Carole Sue Ritchey

June 12, 1945 - December 6, 2020

Carole Sue Ritchey, age 75, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020. She was born to Ellis and Wilma Blasingame on June 12, 1945 in Hanford, California.
Carole graduated Los Altos High School in 1963. She married in 1965 and moved to Oregon soon after. She eventually made home in Silverton, Oregon and had three sons.
Carole worked briefly at Willamette University in administration before earning her medical assistant certification at Chemeketa Community College and taking a job with the State of Oregon in Human Resources where she worked for 17 years before retiring in 2007.
Carole’s family and friends were her passion as well as her dogs Sammy and Sofia. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and playing cards with friends.
Carole is survived by two of her sons Todd and Kyle, her daughter-in-law Lisa and three grandchildren Allison, Daniel and Joshua. She was preceded in death by her son Brian.
Carole requested a private service. Donations may be made to the Salvation Army, her charity of choice.