Cathy Ritchey

Cathy Lynn Ritchey, 70, of Fontana, California passed away on 13, March 2022. She was born on 30, April 1951 in Waterloo, Iowa to Fredrick Wilcox and Majel Miller. Growing up she had four siblings: Bill, Fredrick Craig, Jr, Beverly and Sandra.
Cathy would meet and marry the love of her live, Wayne Ritchey, and together they shared 39 wonderful years of marriage until his tragic passing in 2008. Together, they had two beautiful daughters: Rebecca Ritchey and Amber Ritchey.
Cathy would go back to college and earn her certification in Hotel Food Service Management. She worked as a Food Service Kitchen Operator for the Fontana Unified School District for 17 years. Her daughters fondly remember that after serving 700 students their lunches every day, that Wayne would be the one to cook and handle dinner for their family. Cathy loved playing Bingo, working with the Fontana Santa program for many years. During the Covid-19 pandemic she stared doing diamond art and completed about 300 notebooks that she gave some out to friends and family. At Christmas time she also did diamond art Christmas cards to mail to some family and friends. She enjoyed county music, with Luke Bryan being her current favorite county singer. She went to many concerts with her daughter Rebecca. During the NASCAR season she would watch the races with Rebecca and even sometimes go out to Auto Club Speedway to help with The NASCAR Foundation for many years. Her favorite NASCAR driver by far was Jeff Gordon who she was able to meet 2 times. After Jeff retired in 2015, she started to follow Kevin Harvick. Cathy was also the president of SOAR (Steelwork Organization of Active Retirees).
Cathy is survived by her two beautiful daughters, Rebecca and Amber, as well as her brother Fred. She is preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband Wayne, her brother Bill, and sisters Beverly and Sandra.
A service of remembrance for Cathy will be held on Friday, 15, April 2022 at 12:00 P.M. with a pastor service at 1:00 P.M. At a later time, Cathy will be reunited with Wayne at Green Acres Memorial Park.