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Household of Tressie Spear

She is married to Harry R. Ricklefs.

They got married on October 12, 1921 at Algona, Kossuth Co., IA, she was 22 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 Tressie Spear

Tressie Spear

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.

Mrs. Doris Leeck was the organist and the congregation sang "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", "How Great Thou Art", "Oh, For A Thousand Tongues To Sing" and "Abide With Me". Casketbearers were grandsons Merle Ricklefs, Larry Ricklefs,Gary Phelps, Veryl Ricklefs, Roger Ricklefs, Douglas Phelps, Kevin Phelps, Michael Ricklefs, Keith Ricklefs and Mark Ricklefs.

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 was a member of the Good Hope Lutheran Church, Titonka, where she was active in the Ladies Aid. She loved to work in her garden and grow flowers. Tressie loved to bake, cook and do handwork. In 1989 she made Christmas decorations for all of the great-grandchildren. Her greatest love was her home and family.

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; 29 great-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."
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Tressie Spear

Tressie Spear
1899-1992

1921

Harry R. Ricklefs
1901-1982

Melvin James Ricklefs
1930-2019

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Historical events

Birthday October 3, 1899

  • The temperature on October 3, 1899 was about 11.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
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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
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    • December 6 » The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.

Day of death August 24, 1992

  • The temperature on August 24, 1992 was between 12.9 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (30%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
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    • August 24 » Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category5 hurricane, causing up to $25billion (1992 USD) in damages.
    • December 3 » The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.
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Day of burial August 27, 1992

  • The temperature on August 27, 1992 was between 16.3 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 20.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
    • January 16 » El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City, Mexico ending the 12-year Salvadoran Civil War that claimed at least 75,000 lives.
    • July 7 » The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public.
    • July 18 » A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web.
    • August 24 » Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category5 hurricane, causing up to $25billion (1992 USD) in damages.
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