Jack Ritchie

Services for John Alan (Jack) Ritchie, 85, of Ada are 2:00 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Father Aaron Foshee will officiate. A Wake Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel.

Mr. Ritchie passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at a Shawnee assisted living center. He was born June 5, 1934 at Tulsa to Frank D. and Mary Catherine Ritchie. He graduated from Marquette High School in Tulsa and attended Tulsa University. Jack entered Trappist Monastery in Spencer, MA for five years.

He married Jane O'Malley May 28, 1960. He and his family moved to Ada in 1973 from Tulsa. He was a claims manager for St. Paul Insurance Company for 30 years. Jack was a longtime active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and had served in the National Guard.

Survivors include his wife, Janie, of the home; a daughter, Catherine A. Myers and husband Mark of Oklahoma City; two sons, Kevin E. Ritchie of Oklahoma City and John A. Ritchie, Jr. and wife Stacey of Georgetown, TX; his grandchildren, Jacqueline Castner and husband Kale, Mary Catherine Myers, Todd Ritchie, Tristan Ritchie and Tate Ritchie.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.