Bradley, Illinois, Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic—who was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 30, 2021—will be laid to rest Friday, Jan. 7, http://NewsChannel20.com reported.
A visitation will be held for Rittmanic at 2-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6, at Hawkins Centennial Chapel, 1 University Ave., Bourbonnais. The first responder/military walk-through line-up will begin at 5 p.m. and take place at 6 p.m. Her funeral will be held the next day, starting at 10 a.m. at the same location. The interment will be private.
Rittmanic, a 21-year law enforcement veteran, was fatally shot and her partner, Officer Tyler Bailey, was critically wounded at a northern Illinois hotel while responding to a call about dogs barking in an unattended vehicle.
Suspects Darius D. Sullivan and Xandria Harris are currently in police custody. According to http://ABC7Chicago.com, Sullivan and Harris have both been charged with murder and attempted murder; both have been denied bail.
Rittmanic met her wife, Lyn Stua, on May 31, 1999; they were married June 11, 2011. The officer is also survived by her father, James Rittmanic of Naperville; sisters Kimberly Organ of San Marcos, Texas, Christina (Ty) O’Connor of Woodlawn, Tennessee, Kathleen (Rodney) Emme of Bourbonnais and Colleen Welch of Plainfield; brother James (Trish) Rittmanic of Oswego; sister Jennifer (Jerry) Whitaker of Kankakee; and several nieces and nephews.
In a statement, Stua said, “Our world has been turned upside down, obliterated and hopelessly broken. Kankakee County has lost a leader in community policing.”
In lieu of flowers, memorials in her honor may be made to the Marlene Rittmanic Memorial Fund at Federated Bank in Bradley, Illinois.