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Mrs. Dorothy Juanita Ritchie

10/30/1930 - 11/10/2025

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Obituary For Mrs. Dorothy Juanita Ritchie

Mrs. Dorothy Juanita Ritchie, a resident of Jacksonville, FL, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home Monday, November 10, 2025, after a brief illness following a recent diagnosis of metastatic cancer and a subsequent bout of pneumonia. She was 95.

Before moving to FL, she and her husband, Joseph Edward Ritchie Sr., a master auto mechanic, raised a family in Chicago, then moved to Michigan City, IN, before retiring in Garten, WV, where Mr. Ritchie was raised. She also spent four years in Fort Wayne, IN, with her youngest daughter, Nancy.

The Ritchie’s were longtime active members of the Lawndale Christian Reformed Church in Chicago and maintained their memberships long after moving from Chicago. Mr. Ritchie was a church elder, and Mrs. Ritchie drove the school bus that transported Lawndale children to the Des Plaines Christian School in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. She held on to her faith to the end and enjoyed daily devotions and Bible reading.

When they moved to IN, Mrs. Ritchie was employed in several capacities by the Sullair Company, which makes commercial air compressors.

Born Dorothy Juanita Lucas, October 30, 1930 in North Buxton, Ontario, she was the youngest of seven daughters born to Ernest Arthur and Juanita Merene Lucas, the fourth generation born in that historic community. She was fiercely proud of her Canadian heritage.

She is survived by a son, Joseph Edward II; two daughters, Antonia Maria and Nancy Elaine; two sisters, Maxine Barksdale and Velma Peoples; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Mr. Ritchie died in 2018, and Mrs. Ritchie’s burial wish to be buried next to him in Fayetteville, WV, is being fulfilled by the Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley, WV. She also wished that there be no funeral service because the family was so widely scattered.

Email condolences to ritchiejohnsonfuneralparlor@gmail.com.

Arrangements entrusted to Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.

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  • 11/20/2025

    Bill Ritchie

    My condolences to my cousins experiencing the death of their mother and my Aunt Dorothy. Hopefully I paved the way to ensure that she will be laid to rest with her husband, Uncle Joe, at the Pierce Cemetery in Fayetteville in the near future. Back in the day, Aunt D could play a mean game of Scrabble!!!

  • 11/19/2025

    Terri Ritchie Brown

    Joe, Toni, Nancy and family We are deeply saddened to hear about Aunt Dorothy 's passing. She was a remarkable person who touched the lives of many with her kindness and warmth. We will forever cherish the memories made, the times spent together and from the many conversations had. She and Casey shared a special bond through their countless Facebook interactions. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. May you find comfort in the multitude of memories shared together and in knowing how much she was loved With heartfelt sympathy Your cousins Jerry, Terri and Casey

  • 11/19/2025

    Marian Young

    To the Family,May the God of Hope Stand By You at this time your loss.Rest In Peace Mrs. Ritchie.Evangelist Marian Young

  • 11/16/2025

    Eileen and Clifford

    Our deepest condolences and prayers to the family. Sincerely Clifford and Eileen Washington

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