Ruth Ritter (1949-2022)
Ruth Ritter Ruth Ritter, 73, a former Cold Spring resident, died Dec. 31 in Marlow, Oklahoma. She was born Jan. 1, 1949, in Greenfield, Massachuset...
Ruth Ritter Ruth Ritter, 73, a former Cold Spring resident, died Dec. 31 in Marlow, Oklahoma. She was born Jan. 1, 1949, in Greenfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Earl and Nancy (Leaf) Upton. After growing up in Cold Spring and graduating from Haldane High School, she earned her a bachelor's degree in education. Ruth came to Oklahoma in 1976 to be near her sister and attended Oklahoma University and received her Oklahoma teaching degree. She married Richard Ritter on July 8, 1978, and for the next 35 years she taught almost every grade at Lincoln Elementary School before retiring.