Published January 08, 2013, 12:00 AM

Ritchie A. Breitkreutz

Ritchie Allen Breitkreutz, 47, born July 22, 1965, in Cloquet, passed away Dec. 25, 2012. in Jackson, Mich., after a nine-month battle with cancer. He was a "Jack of all trades." If it was worth doing, it was worth doing it right in everything he did. Ritchie was a very devoted family man and he was a gun enthusiast. He will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him.

Ritchie Allen Breitkreutz, 47, born July 22, 1965, in Cloquet, passed away Dec. 25, 2012. in Jackson, Mich., after a nine-month battle with cancer. He was a "Jack of all trades." If it was worth doing, it was worth doing it right in everything he did. Ritchie was a very devoted family man and he was a gun enthusiast. He will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him.

Ritchie was preceded in death by his grandparents, Dorothy Breitkreutz, Melvin and Lora Breitkreutz, and George and Lillian Noska.

Ritchie is survived by his wife, Penny; and children, Stacy, Koty, Jordan, Brent, Brianna and Aiden; his mother, Norma Stansfield; father, Richard Noska; brother, Mike Bond; sister, Jaylynn Grandi; and five grandchildren.

A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. until the 11:30 a.m. memorial service at Good Hope Church, 55 Armory Road, Cloquet. A luncheon will follow at the Moose Club at 1 p.m.

Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Care, Cloquet.

January 10, 2012 ~ Pine Journal, Cloquet, Minn.

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