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Personal data Dorothy Gruis 

  • Alternative names: Dorothy Rippentrop Hippen, Dorothy Gruis Rippentrop
  • She was born on January 31, 1923 in in proximo Winnebago Co. line, in proximo Buffalo Ctr., Kossuth Co., IA.
  • She died on February 3, 2002 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., IA (Mercy Med. Ctr.-No. IA), she was 79 years old.
  • She is buried on February 7, 2002 in German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA (Ramsey Ref. Cem.).
  • A child of Herman Gruis and Grietje Meinders
  • This information was last updated on July 5, 2010.

Household of Dorothy Gruis

(1) She is married to George James Rippentrop.

They got married on January 17, 1946 at fortasse, somewhere in IA, she was 22 years old.

George James Rippentrop oo Dorothy Gruis

Married source: Librand, Ruth, Rippentrop/Gruis FGS, (Buffalo Ctr IA, RL, v Dec MCMXCIV) for dd/mm/yy of marriage. <>

Child(ren):

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(2) She is married to Arnold Ubbe Hippen.

They got married on December 23, 1974 at Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA, she was 51 years old.

Arnold Ubbe Hippen oo Dorothy Gruis

Marriage source: Aukes, Katherine, et. al., Celebrate a Century BuffaloCenter Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Ctr, IA, Buffalo Ctr Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII) pg. 304, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Dorothy (Gruis) Rippentrop and Arnold Hippen were married on December 23, 1974, in the First Reformed Church where they are members and active in church affairs. They are enjoying retirement at their home in Buffalo Center.' <>

Notes about Dorothy Gruis

Dorothy Gruis

Source: 28 Feb 1925 Grant Twp Winnebago Co IA census, 42 File 14 Drawer 5, LDS Reel 1429598

'90 Gruis, Dorothy, daug, fem, white, ae 2y, single, b. IA, fath = Gruis, Herman, ... moth = Meinders, Grace ... Chr = Protestant'

Liebrand, Ruth, Rippentrop/Gruis FGS, (Buffalo Ctr., IA, RL, v Dec MCMXCIV)

5 Dec 1994 address: Mrs. Arnold Hippen, 314 2 Ave SW, Buffalo Center IA 50424

Dorothy's husbands: 1) George James Rippentrop
2) Arnold Ubbe Hippen

Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 304, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Dorothy (Gruis) Rippentrop and Arnold Hippen were married on December 23, 1974, in the First Reformed Church where they are members and active in church affairs. They are enjoying retirement at thier home in Buffalo Center.

Dorothy was married to George James Rippentrop of Titonka, Iowa; he died in 1961. Th this marriage four children were born: Judy (Egesdal) of Newton, Iowa; Gary of DeWitt, Iowa; Dennis of Elma, Iowa; and Bruce of Faribault, Minnesota.There are ten grand-children.'

Buffalo Center (Ia.) Trib., vol 106 # 49, 26 Feb 1998, pg 12 col 2

'... Dorothy Hippen of Faribault, Minnesota; ...'

Buffalo Ctr (Iowa) Trib., Vol. 110, # 47, 7 Feb 2002, pg. 9 col 2.

'Dorothy (Rippentrop) Hippen, 79

Funeral services for Dorothy (Rippentrop) Hippen, 79, will be held today, Thursday, February 7 at the First Reformed Church in Buffalo Center. Rev. William Peake will officiate. Interment will be in the Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery,rural Titonka. Casketbearers are Travis Egesdal, Adam Rippentrop, Dustin Rippentrop, Brandon Rippentrop and Bryce Rippentrop. Honorary casketberers are Traci Williams, Tammi Crotty, Bethany Rippentrop, Jamie Johnson, Heather Rippentropand Amber Rippentrop. Organist Marlene Krull will accompany vocalist Bruce Wubben and the congregation in singing. Dorothy passed away Sunday, February 3, 2002 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Winter FuneralHome is in charge of arrangements.

Dorothy (Gruis) Rippentrop Hippen was born January 31, 1923 at Buffalo Center, daughter of Herman and Grace (Meinders) Gruis. She was united in marriage to George James Rippentrop on January 17, 1946. They liven on farms in the BuffaloCenter and Titonka area. The couple was blessed with one daughter and three sons. 'Jim' passed away on March 23, 1961. After his death Dorothy and the children moved to Buffalo Center. On December 23, 1974 she married Arnold Hippen.They resided in Buffalo Center. Arnold passed away June 2, 1994. She worked at various jobs including an aide at Timely Mission Nursing Home, designed and sewed lamp shades at Great Western and later became a cabinet maker atWinnebago. She retired from Winnebago in 988. She was a member of First Reformed Church, taught Sunday School and was a Circle member. After retirement she served as a Hospice volunteer.

Dorothy is survived by a daughter, Judy Egesdal, of Otley; three sons: Gary and his wife, Chris, Rippentrop of DeWitt; Dennis and his wife, Cindy, Ripentrop of Charles City; Bruce and his wife, Penny, Rippentrop of Faribault, Minnesota;two stepsons: Dennis and his wife, Joan, Hippen of Clifton, Virginia; Dale Hippen of Jacksonville, Florida; stepdaughter-in-law, Susan Hippen; thirteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Jennie (Gruis) Ricks, of Titonka;one brother, Herman and his wife, Dorothy, Gruis of Buffalo Center. She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; one stepson, Bruce; two sisters, Jennie (died as a child) and Wyona; a brother, Ben.' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dorothy Gruis

Berend Wolbertus Gruis
1853-1894
Janna Harms Kuper
1855-1913
Dirk Jans Meinders
1848-1928
Wopka Akkerman
1852-1929
Herman Gruis
1882-1961

Dorothy Gruis
1923-2002

(1) 1946

George James Rippentrop
1918-1961

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(Not public)
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(2) 1974

Arnold Ubbe Hippen
1923-1994


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    Birthday January 31, 1923

    • The temperature on January 31, 1923 was between 5.0 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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    Day of marriage December 23, 1974

    • The temperature on December 23, 1974 was between 5.0 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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    Day of death February 3, 2002

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    Day of burial February 7, 2002

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