Claire Rittershaus to wed Benjamin Waters
Charles and Elaine Fossett Rittershaus of Malden, Massachusetts and Sprucewold, Boothbay Harbor, announce the engagement of their daughter, Claire Alice Edna Rittershaus to Benjamin Thomas Waters, son of James and Benedetta Antonellis Waters of Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Ms. Rittershaus is a third generation graduate of Malden High School and attended the Boston Architectural College. Mr. Waters attended Chelmsford High School and the University of Vermont where he studied anthropology. He is employed at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb.
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Chester and the late Alice Trask Fossett of Boothbay Harbor and the late William and Edna Steele Rittershaus of Malden, Massachusetts and Barters Island, Trevett. The groom-to-be is the grandson of the late Leo and Anne Corrigan Waters and the late Lou and Grace Keefe Antonellis, all of Newton, Massachusetts.
Claire and Ben met in 2013 through family and friends in Vermont and began their relationship in 2016. They and their dog Wolfie, are residents of Barters Island and rehab the family's 1830s home.
A wedding is planned for spring of 2023 in Edgecomb.