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Personal data Harry R. Ricklefs 

  • He was born Columbus Day 1901 in Manson, Calhoun Co., IA.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Tressie Ricklefs obituary
  • He died on November 3, 1982 in Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA, he was 81 years old.
  • He is buried after November 2, 1982 in Good Hope Luth. Cem., Buffalo Twp., Kossuth Co., IA.
  • This information was last updated on April 13, 2019.

Household of Harry R. Ricklefs

He is married to Tressie Spear.

They got married on October 12, 1921 at Algona, Kossuth Co., IA, he was 20 years old.

Harry Ricklefs oo Tressie Spear

Marriage source: Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 101, # 23, 3 Sept 1992, Pg. 5, Cols. 4 & 5

"Tressie Ricklefs, 92

Funeral services for Tressie Ricklefs, 92, of Titonka were held Thursday afternoon, August 27 at 1:30 p.m. at Good Hope Lutheran Church, Titonka, with Pastor Merlin Norris officiating. Interment was in Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery with Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home of Titonka in charge of arrangements. ... Tressie Spear Ricklefs was born October 3,1899 at Holland, Iowa to Robert and Kate Walters Spear. She moved with her parents to the Lakota area as a young girl. Tressie received her education in the rural Lakota school system. She wasbaptized and confirmed in the Good Hope Lutheran Church at Titonka.

On October 12, 1921 Tressie was married to Harry Ricklefs at Algona. ...
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Child(ren):

  1. Melvin James Ricklefs  1930-2019 


Notes about Harry R. Ricklefs

Harry R. Ricklefs

Source: Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, Vol. 80, # 24, 7 Oct 1971, Pg. 5, Col. 6

"To Observe Golden Anniversary, Titonka

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ricklefs, Titonka will be observing their golden wedding anniversary Sunay, October 10, with an open house reception at their home in Titonka from 2-5 p.m. The event is being sponsored by their chilren, Mr. and Mrs.Harold Ricklefs and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Ricklefs and family, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ricklefs and family and Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Phelps and family all of Titonka. All friends and relatives are invited to attend and no invitations are being sent. The couple requests, no gifts, please."

Obituaries, Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune, Vol. 101, # 23, 3 Sept 1992, Pg. 5, Cols. 4 & 5

"Tressie Ricklefs, 92

Funeral services for Tressie Ricklefs, 92, of Titonka were held Thursday afternoon, August 27 at 1:30 p.m. at Good Hope Lutheran Church, Titonka, with Pastor Merlin Norris officiating. Interment was in Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery with Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home of Titonka in charge of arrangements. ... Tressie Spear Ricklefs was born October 3,1899 at Holland, Iowa to Robert and Kate Walters Spear. She moved with her parents to the Lakota area as a young girl. Tressie received her education in the rural Lakota school system. She was baptized and confirmed in the Good Hope Lutheran Church at Titonka.

On October 12, 1921 Tressie was married to Harry Ricklefs at Algona. The couple farmed north of Titonka until moving into Titonka in 1951. ... Tressie's husband, Harry, died November 3, 1982. On February 19, 1988 she became a resident of the Titonka Care Center where she died on Monday, August 24,1992 at the age of 92. Tressie is survived by two sons, Vernon Ricklefs, and wife,Darlene, Titonka; Melvin Ricklefs and wife, Loretta, Algona; ,one daughter, Betty Phelps and husband, LeRoy, Titonka, and one daughter-in-law, Mildred Ricklefs, also of Titonka. Tressie is also survived by 17 grandchildren; 29great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Kate Steenhard of Buffalo Center and Lena"

[Col. 5]

"Schutter of Titonka, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; an infant daughter, Dorothy; one son, Harold; five brothers, three sisters and four step-brothers."

Author: Robbins-Tjaden, Amy, Title: "Harry R. Ricklefs," (Publication location: Titonka, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: x Dec MMVIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32104243/harry-r_-ricklefs

"Photo [of stone shared with Tressie Ricklefs] added by ROBBIE DECKER

Harry R. Ricklefs Birth 12 Oct 1901 Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA Death 8 Nov 1982 (aged 81) Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Burial Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery Titonka, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 32104243

Family Members
Parents

John Ricklefs 1867-1931
Toma Fredericka Bonnen Ricklefs 1867-1928

Spouse

Tressie Spear Ricklefs 1899-1992 (m. 1921)

Siblings

Willie H. Ricklefs 1897-1973

Children

John Harold Ricklefs 1923-1976
Vernon Roy Ricklefs 1925-2009\\
Melvin James Ricklefs 1930-2019
Dorothy Mae Ricklefs 1934-1936

Created by: Amy Robbins-Tjaden Added: 10 Dec 2008 Find A Grave Memorial 32104243"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harry R. Ricklefs

Harry R. Ricklefs
1901-1982

1921

Tressie Spear
1899-1992

Melvin James Ricklefs
1930-2019

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Day of marriage October 12, 1921

  • The temperature on October 12, 1921 was between 10.4 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
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    • January 20 » The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die.
    • March 18 » The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union.
    • June 12 » Mikhail Tukhachevsky orders the use of chemical weapons against the Tambov Rebellion, bringing an end to the peasant uprising.
    • June 30 » U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
    • July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
    • October 21 » President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. President against lynching in the deep South.

Day of death November 3, 1982

  • The temperature on November 3, 1982 was between 11.2 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • March 22 » NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3.
    • March 29 » The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.
    • May 30 » Cold War: Spain joins NATO.
    • June 21 » John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
    • July 8 » A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months.
    • July 18 » Two hundred sixty-eight Guatemalan campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre.


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