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Irvin Walter Ritter, resident of Edmond, Oklahoma, formerly of Alva, Oklahoma, passed away at the age of 84 on August 15, 2018, in Gunnison, Colorado.
Irvin Walter, son of Anna Mae Graff and Walter Fredrick Ritter, was born in Alva, Oklahoma, on April 14, 1934. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Alva High School in May of 1952. Irvin attended Oklahoma State University where he ran track and graduated in 1956 with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture.
He then returned to Alva where he began his career in farming and ranching. He married Kay Johnson of Alva on June 2, 1956. To their marriage two daughters were born, Tanya and Jil.
Irvin was a member of the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Alva. He was also a member of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, a pilot, and an avid sportsman who enjoyed the outdoors. He loved to golf, hunt, fish, snow ski, and followed any and all OSU sports. He was a genuine Cowboy through and through.
Irvin was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Anna Mae Ritter, and brother, Max Ritter.
He is survived by his wife, Kay, of 62 years, and two daughters: Tanya Griggs and husband Bob of Edmond, and Jil Koppitz and husband Marty of Alva. He is also survived and adored by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Katie Jones and husband Will of Tulsa, Chase Griggs and fiance Madeline Hamm of Oklahoma City, Tanner Wamsley and fiancé John Gage of Stillwater, Cole Koppitz of Alva, Blake Koppitz of Alva, Nikki Griggs of Oklahoma City, Kelly Griggs and wife Tara and two children, Arden and Brogan of Edmond.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, September 21, at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Alva. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to First Christian Church Disciples of Alva, 821 College Ave, Alva, OK 73717, or Northwestern Oklahoma State University, through the Northwestern Foundation, 709 Oklahoma Boulevard, Alva, OK 73717.
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