On August 5, 2026 Patricia Anne Ditzel; beloved wife of the late Edward David Ditzel; devoted mother of Patricia Slater (late Tony), David Ditzel (Joy), Monica Rakowski (Nancy), Daniel Ditzel (Norma), Mary Jo Krause (Larry), Edward Ditzel (Michele), and Joseph Ditzel (Beverly). Also survived by nineteen grandchildren and twenty-eight great-grandchildren.

Friends may visit at the family-owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc. 7922 Wise Avenue on Monday August 10, 2026 from 4-8 PM. A funeral mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Hope on Tuesday August 11, 2026 at 10 AM. Internment Oak Lawn Cemetery.