BX January 4, 1946

Ralph Ritchey

Ralph Ritchey, forty-nine, suffered a fatal heart seizure Thursday afternoon in his room in a downtown hotel.  Born in England, Mr. Ritchey came to Canada in 1910 and with the exception of years for the First Great War in which he served in the 125th Battalion, he had been a resident of Brantford since. He was a member of St. John Ambulance Brigade and for many years took a keen interest in the Boy Scout organization here.  He was a member of Zion United Church.  Mr. Ritchey was an employee of the Cockshutt Plow Company until a year ago, when failing health forced his retirement.  Surviving are three brothers, John, City, Samuel, Detroit, and Joseph Richey, England, two sisters, Mrs. Charles Waghorn, City, Mrs. Elizabeth Macdonald, England and an uncle, Roger Ritchey, Scotland, Ont. Deceased is resting at Reid and Brown’s Chapel until Saturday, when the funeral service will be conducted in the afternoon.  Interment will be in the Soldiers’ plot at Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX January 7, 1946

Ralph Ritchey

The funeral of Ralph Ritchey was conducted Saturday afternoon from Reid and Brown’s Funeral Chapel, Rev. Walter B. Craw of Zion United Church was in charge of the service.  The pallbearers were W. Noakes, T. Edwards and J. Turner of the 125th Battalion,, of which deceased was a member and I. Benning, L. Evans and C. Fletcher of the St. John Ambulance corps.  T. Clark, Divisional Superintendent of the St. John Ambulance Corps, was in charge of the guard of honor which consisted of C. Gilbert, C. Burger, G. Reeves, A. Mann, F. Hinds, E. Brock, H. Carrier, G. Bennett, A. Fairlie and P. Frances.  Bugler R.O. Hughes of No. 5 S.I.T.B. sounded the Last Post. Interment was in the Soldiers’ Plot, Mount Hope Cemetery.