Julie Ann Ratz Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Julie Ann Ratz of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away on September 25, 2024, at the age of 67, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid Julie Ann farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Julie Ann is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her husband William H. Ratz; her parents, Mary Jo and James D. Shelton; her sons, James Ratz (Jamie) and Jonathan Ratz; her grandchildren, Carson and Shelbie Ratz; her sibling Jodie Herman (Adam); her sister-in-law Carolyn Cooper (Rick); her nieces, Angela Cooper and Rebecca Cooper Westcott (Tom); and her great-nieces, Olive and Hazel Westcott.
