bobby Joe Leslie; sister, June Stagner; and granddaughter, Jennifer Boyer.

Survivors include daughters, Lisa (George “Tony”) Embrey, of St. Joseph, Cheryl Ritchie, of St. Joseph, and Cynthia “Cindy” (Patrick) Rupp, of Omaha, Nebraska; brothers, Russell (Dixie) Leslie, of Union Star, Missouri, Gene (Norma) Leslie, of Novi, Michigan, Albert (Janie) Leslie, of Walled Lake, Michigan, and Ralph (Vickie) Gullick, of St. Joseph; sisters, Eva (Dean) Thompson, of St. Joseph, and Mary Pitts, of St. Joseph; grandchildren, Shawn, Scott, Steven, Stephanie, Elizabeth, Jennifer, Christina, Thomas and Kaitlyn; great-grandchildren, Ethan, Gabriella, Jazmine, Graysen, Sebastian, Kinley, Izzabella, Alayna, Benjamin, Beckett and Rhylin. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were a source of great joy for her.

Funeral Services and public live stream 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Rupp Funeral Home, where family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday. Officiating Pastor Rodney Krumme. The Interment will follow services at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorials are requested to the Alzheimer’s Association or American Cancer Society to help with Cholangiocarcinoma.

Online condolences, obituary and public live stream at www.ruppfuneral.com. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.