Ruth May Ritz
1934 - 2004 (70 years)
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Name Ruth May Ritz Birth 22 Mar 1934 Pennsburg, Montgomery, PA 
Gender Female Death 29 Dec 2004 Macungie Twp, Northampton, PA - Ruth M. (Ritz) Trollinger, 70, of Macungie, passed away on December 29 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She and her husband, Carl B. Trollinger, were married for 49 years. Born in Pennsburg to Clarence and Lulu Ritz, she graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1952, the last class to attend Pennsburg High School. She was a registered nurse, a graduate of Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia, and practiced general and private duty nursing in the hospitals and homes of the Lehigh Valley. Prior to retirement in the early 1990s, she was a nurse in the dispensary of Strohs Brewery, Fogelsville. She was an active member of St. Pauls United Church of Christ, Trexlertown, where she was a choir member and served as parish nurse. She will be lovingly remembered as a truly dedicated wife, mother, family member and extraordinary friend. Survivors: She will be dearly missed by her husband, Carl; sons, Steven of Allentown and David in Florida; their respective families, Lisa and Joel, Becky and beloved granddaughter, Amanda; her sisters, June Nightlinger and Patricia Chidester, both in Florida. Services: memorial, 3 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2005, St. Pauls U.C.C., Route 100 and Church Lane, Trexlertown. Reception to follow in the church. Contributions: St. Pauls U.C.C.
Published in the Morning Call on 12/31/2004.
(Includes obituary photo of Ruth)
Burial Boyertown, Berks, PA - Burial: Hill Church Union Cemetery
Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Inscription: TROLLINGER Carl Buddy May 29, 1933 - Nov. 19, 2005 Ruth M. (Nee Ritz) Mar. 22, 1934 - Dec. 29, 2004
Person ID I21495 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 11 Nov 2023
Father Clarence William Ritz Mother Lulu E Lick Family ID F8465 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Carl Buddy Trollinger, b. 20 May 1933, Palm, Montgomery, PA d. 19 Nov 2005, Macungie, Lehigh, PA (Age 72 years) Marriage Abt 1956 - Ref their obituaries.
Children 1. Lisa G. Trollinger 2. Steven Mark "Steve" Trollinger 3. David Ryan Trollinger Family ID F7394 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Feb 2024
- Ruth M. (Ritz) Trollinger, 70, of Macungie, passed away on December 29 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She and her husband, Carl B. Trollinger, were married for 49 years. Born in Pennsburg to Clarence and Lulu Ritz, she graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1952, the last class to attend Pennsburg High School. She was a registered nurse, a graduate of Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia, and practiced general and private duty nursing in the hospitals and homes of the Lehigh Valley. Prior to retirement in the early 1990s, she was a nurse in the dispensary of Strohs Brewery, Fogelsville. She was an active member of St. Pauls United Church of Christ, Trexlertown, where she was a choir member and served as parish nurse. She will be lovingly remembered as a truly dedicated wife, mother, family member and extraordinary friend. Survivors: She will be dearly missed by her husband, Carl; sons, Steven of Allentown and David in Florida; their respective families, Lisa and Joel, Becky and beloved granddaughter, Amanda; her sisters, June Nightlinger and Patricia Chidester, both in Florida. Services: memorial, 3 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2005, St. Pauls U.C.C., Route 100 and Church Lane, Trexlertown. Reception to follow in the church. Contributions: St. Pauls U.C.C.
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Event Map 
Birth - 22 Mar 1934 - Pennsburg, Montgomery, PA 
Death - 29 Dec 2004 - Macungie Twp, Northampton, PA 
Burial - - Boyertown, Berks, PA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Ruth Ritz obit
Documents 
Ruth M. Ritz is Married to Teacher
Ruth M. Ritz is Married to Teacher
Headstones 
Hill Church Union Cemetery
Boyertown, Berks, PA
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Notes - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Name: Ruth Ritz [Ruth Trollinger]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1934
Birth Place: Pennsburg MO, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 29 Dec 2004
Father: Clarence W Ritz
Mother: Lulu E Lick
SSN: 160280884
Notes: Jun 1951: Name listed as RUTH RITZ; Jan 1956: Name listed as RUTH TROLLINGER
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index