Barbara J. Ritchey, 79, Elkhart, died at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at Elkhart Place. She was born Jan. 25, 1938, in Oberlin, Ohio, to Leonard & Geraldine (Conkle) Bricker. She married Robert Ritchey on July 2, 1960, in Homerville, Ohio, and he died Nov. 23, 2011. Surviving are daughters, Pam (Don) Roose, Elkhart, Sonya …read more.