Toni Ritter Obituary
After retiring from Clinton Hill Golf Course, she devoted her time as a caretaker. Her nurturing spirit made her a great homemaker, a beloved wife & a guiding light for her children. Her favorite visitors, her hummingbirds, are commonly known as symbols as Love, Joy & Peace; Exactly what she brought to the world. She will be greatly missed.
Toni was preceded in death by her parents, Edmund B. Thorpe and Doyce D. Fiore (nee Minton); and one brother, Stephen Bradley Thorpe.
Left to cherish Toni's memory are her beloved husband, Michael Ritter of O'Fallon, IL; two children, Jenny Martin of St. Louis, MO, Stephen Walters of O'Fallon, IL; two brothers, Brian Thorpe of Shiloh, IL, Timothy (Carla) Thorpe of O'Fallon, IL; and many cousins.
Memorial donations may be made to the Bond County Humane Society; https://www.bondcohumane.org/.
Condolences may be extended online at www.schildknechtfh.com.
Toni was donated to Washington University School of Medicine. There will be no services.
Arrangements entrusted to Schildknecht Funeral Home.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Toni, please visit our floral store.
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