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Household of Gertrude (Gertrude "Gert") "Gert" Berkhof

She is married to Walter Norman Rippentrop.

They got married on March 19, 1946 at Steen, Rock Co., MN, she was 20 years old.

Walter Norman Rippentrop oo Gertrude Berkhof

Marriage sources: Author: Pugmire, Denney; Title: "Corrections appreciated.....," (Publication site: Lehi UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xi Nov MMIX)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=denney&id=I81695

"... Gertrude BERKHOF ... Sex: F ... Cange Date: 11 NOV 2009 Birth: 4 JUN 1925

Marriage 1 Walter RIPPENTROP b: 22 AUG 1921 Married: 19 MAR 1946
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Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. Brian Ray Rippentrop  1951-2014 


Notes about Gertrude (Gertrude "Gert") "Gert" Berkhof

Gertrude "Gert" Berkhof

Sources: Author: Pugmire, Denney; Title: "Corrections appreciated.....," (Publication site: Lehi UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xi Nov MMIX)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=denney&id=I81695

"... Gertrude BERKHOF ... Sex: F ... Cange Date: 11 NOV 2009 Birth: 4 JUN 1925

Marriage 1 Walter RIPPENTROP b: 22 AUG 1921 Married: 19 MAR 1946

Children

1. Living RIPPENTROP
2. Living RIPPENTROP"

Author: Pugmire, Denney; Thein, Mark; Title: "Gertrude Berkhof," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: v May MMXXII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5TB-5Z3

"... Gertrude Berkhof Last Changed: October 11, 2016 Denney Pugmire Sex Female ...

Birth 4 June 1925 Rock Rapids, Lyon, Iowa, ...

Death 25 January 2015 Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa, ...

Burial 2015 Lester, Lyon, Iowa, ...

Residence 1930 Allison, Lyon, Iowa, ...

Spouses & Children

Walter Norman Rippentrop Male 1921-1965
Gertrude Berkhof Female 1925-2015
Marriage 19 March 1946 Rock, Minnesota, ..

Francis Edward Karli Male 1916-2008
Gertrude Berkhof Female 1925-2015
No Marriage Events

Parents & Siblings

Bastieaan Berkhof Male 1889-1966
Berendina Elbers Female 1897-1966
Marriage 02 Jun 1910 Luverne, Rock City, Minnesota

Children (3)

[1] Ira Berkhof Male 1917-Deceased
[2] Johanna Berkhof Female 1919-2012
[3] Gertrude Berkhof Female 1925-2015"

Author: Phillips, Curt; Title: "Gertrude 'Gert' Berkof Karli," (Publication site: Lester IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxix Jan MMXV)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141918982/gertrude-karli

"Photo [woman] added by Curt Phillips
Picture of [stone shared with Walter N. Rippentrop] Added by Curt Phillips

Gertrude 'Gert' Berkof Karli Birth 4 Jun 1925 Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Death 25 Jan 2015 (aged 89) Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA Burial Hillside Cemetery Lester, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 141918982

Brandon, SD - Gertrude Karli, 89, died Sunday, January 25, 2015, at the Methodist Manor in Storm Lake, IA. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 2, 2015 at Beaver Valley Lutheran Church in rural Valley Springs, SD. The family will be present to greet friends from 3:00 to 5:00 PM on Sunday, February 1 at George Boom Funeral Chapel in Brandon, SD.

Gertrude Berkhof, daughter of Bastian and Beredena (Elbers) Berkhof, was born June 4, 1925 in Rock Rapids, IA. Growing up she attended the Lyon County Country School. On March 19, 1946 she married Walter Rippentrop in Steen, MN. The couple made their home in rural Valley Springs, SD. To this union two children, Cheryl and Brian were born. Walter passed away on February 22, 1966. On August 1, 1969, Gertrude married Francis "Fritz" Karli in Garretson, SD. The couple lived in rural Valley Springs before moving to Brandon, SD in 1990. Fritz passed away on January 18, 2008.

Gertrude was a member of Beaver Valley Lutheran Church and the Minnehaha County Extension. In her younger years, she enjoyed golfing with friends, traveling and bowling. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be greatly missed by all those who shared her life.

Grateful for having shared her life are her daughter, Cheryl (Randy) Crampton, Storm Lake, IA; step-daughters, Janis (Orrin) Tietz, Bloomington, MN, Jeane Wright, Brandon, SD, and Marlene Kriech, Sioux Falls 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren, and sisters-in-law, Noreen Berkhof, Dorothy Van Burkum, Mavis Berkhof, Judy Berkhof, and Marvin and Irene Smith.

Gertrude was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Walter and Francis; son, Brian Rippentrop; sister, Johanna Jacobson; and brothers, Arie, Gilbert, B. Jr., and Robert.

Spouses

[photo-military-style plaque on reverse of stone shared with Gertrude Karli] Walter Norman Rippentrop 1921-1965 (m. 1946)

[photo-man] Francis Edward Karli 1916-2008 (m. 1969)

Created by: Curt Phillips Added: 29 Jan 2015 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 141918982"
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Gertrude Berkhof
1925-2015

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1921-1965

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1951-2014

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Birthday June 4, 1925

  • The temperature on June 4, 1925 was between 7.4 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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Day of marriage March 19, 1946

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Day of burial February 2, 2015

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