Jane B. Ritz, 89, of Zelienople, died Sunday at the Passavant Retirement & Health Center, Zelienople.

Born Nov. 1, 1916, in Buffalo, N.Y., she was the daughter of Peter and Anna Meinke Garrity and the adopted daughter of James and Ellen Brady.

She attended St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church.

Mrs. Ritz received her teaching certificate from the University of New York at Fredonia in 1939. In 1964, she received her Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate and taught third grade for eight years in the Mount Lebanon School District. After moving to Roswell, Ga., she was a private tutor for a number of students in the Atlanta area.

While living in Roswell, she was an avid volunteer at the Clothes Closet, a division of Catholic Charities and volunteered for many other charitable activities for Catholic Charities.

She was also an avid double-bridge player and enjoyed playing golf with her husband.

She is survived by two sons, Edward (Norma) Ritz of Adams Township and Charles (Kathy) Ritz of Albuquerque, N.M.; two daughters, Diann (John) Ritz-Nicolella of Upper St. Clair and Susie (Maurice "Butch") Dispennett of Zelienople; eight grandchildren, Tommy (Tina) Scarpaci, Heather (Geo) Scheib, Denyse (Phil) Kennedy, Carolyn (Joe) Hockman, Brady Ritz, Erin Dispennett, Betsy (Steve) Tedesco and Josh Dispennett; and five great-grandchildren, Allyson and Owen Kennedy, Chase and Riley Hockman and Gabriel Scheib. A sister, Grace Verel of Clearwater, Fla., also survives.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Edward Ritz who died Sept. 15, 2004; a daughter, Kathleen Ritz; six sisters; two brothers; three half sisters; and a half brother.

<B>RITZ</B> — A memorial Mass for Jane B. Ritz, who died Sunday, April 30, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church, 2 W. Beaver St., Zelienople, with the Rev. John Gallagher as celebrant.A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Community Room of New Haven Court at Passavant Retirement Center, Burgess Drive, Zelienople, with the Rev. Will Goetze, chaplain of the retirement center, officiating.Burial will be at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Peters Township, Washington County.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Harmony EMS, 102 Monnonite Lane, Harmony, PA 16037; or to the Cranberry Volunteer. Ambulance Corps, 802 Thompson Park Drive, Cranberry Township.Arrangements are entrusted to the <B>Boylan Funeral Home</B>, Zelienople.Online condolences and directions are available at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.