Beverly Jean Zittritsch, the daughter of Clifford and Lillian Godfredson Ringsdorf, was born January 3, 1941 in Titonka, Iowa. She received her early education in Algona, Iowa.
Bev married Thomas Zittritsch on June 24, 1958 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Following their marriage, they moved to Spencer where Bev worked as a waitress at Stub's Ranch Kitchen and later, Thurston's. She then worked at Van Ladder and for 19 years she was employed at Spencer Municipal Utilities until retiring in 2001. Bev was a member of the Eagle's. In her spare time, she enjoyed bingo, playing cards, knitting, crocheting, reading and most of all spending time with her family.
Bev passed away on November 1, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN at the age of 66. She is preceded in death by her father.
She is survived by her husband, Tom Zittritsch of Spencer; 2 sons and their wives: Jim and Joyce Zittritsch of Norfolk, NE and Steve and Beth Zittritsch of Spencer; her daughter, Lori Damman of Spencer; 6 grandchildren: Megan and Mandy Zittritsch, Samantha Sullivan, Michael and Nicholas Zittritsch and Darrian Adkins; her mother and step-father, Lillian and Jack Porter of Spencer; 2 brothers: Dick Ringsdorf and his wife, Shirley of Algona, IA and Terry Ringsdorf of Omaha, NE; 5 sisters and their husbands: Jane and Gene Blanchard of Spencer, Bonnie and Ronnie Zittritsch of Morton, IL, Sharon and Chuck Elbert of Mason City, IA, Janice and Kirk Struthers of Algona, IA and Shirley and Peter Smith of Alabama; other relatives and friends.
SERVICES
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at the Warner Chapel in Spencer.
OFFICIATING
Rev. Shurmaine McAlpine
CASKET BEARERS
Tyler Zittritsch
Dane Zittritsch
Tim Zittritsch
Jeff Zittritsch
Brad Johnson
Kerry Israels
VISITATION
Will begin on Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.
MUSIC
Pianist - Annette K. Ruhs Kruse
Soloist - Dave Kruse
"Love Me Tender"
"Unchained Melody"
INTERMENT
Riverside Cemetery
Spencer, Iowa