Obituary: Sheila (McGinn) Ritchie, Worked For Many Years as a Flight Attendant

Obituary from Dello Russo Funeral Home.

Sheila (McGinn) Ritchie of Reading died Tuesday, November 18 in the Atria Long Meadow Place, Burlington. Born in Medford, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Duffy) McGinn. Sheila was employed for many years as a flight attendant.

She was the beloved wife of the late Ralph “Fred” Ritchie and the devoted mother of Kimberly Ritchie-Whooley of North Reading, Michael Ritchie and his wife Susan of Billerica, Sandra O’Hara of Medford. Sheila was the loving grandmother of Kerin, Elise, and Jason Ritchie, Casey, Kevin and Conor O’Hara, Kaila and Jenna Whooley, and the loving great grandmother of Benjamin Michael Piracha. She was the sister of Charles “Buddy” McGinn and his wife Mary, Patricia Gill, all of Reading, Terri Hunter and her husband David of Boxford. Sheila was the former mother-in-law of Sean Whooley and the late Neal O’Hara, and is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Saturday, November 22 at 9AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Patrick Church, 71 Central St., Stoneham, at 10AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Friday from 4 through 8PM. Interment will be private.

As an expression of sympathy contributions may be sent in Sheila’s name to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Suite B 102, Danvers, MA 01923.