Gladys MacRitchie

KENT — Gladys MacRitchie, 102, a longtime resident of Kent, died Aug. 6, 2020, at her home in Kent.  

Born on Sept. 20, 1917, in Oneonta, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Maude (Simmons) and Henry Kopf.  

On Nov. 20, 1938, in Bridgeport, Conn., she married Bruce MacRitchie, who predeceased her. 

She was a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Kent.  

Mrs. MacRitchie is survived by a son, Joseph MacRitchie and his wife, Dorothy, of Kent; four daughters, Charlotte Williams of Dexter, Maine, Penny MacRitchie of Kent, Amy MacRitchie-Aakjar and her husband, Ronald, of South Kent and Janet MacRitchie of San Francisco, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Carol MacRitchie of South Kent; nine grandchildren,  Joseph MacRitchie, Scott MacRitchie, Cheryl, Burke, Annette Euell, Daniel Williams, Stephen Williams, Susan Williams and Amy Williams; and several great-grandchildren.  

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a son, Bruce MacRitchie; a grandson, Mark Williams; a sister, Minnie Ivelia; and five brothers, Rueben, Arnold, Herman, Henry and Harry Kopf.  

Private graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family at the Kent Congregational Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1 N. Main St., Kent, CT  06757; or the Kent Volunteer Ambulance Fund, c/o Kent  Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 355, Kent, CT  06757.  

To send the family an online condolence, go to www.hufcutfuneralhome.com.

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