Edgar Leonard Ritchie

Perry – E. Leonard Ritchie, 78, died Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Calais Regional Hospital. Leonard was born in Eastport, September 26, 1928, son of the late Edgar and Marjorie (Leonard) Ritchie. He married Virginia Leighton on September 24, 1949, in Perry. Soon after his marriage, he worked on a sardine carrier. In 1954, he joined the Maine Warden Service where he worked until his retirement in 1982. Leonard’s love for fishing led him to purchase a lobster boat and spent the next couple of years fishing. In 1984, he was hired as Captain of the “Grayling” for Peacock Canning Co. After several years, Leonard finally retired for good and enjoyed many years of traveling and fishing with his wife. He was a member of the Denny’s River Sportsman Club. Besides his parents, Leonard was predeceased by a son, Retired Game Warden Michael Ritchie; a grandson, Keith; a great-granddaughter, Olivia; and his faithful canine companion “Buckshot”. Surviving are his loving wife of over 57 years, Virginia; three children, Terri Bishop and her husband Dick of Plant City, FL, Kevin Ritchie and his wife Cathy of Lisbon Falls, and Mark Ritchie and his wife Ana Laura of Houlton; a daughter-in-law, Sandy Ritchie of Smithfield; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.


Memorials:
Maine Warden Service Assoc., C/O Chris Dyer, PO Box 27, Morrill, ME 04952


Services:
11:00AM at Perry Elementary School on Saturday, September 15th, 2007 (map/driving directions)