Obituary of Joan E. Rittinger

Joan E. Rittinger, age 90, of Poughkeepsie, died Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Wingate At Ulster in Highland , NY. Joan was born February 5, 1927 in Poughkeepsie, NY. She is the daughter of the late Charles J. and the late Maude (Bell) Smith. On January 7, 1945 Joan married Harold T Ward, Harold predeceased her on April 19, 1977. On January 17, 1976 Joan was married to Charles Rittinger he predeceased her on December 10, 1986. Joan was employed by Aloy's Restaurant and Christos Restaurant in Poughkeepsie as a waitress, bartender and hostess. Joan was a local resident all her life. Joan was a member of Holy Trinity Church in Poughkeepsie and a Volunteer at St Francis Hospital Gift Shop. Joan loved to cook, sew and do needle work and gardening. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen Giordano and her husband Ronald of Poughkeepsie, NY, her son Brian Ward and his wife Mary of Hyde Park, NY, three grandsons Thomas Wetterhan, Steven Wetterhan and Ian Ward, three step granddaughters Andrea Espinosa, Karen Rappleyea and Katherine Mainero, eight great grandchildren and her sister Clare Depew of Fort Meyers, Florida. Joan is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Joan was predeceased by her three sisters, Charlotte Hessinger, Dorothy Ofca, Maude Sculco and her twin brother Charles Smith. Calling hours will be Wednesday, March 8, 2017 from 6pm to 8pm at Timothy P. Doyle Funeral Home Inc., 371 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 am on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Holy Trinity Church, 775 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. Burial will be at the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York.