Sonja Dee Ritter, age 49, died November 21, 2013 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington, Kansas. She was born May 4, 1964 at Larned, Kansas, the daughter of Raymond Lee and Patricia J. (Freeburg) Hanken. Sonja graduated from Hoisington High School and attended Barton County Community College. She worked as a dental office manager for over twenty five years and was also a dedicated wife, mother, and homemaker. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church and enjoyed singing in the choir, watching sports, especially her daughters', cooking, art, sewing, playing the saxophone, and floral work. She married Steve Ritter on July 24, 1982 at Albert, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, Steve, of the home in Hoisington; parents, Raymond Lee and Patricia J. Hanken of Holyrood, Kansas; two daughters, Sarah Smith and husband Austin of Great Bend, and Shelly Ritter of Great Bend; sister, Tonya Chadwell and husband Troy of Flower Mound, Texas; brother, Terry Hanken and wife Jeni of McPherson, Kansas; father-in-law, Keith Ritter and wife Becky of Hoisington; three nephews Cole Hanken, Trey Hanken, and Drew Hanken; one niece, Taye Chadwell; two aunts, Rosalia Ann Schick of Great Bend, and Sandra Darcey and husband Lowell of Great Bend, and first cousins, Jama Nicholas, Randall Schober, Rudy Schober, and Ryan Schober. She was preceded in death by her grandparents and mother-in-law, Edie Ritter. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 25, 2013 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Hoisington with Pastor Steven R. Little officiating. Burial will follow at Hoisington Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday, November 24, 2013 from 1:00 until 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home in Hoisington. Memorials are suggested to Emmanuel Lutheran Church in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, P.O. Box 146, Hoisington, Kansas 67544.