Linette K. Ritter, 56, of Rushford, Minn., died on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at the South Baldwin Medical Center in Foley, Ala.
Linette Kay Stoen was born on January 28, 1962, in Decorah, Iowa, to Eugene and Caryl (Dickman) Stoen. She was raised in the Decorah area and was a 1980 graduate of Decorah High School. She then received her bachelor’s degree from Winona State University in Winona, Minn., in 1984. Linette was united in marriage with Kevin Ritter on May 31, 1986, at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church in Highlandville, Iowa. She worked for the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons from 1984 to 2015. Linette enjoyed golfing and traveling, especially traveling for the winters the last three years in Gulf Shores, Ala.
She is survived by her husband Kevin; three children: Tyler Ritter of Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Trey (Renee) Ritter of Rushford, Minn., and Tatum Ritter of Rochester, Minn.; mother Caryl Stoen of Ridgeway, Iowa; and by two siblings: Larry (Dianna) Stoen of Rochester, Minn., and Lisa (Steve) Rea of Waterloo, Iowa.
Linette was preceded in death by her father.
The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, at Big Canoe Lutheran Church in Highlandville, Iowa, with the Reverend Kurt Bockoven officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford, Minn., and one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the church.
Leave a memory of Linette and sign her online guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com.