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Personal data Melvin James Ricklefs 


Household of Melvin James Ricklefs

He is married to Loretta Alfa Miller.

They got married on January 27, 1952 at Fenton, Kossuth Co., IA (Meth. Chr.), he was 21 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 Melvin James Ricklefs

Melvin Ricklefs

Source: 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.

Obituaries, Kossuth County Advance, Vol. 155 # 10, 7 Mar 2019, Publication location: Algona, IA, Pg. A5, Col. 2.

"Melvin Ricklefs Sept. 17 - 1930 - Feb. 28, 2019

ALGONA - Melvin James Ricklefs was born Sept. 17, 1930, in Titonka [, Iowa] on the family farm, the son of Harry and Tressie (Spear) Ricklefs. He grew up in Titonka and attended Titonka Country School through the eighth-grade. Melvin then started farming with his dad. He farmed the century farm until his retirement in 1998. He milked cows, raised chickens, and grew corn and soybeans. He loved farming and every family gathering included conversation about the crops.

On January 27, 1952, Melvin was united in marriage to Loretta Miller at the Methodist Church in Fenton. They lived on the family farm until moving to Algona in 1981. Before moving to Algona Melvin had lived in the same house for 51 years. Together they enjoyed dancing and wintering in Texas for 30 years.

He enjoyed building tractors out of old sewing machines, driving around checking crops, visiting with friends, dancing, yard work, and gardening. He could be found "junkin" at many thrift stores looking for old sewing machines to turn into a tractor. Melvin also enjoyed himself a bowl of ice cream every night.

Melvin was a loving and devoted husband. He was Loretta's caretaker until she moved into assisted living in the fall of 2017. From that point he went to see her every day.

Melvin died Thursday, February 28, 2019, at his home in Algona. He was 88.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Loretta; children, Larry (Jo) Ricklefs of Algona, Linda (Gary) McEwen of Eldora, Roger (Kathi) Ricklefs of Algona, Marilyn (Dale) Johnson of Humboldt, and Lori (Tim) Linahon of Newton; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Betty Phelps of Titonka; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Harold (Mildred); Vernon (Darlene); and brother-in-law, Leroy Phelps.

A funeral service for Melvin will be held at 10 a.m., on Friday, March 8, at the First Presbyterian Church, Algona. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at Oakcrest Funeral Service, Algona. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Melvin James Ricklefs

Tressie Spear
1899-1992

Melvin James Ricklefs
1930-2019

1952

Loretta Alfa Miller
1933-2022

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Historical events

Birthday September 17, 1930

  • The temperature on September 17, 1930 was between 9.8 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
    • January 6 » The first diesel-powered automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.
    • April 28 » The Independence Producers hosted the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.
    • June 1 » The Deccan Queen is introduced as first intercity train between Bombay VT (Now Mumbai CST) and Poona (Pune) to run on electric locomotives.
    • August 16 » The first color sound cartoon, Fiddlesticks, is released by Ub Iwerks.
    • September 17 » The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks.
    • October 3 » The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland – Left is founded.

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 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
    • March 20 » The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.
    • May 13 » The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
    • September 8 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
    • September 12 » Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
    • September 15 » The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.


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