Elsie Rittmuller

Elsie Dad Rittmuller, of Terrell, passed peacefully in the presence of her family on July 21, 2023. Elsie was born in El Centro, California on July 29, 1934, to Mir and Susanna Dad. She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters: Olga Khan, Delia Rodriguez, Mary Nagin, and Julie Dad, and brother, Raymond Dad. Elsie graduated from Arizona State, Tempe. She found her passion as an educator and helped shape the minds of students in both cities of Fontana and Fullerton, California. While overseas, she taught in the Department of Defense schools in Japan and Germany and finally at St. Pius Catholic School in Dallas, Texas before retirement. One of Elsie’s greatest adventures began when she met and married the love of her life, Paul Rittmuller. They said their vows in Post Chapel in Pirmasens, Germany in 1966. Together, Elsie and Paul were blessed with their children: Chris, Maria, and Phillip. Above all the traveling, the adventures, and the sights, she loved her family the most. Elsie lived an adventurous life, having visited 31 countries in her lifetime as well as lived in a village in Pakistan. She traveled extensively in the Far East, Middle East, and Europe, where she got to visit Lourdes in France, Fatima in Portugal, and St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome, Italy where she had the honor of seeing Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. Along with travel came the beautiful sights and activities that Elsie took part in. She visited Mary’s Shrines in Mexico, climbed to the top of Mount Fuji in Japan, walked barefoot in the Taj Mahal in India, and saw the Great Sphinx in Egypt. During her many moves as a Military wife, Elsie stayed committed in serving for the Lord. Elsie and Paul served Eucharistic Ministers at Pope John Paul II Papal Mass in San Antonio when he visited the United States in 1987. She was always active in church activities working in the CCD programs and serving as a lector, Eucharistic Minister in Post Chapels, St. Michael the Archangel in Garland, and St. John the Apostle in Terrell. Elsie is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Paul Rittmuller; daughter Maria Young and husband Kelly; sons: Chris Rittmuller and wife, Laura, and Phillip Rittmuller and wife, Annette. She is also survived by her brother, Victor Dad, and six loving grandchildren: Billy, Sammie, Alex, Eliana, Kira, and Susanna as well as extended family, friends, and church family, who will miss Elsie very much. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00am, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Terrell, Texas. The visitation will be 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Tuesday, July. 25, at Max Slayton Funeral Chapel with a Rosary at 7:00pm. Interment will take place at 10:00 a.m. on August 4, 2023 at Dallas/Ft Worth National Cemetery where she will be laid to rest. All family and friends will arrive at 9:45am and line up in lane 1 per instruction of Dallas/Ft Worth National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Maryknoll Sisters Foundation at https://www.maryknollsisters.org/support-us/donate-now/ and St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Terrell, Texas at https://stjohnchurchterrell.org/donate

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Elsie Rittmuller

July 21, 2023