Mary Ritchie

MARY KATHRYN RITCHIE Cedar Rapids Mary Kathryn Ritchie, 84, a resident of Keystone Cedars, died there Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, with her family by her side. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Catholic Church. The Rev. Phil Thompson will officiate. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, where there will be a vigil service at 4 p.m. Friends also may call at the church after 9 a.m. Friday. Survivors include a son, Phil of Cedar Rapids; three daughters, Anne (Dr. Mike) Kincaid of Scottsdale, Ariz., Jane (Doug) Wilson of Ankeny and Ellen (Jim) Holm of West Lafayette, Ind.; nine grandchildren, Matthew, Sam and Josh Kincaid, Drew, Emily and Kristin Wilson and Ryann, Erinn and Cailynn Holm; a brother, Tom (Cathy) Cummings; and a sister, Margaret (Clarence) Lanigan. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John; and an infant daughter, Maryann. Mary Kay was born Sept. 4, 1931, in Waterloo, the daughter of Edward and Mary Beck Cummings. She graduated from high school in Waterloo and later from Mercy School of Nursing in Dubuque. Mary Kay married Dr. John Ritchie on Aug. 11, 1956, in Waterloo and resided in Chicago for several years. John passed away in 2013. Her nursing career included private nursing, the VA hospital in Iowa City, Hallmar, hospice, and was the office nurse for her husband in his podiatry practice for many years. Mary Kay was a faithful member of St. Pius X Catholic Church and volunteered with hospice. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, traveling with her husband, John, and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Her greatest joy however was her family. Her memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her. Memorial donations may be given to the Hospice House of Mercy or Community Health Free Clinic. Please leave a message or tribute to the Ritchie family on the web page,

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