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The viewing will be Friday April 4, 2008. The visitation time from 10:00 am to Noon is for HENRICO FF ONLY. Visitation from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm is open to others. |
| Arrangements for Fallen Brother Cletus Ritzenthaler |
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The following are the arrangements for Fallen Brother Cletus
Ritzenthaler
followed by his obituary.
Viewing
Friday April 4th - Nelsen Funeral
Home located at 4650 S. Laburnum Ave, Richmond VA in the East end of Henrico
County.
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The viewing will be Friday April 4, 2008. The visitation time from 10:00 am to Noon is for HENRICO FF ONLY. Visitation from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm is open to others. |
Funeral
Saturday April 5th, 11:00 am -
Sandston Baptist Church 100 W. Williamsburg, Sandston VA
Reception for family and friends to
follow funeral service at the church.
Information on procession and
apparatus staging location to follow as details are confirmed.
For more information, contact Captain
W. David Seay or Firefighter Matt Robinson at 804-501-4900.
J. Jude "Doc" Cletus Ritzenthaler, 30, of Providence Forge, formerly of
Williamsburg, passed away on March 30th.
He was born in Newport News on January 2nd 1978. At a young age
he came to live in Williamsburg and later graduated from Bruton High school.
After graduation he went to serve in the US Army Reserve where he received his
National Registry EMT Basic. Afterwards he served as a volunteer firefighter for
Williamsburg while training to receive his EMT/Paramedic certification. In 2002
he became a firefighter/paramedic for Henrico County. He was called to active
military duty in 2003 to serve one year in Iraq as a Medical Section Sergeant
with the 88th Military Police Division. For eight years he worked with Richmond
Ambulance. Recently he had begun serving as an ER Paramedic at MCV and enjoyed
working with the therapy dog program there.
Survivors include his fianc?Erin Wishmyer of Providence Forge;
parents Joseph and Laura Ritzenthaler of Williamsburg; brother S. Paul
Ritzenthaler also of
Williamsburg;
grandparents Dick and Tina Benet of Newport News; numerous aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Visitation will be 2-4 & 6-8 on Friday, April 4th at Nelsen Funeral Home and
Crematory. Services will be 11 AM the following day at
Sandston Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the VCU
Burn Center c/o MCV Foundation, PO Box 980234 Richmond, VA 23298 or to Fallen
Heroes Last
Wish Foundation,30 West Sola
St.Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
W. David Seay
Captain W. David Seay
Deputy Fire Marshal
Henrico Fire Marshal's Office
Office 804-501-4915
Fax 804-501-7378