Mildred Faye (Dudek) Ritter

Mildred Faye (Dudek) Ritter passed away April 16, 2021 at St. Luke’s Nursing Center in Carthage. Ritter was born Feb. 1, 1933 in Willow, Okla., the daughter of the late Frank Dudek and Millie (Baca) Dudek. She was a 1952 graduate of Lake Creek High School in Lake Creek, Okla. After graduation, she moved to the Tulsa, Okla. area where she worked at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital as a switchboard operator.
She met Carl E. Ritter, in Tulsa, and they later married on June 28, 1958 in Miami, Okla. He preceded her in death in 2007 after 49 years of marriage. They moved to Carthage and owned/operated Northgate Army Surplus and Salvage from 1958 to 1995.
Ritter is survived by children, Eddie Ritter, Wesley Ritter, and Carla (Ritter) Hance, all of Carthage; two grandchildrene; sister, Irene Graham, Cibolo, Texas; brothers, Frank “Sonny” Dudek, Sand Springs, Okla., and Billy Dudek (Sue), Willow, Okla.; brother-in-law, Tommy Copeland, Weatherford, Texas and several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Ann Copeland and Pauline Pierce.  
Graveside funeral services were held April 21, 2021 at Fairview Cemetery, northwest of Carthage. The family received friends from 1-2 pm at Knell Mortuary, Carthage. Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of Knell Mortuary.