Joel D Ritter

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Date of Action       What or Who is reported upon.       What is the source(s) -             From Where does the Information come. January 26, 2015 All Initial and Basic Information E-Mail from Amy Ritter, great Granddaughter of Richard - dated Jan 8, 2015, Subject: Giiering and Ritter Gennealogy - Inaccurate Information Form filled and submitted by Dick Giering, E-Mail: dick.giering@worldnet.att.net, Form found under 16_230.FRM in the OLD sub-directory of the GENELOGY Folder

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QUOTATION The following is quoted from Amy' Ritter's E-Mail message.

Joel Ritter of Fayette started his own garage business, which he ran for many years, next to his father’s mill. He also worked as an electrician during the time that Rural Development brought electricity to outlying county towns. In addition, he was elected Town supervisor; a position he held for several terms and which involved wearing many hats back then; during the time (likely -a far better time of fewer taxes) when there were far fewer county and state employees. He was also a steward for the several one room school houses of the area, though I am not sure if that was tied to being Town Supervisor (I suspect it was separate). Dr. E. P McWayne, R. W. Ritter and Joel Ritter were 3 of 8 local business people who donated their own money to start a local fire department; at a time local residents voted against it; due to the harshness of the economy. This was shortly after R. W. Ritter lost his mill (having no insurance -because back then it was nearly impossible to get insurance if you didn’t have a piped hydrant system). Joel Ritter was later named Fire Chief of Fayette, was very well respected in the community and served in that role for just over 25 years.

OBITUARY`/b> Published in the GENEVA DAILY TIMES. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1965.

FAYETTE – Joel D. Ritter 71 of Fayette, died early this morning in Taylor Brown Memorial Hospital after being a patient there for one day. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Fayette Federated Church with the Rev. Everett F. Wright, pastor of the church officiating Burial will be Restvale Cemetery in Seneca Falls. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Genung Funeral Home, 46 Main St,. Waterloo. Mr. Ritter was honorary chief of the Fayette Volunteer Fire Dept., a member of the Seneca County Fire Advisory Board, a member of the Northern Central Volunteer Fire Assn. and the Fire Chiefs Ass. He was a member of the Seneca County Fire Chief Association, the Fayette Lodge No. 539 Fÿ0AAM, a Supervisor of the Town of Fayette for four terms, and a former chairman of the Board of Supervisors. He was a member of the Fayette Federated Church where he was treasurer for many years. He was also a Republican committee man for the town of Fayette. Survivors include three sons, Edwin L. Ritter, of Waterloo, Richard J. Ritter of Fayette, and Hubert L. Ritter of Seneca Falls; eight grandchildren and one great-grandson.

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