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Mrs. Diane Lee Portner Ritter, 65, of Linden, passed away Monday August 28, 2023 at her home, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in York, Pennsylvania to the late Donald L. Portner and Betty L. Williams Portner. She was employed at Planet H2O in Linden. Diane worked for 17 years in at the Olin Defense Plant in Red Line, Pennsylvania, making ammunition for Army tanks before moving to Tennessee. She enjoyed gardening, working in her flower beds and boat riding. She was also a member of Heaven's Hand Church. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by sisters Roxanne Stein and Pat Manalli.
Survivors include her husband Duane Ritter, a son Jesse Smith of Dallastown, PA, grandchildren Landen, Kellan and Loreli Smith, a sister Kim Stein of Red Line, PA, several nieces and nephews and a host of other loving family members and many, many friends.
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