Sarah L. Ritchie, 45, Houghton Lake, died May 1, 2011 at her home.

A private family memorial will be held at a later date.

Born May 30, 1965, she was the daughter of Gary and Carol Hath of Houghton Lake and Jim Clark of Spokane, WA. She was a resident of Houghton Lake for four years.

Surviving are her parents, Gary and Carol Hath of Houghton Lake and father, Jim Clark of Spokane, WA; nephew, Patrick Clark of Houghton Lake; greatgrandmother, Beverly Hath of Fowlerville; sisters, Kendra Hath, Mandy St. John, Beth Guerrier all of Michigan, Shandi Allen of Idaho, Kimberly Sardella of Washington; brothers, Gary Allen Dowell of California and Louis Clark of Houghton Lake, and other nieces and nephews.