John Alan Ritsher and Diane Neiley Littlefield

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Husband John Alan Ritsher

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           Born: 26 Sep 1930 - Beirut, Lebanon
       Baptized: 
           Died: 11 Dec 2018 - Norwell, Plymouth County, MA
         Buried:  - Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
Find A Grave ID: 210722983

       Marriage: 1989

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Wife Diane Neiley Littlefield

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           Born: Cir 1946
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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         Father: Paul Damon Littlefield {FSID: G939-CNW}
         Mother: Emma Farnsworth Neiley {FSID: L2R8-9BM}

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   Other Spouse: ? Berry

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John Alan Ritsher

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210722983/john-a-ritsher

BIRTH
26 Sep 1930
DEATH
12 Nov 2018 (aged 88)
BURIAL
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
MEMORIAL ID
210722983

Created by: Elisa Rolle
Added: 2 Jun 2020
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 210722983
memorial page for John A. Ritsher (26 Sep 1930–12 Nov 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 210722983, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Elisa Rolle (contributor 48982101).

https://obituaries.gloucestertimes.com/obituary/paul-damon-littlefield-876017962/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G939-CNW

https://www.mcnamara-sparrell.com/obituary/John-Ritsher
"John A. Ritsher
September 26, 1930 ~ December 11, 2018 (age 88)

Obituary
John Alan Ritsher Of Norwell Died Peacefully In His Sleep On December 10 At Age 88, With His Family At His Side.
Born In Beirut, Lebanon On Sept 26, 1930, He Moved To The States In 1941 In A Circuitous Adventure Through Palestine, Egypt, Australia And Honolulu (In Time For Pearl Harbor), Sparking Life-Long Interest In The Middle East.
A Scholar And Poet, John Delivered The Commencement Address At Bowdoin College After Leading The Desegregation Of His Fraternity In 1951. During The Korean War, His Flat Feet And Good Fortune Dictated He Serve As A Medic In Paris. Upon Discharge, He Earned A Law Degree At The Univ. Of Chicago. As A Senior Partner At Ropes & Gray, He Represented Nuclear Power Plants Across New England.
In 1964, He Married Cynthia Wilder And Had Two Sons, David And Ken. John Moved His Family To Lincoln To A Home He Designed With Noted Architect Henry Hoover. On The Lincoln Board Of Selectman In The 1980s, He Was A Quiet Force Of Reason And Compromise, Skilfully Finding Middle Ground During Contentious Town Debates.
John’s Lifetime Labor Of Love Was A House On Lake Winnipesaukee That He Designed And Built (Twice!) While In College. The Home On Ritsher Road Was A Gathering Place For Generations Of Family And Friends. John Savored Time At “The Lake” Both For Quiet Mornings Of Mist And Loon Song And Its Unlimited Excuses To Pound Nails And Rip Pine Boards On His Trusty Table Saw.
In 1989, John Married Diane Littlefield And They Settled In Norwell. He And Diane Loved To Travel Together And To Spend Time With Family, Friends, And Their Grandchildren. An Avid Tennis Player, He Played Frequently Into His Last Decade. In Retirement, He Enjoyed Making Copious Amounts Of Sawdust And Wood Shavings On His Lathe, An Endeavor That Also Resulted In The Creation Of Beautiful Hand Turned Bowls. John Also Served On The Board Of South Shore Habitat For Humanity And Volunteered To Read The Newspaper For The Blind.

John Is Survived By Wife Diane, Sons David And Ken, Stepchildren Damon Berry And Meg Berry, Their Spouses, And Six Grandchildren: Sam, Lilah, Foster, Theo, Porter, And Berkely. He Was Predeceased By Sisters Ann Carter, Marjo Bunting, And Helen Augusta.
Services Will Be 11 Am, Dec. 31 At First Parish Church, 24 River Street, Norwell. Memorial Donations May Be Made To The Lakes Region Conservation Trust (Lrct.Org) Or South Shore Habitat For Humanity (Sshabitat.Org)."

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General Notes: Wife - Diane Neiley Littlefield

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https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G939-CNW

https://obituaries.gloucestertimes.com/obituary/paul-damon-littlefield-876017962/

https://prabook.com/web/paul_damon.littlefield/405508

https://www.privateeye.com/public/diane+ritsher/MA/

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Notes: Marriage

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https://obituaries.gloucestertimes.com/obituary/paul-damon-littlefield-876017962/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G939-CNW

https://www.mcnamara-sparrell.com/obituary/John-Ritsher

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