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Ruth Edith RIDGEWAY

Female 1901 - 1995  (94 years)


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  • Name Ruth Edith RIDGEWAY 
    Born 14 Feb 1901  Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 28 Oct 1995  Durand, Winnebago, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Silver Creek Cemetery, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I8798  bmds
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2021 

    Family Homer PALMER,   b. 5 Sep 1891, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1955  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 22 May 1918  Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Earl W. PALMER,   b. 1919,   d. 1939  (Age 20 years)
    +2. LaVada Blanche PALMER,   b. 16 Aug 1920, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 2019, Wentzville, Saint Charles, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
     3. Roy Daniel PALMER,   b. 30 Jan 1922,   d. 6 Mar 1994, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Harry D. PALMER,   b. 30 Dec 1923,   d. 6 Feb 1991  (Age 67 years)
     5. Donald H. PALMER,   b. 24 Oct 1928,   d. 16 Nov 1992, Chadwick, Carroll, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     6. Loretta PALMER
    Family ID F172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Feb 1901 - Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 May 1918 - Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Oct 1995 - Durand, Winnebago, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Silver Creek Cemetery, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Obituary.
      Ruth E. Palmer, 94. of Durand died at 2:05 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 1995, In Medina Manor Nursing Home after a short Illness. Born Feb. 14,1901 in Leaf River, daughter of William and Blanche Steffa Ridgeway.
       Lived six months in Durand, coming from Chadwick. Married to Homer Palmer in Oregon on May 22,1918. Member of St. James Lutheran Church in Forreston and very active in various church organizations. Graduate of Lightsville School.
       Survivors: two daughters, Loretta (Bill) Fry, Rockford, and LaVada (Chester) Robinson, Vallojo, Calif.; special grandson, Bob (Janice) Palmer, Durand; a sister, Lois (Donald) Sweet, Rockford; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren. Predeceased by parents, her husband, four sons. Earl, Roy, Harry and Donald; a grandson, Gary Wayne Love; a great-grandson, Daniel Lee Palmer, a brother and five sisters.
       Services at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, at St. James Lutheran Church, Forreston, with the Rev. Dan Johnson, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church In Durand, officiating. Burial in Silver Creek Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. to time of services Monday. Memorials to St. James Church. Arrangements by MCCORKLE LTD. FUNERAL HOME, 101 Main St, Durand.
      — Rockford Register Star, Sunday, Oct. 29, 1995

    2. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 8866611.