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Household of Loretta Alfa Miller

She is married to Melvin James Ricklefs.

They got married on January 27, 1952 at Fenton, Kossuth Co., IA (Meth. Chr.), she was 18 years old.

Melvin James Ricklefs oo Loretta Miller

Marriage sources: Author: Winter, Paul R., Title: Winter GEDCOM file, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: PRW, Publication date: x Oct MMIII), Repository: Paul R. Winter, Buffalo Ctr., IA

"... Melvin Ricklefs

Father: Harry Ricklefs
Mother: Tressie Spear

Children:

Son: Larry Ricklefs
Daug: Linda Ricklefs
Son: Roger Ricklefs
Daug: Marilyn Ricklefs
Daug: Lori Ricklefs"

Mr. Winter does not provide marriage information; however, Larry, Linda, Roger, Marilyn, & Lori are assigned the same parents: Melvin Ricklefs & Loretta Miller.
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Notes about Loretta Alfa Miller

Loretta Alfa Miller

Sources: Author: Winter, Paul R., Title: Winter GEDCOM file, (Publication location: Buffalo Ctr., IA, Publisher: PRW, Publication date: x Oct MMIII), Repository: Paul R. Winter, Buffalo Ctr., IA

"... Loretta Miller Birth: 2 Sept 1933 Buffalo Center, IA, Winnebago Co.

Father: Roelf Eilers Miller (1903 - 1985)
Mother: Albertha Adams (1910 - 1979)

Children:

Son: Larry Ricklefs
Daug: Linda Ricklefs
Son: Roger Ricklefs
Daug: Marilyn Ricklefs
Daug: Lori Ricklefs"

Mr. Winter does not provide marriage information; however, Larry, Linda, Roger, Marilyn, & Lori are assigned the same parents: Melvin Ricklefs & Loretta Miller.

Author: N.N. (anonymous), Title: "Loretta A. Ricklefs," (Publication location: Algona, IA, Publisher: Oakcrest Funeral Services, Publication date: Oct MMXXII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituaries/Loretta-A.-Ricklefs?obId=26079924

"Loretta A. Ricklefs September 2, 1933 - October 6, 2022
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A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 10, 2022 at the First Presbyterian Church in Algona. Burial will be held in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at Oakcrest Funeral Services, Algona.

Loretta Alfa (Miller) Ricklefs was born September 2, 1933 in Lakota the daughter of Roelf and Albertha (Adams) Miller. She grew up in the Lakota area graduating from Lakota High School in 1951. During high school, Loretta played basketball, played the clarinet in the band, and was the Band Festival Queen. She was also the very first Homecoming Queen. Following high school, she worked at a local café.

On January 27, 1952, Loretta was united in marriage to Melvin Ricklefs at the Methodist Church in Fenton. They lived on the Ricklefs Century Farm by Titonka. Loretta was a homemaker, farmwife, and enjoyed raising chickens. She even worked side by side on the farm and oversaw all the farming business. They moved to Algona in 1981 and retired from farming in 1998. Together, her and Melvin enjoyed dancing and wintering in Texas for 30 years.

Loretta enjoyed gardening, flowers, sewing, playing cards, specifically fast track, the Titonka Square Dancing Club, and playing the keyboard and organ. Loretta also enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was previously a member of the Ramsey Reformed Church in Titonka and currently a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Algona.

Loretta died Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the Algona Manor Care Center. She was 89.

She is survived by her children, Larry (Jo) Ricklefs of Algona, Linda (Gary) McEwen of Eldora, Roger (Kathi) Ricklefs of West Des Moines, Marilyn (Dale) Johnson of Humboldt, and Lori (Tim) Linahon of Newton; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and one on the way; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Melvin on February 28, 2019, and sisters, Pauline (Carl) Veer, Lois (Paul) Winter and Ruth Eckhart."
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Loretta Alfa Miller

Samuel P Miller
1870-????
Gepke Hopkes
1875-????
Heiko Adams
1879-1954
Henrietta Johns
1887-1968

Loretta Alfa Miller
1933-2022

1952

Melvin James Ricklefs
1930-2019

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    Historical events

    Birthday September 2, 1933

    • The temperature on September 2, 1933 was between 9.9 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
      • February 5 » Mutiny on Royal Netherlands Navy warship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies.
      • April 24 » Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
      • May 27 » New Deal: The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission.
      • June 16 » The National Industrial Recovery Act is passed in the United States, allowing businesses to avoid antitrust prosecution if they establish voluntary wage, price, and working condition regulations on an industry-wide basis.
      • August 7 » The Kingdom of Iraq slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. This date is recognized as Martyrs Day or National Day of Mourning by the Assyrian community in memory of the Simele massacre.
      • August 14 » Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; it is not fully extinguished until September 5, after destroying 240,000 acres (970km).

    Day of marriage January 27, 1952

    • The temperature on January 27, 1952 was between -2.7 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain during 9.4 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
      • March 10 » Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.
      • March 20 » The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.
      • April 9 » Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
      • April 21 » Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
      • May 7 » The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
      • December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
    

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