Family tree familie Eilders » Chris Ridder Jr. (1919-2005)

Personal data Chris Ridder Jr. 


Household of Chris Ridder Jr.

He is married to Mildred Miller.

They got married on December 27, 1940, he was 21 years old.


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Notes about Chris Ridder Jr.

Chris Ridder, Jr., age 86 of Aplington, Iowa, was born August 25, 1919, the son of Christ and Jenna Conrads Ridder south of Aplington in Grundy County, Iowa. He received his education in a rural school near his home. Chris was united in marriage with Mildred Miller on December 27, 1940 in the parsonage of the First Reformed Church of Aplington. The couple farmed near Buck Grove and in 1952, moved to a farm northwest of Parkersburg. They retired from farming in November, 1982 and moved to Aplington. Chris was a member of the First Reformed Church in Aplington. He enjoyed being outdoors in nature and going fishing in Minnesota with his family. He very much loved the time spent with his grandchildren. Chris died Sunday, August 28, 2005, at the Allen Memorial Hospital ER in Waterloo, Iowa of natural causes. He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Tina Ridder, Fannie Walters, Ella Dreesman, Jennie Boelman; three brothers, Henry, Philip and Herman Ridder and one sister in infancy. He is survived by his wife of nearly 65 years, Mildred Ridder; one son, Jim (Esther “Cookie”) Ridder, Aplington, Iowa and one daughter Jackie Limburg, Marshalltown, Iowa; three grandchildren, Robyn Lyn (Don) Ubben, Hemet, California; Jim J. (Jennifer) Ridder, Aplington, Iowa and Jeff (Amanda) Ridder, Aplington, Iowa; two great-grandchildren, Nick and Kevy Ubben and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2005, at the First Reformed Church, Aplington, Iowa with Rev. Harlan DeJong officiating. Organist was Lois Wessels. Randy Aalderks sang “Holy Ground” and “Until Then”. Congregational Hymns were “How Great Thou Art” and “Rock of Ages”. Casketbearers were James Miller, Rick Miller, Paul Stubbe, Paul Jungling, Jim J. Ridder and Jeff R. Ridder. Interment was in Pleasant View Cemetery Aplington, Iowa. Redman-Schwartz Funeral Chapel, Aplington, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Chris Ridder

Janna Conrad
1877-1937

Chris Ridder
1919-2005

1940

Mildred Miller
1923-2015

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Birthday August 25, 1919

  • The temperature on August 25, 1919 was between 4.6 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (60%). 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 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 1919: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
    • February 6 » The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job.
    • May 1 » German troops enter Munich to suppress the Bavarian Soviet Republic.
    • May 4 » May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.
    • May 16 » A naval Curtiss NC-4 aircraft commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
    • July 6 » The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
    • December 17 » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Day of marriage December 27, 1940

  • The temperature on December 27, 1940 was between 0.2 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
    • May 28 » World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first allied infantry victory of the War.
    • June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
    • June 18 » The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.
    • July 19 » World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
    • August 20 » In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He dies the next day.

Day of death August 28, 2005

  • The temperature on August 28, 2005 was between 9.8 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • February 14 » Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit Makati, Davao City, and General Santos City, all in the Philippines.
    • April 27 » Airbus A380 aircraft had its maiden test flight.
    • May 16 » Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.
    • July 4 » The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
    • October 22 » Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 22 named storms.
    • December 17 » Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.


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