Apple Valley and Burnsville
Mary Carol (Ritz) Sterner
2024
Survived by Martin, her devoted husband of 70 years; her children Rebecca Sterner (Brad), Barbara Sterner (Michael), Camille Sterner Sampers (Mark), and Phillip Sterner; her grandchildren Andrew, Anna, John, Matthew, Nathan, Jeanette, David, Corinna, Julie, Joleen, Gregory, Danielle, Natalie and Madeline; her great-grandchildren Oliver, Amelie, Maisie, Terran, Walter and Emma; her siblings John (Seonaid) Ritz, and Donald Ritz. She was preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Veronica Ritz; her siblings Phyllis Osborne, Delores Michels, Charlotte Meuer, and Maurice Ritz. She grew up on a farm in Nicollet, MN, where she developed her work ethic and love of animals, learned to cook and...