Mr. Lester Milton Ritter, age 88, of Cedartown passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018.  Mr. Ritter was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 8, 1929.  He was the son of the late Joseph Ritter and the late Eva Marawetz Ritter.  Mr. Ritter was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired electrical engineer.

Survivors include his wife, Jean Pericelli Ritter of Cedartown; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Mary and Mike Coffey, and Christine VanderPyl all of Melbourne, FL, Ann and Tony Schneider of Rowlett, TX, and Jean and Jason Beaudoin of Sherrills Ford, NC; one son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Susan Ritter of Cedartown; one sister, Carol Ritter of South Carolina; fourteen grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 3:00 P.M. from Saint Bernadette Catholic Church in Cedartown.

Graveside services will be conducted Monday, April 9, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. from Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, Georgia.  Interment will follow in Georgia National Cemetery.

Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.