RIDDER, James W. (1923-2005)

RIDDER, BAUMGARTNER, BUCKLEY, KASTNER, CLEMMER, SIMMONS, CROSSLEY, MCLAUGHLIN

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society (email)
Date: 3/11/2016 at 13:06:12

James W. Ridder, 1923-2005

November 16, 2005

James W. Ridder, 82, of Garner, died on Thursday, November 10, 2005, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.

Funeral services were held on Monday, November 14, 2005, at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner, with Fr. Jerry Blake officiating. Donna Young was the lector. Music was provided by organist, Carolyn Kumsher who accompanied the church choir. Ushers were Robert Kral and Lawrence Engstler.

Casket bearers were Steve Buckley, Timothy Thompson, Ed Barkema, Dean Hrubes, Mike McLaughlin and David Bartlett. Burial was in the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery, with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Memorials may be directed to the Lou Gehrig's Foundation. The Cataldo Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

James William Ridder, the son of William Adolf and Sylvia (Baumgartner) Ridder, was born on April 9, 1923 in Waterloo. After graduating from the Waterloo East High School in 1941, he worked as an auto mechanic. Jim served his country in the U.S. Army in the Combat Engineers in the European Theater, with the rank of Sgt. After his discharge in 1946, he attended the University of North Dakota.

On February 3, 1953, he married Ella Marie Buckley at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner. They farmed southwest of Garner until retiring in 1979. In 2003 they moved into Garner. Jim enjoyed woodworking, mechanics, fishing and going to Texas in the winter for 21 years.

He was a member of the St. Boniface Catholic Church, the Garner VFW and American Legion and had served on the Hancock County Co-op Oil Board.

He is survived by his wife, Ella Marie of Garner; two daughters, Rose Marie Kastner (Steve) of Yale and Diane Clemmer (Monty) of Stanchfield, Minnesota; granddaughter, Stacey Kastner Simmons (Brian) and their two children, Molly and Keira; grandson, James F. Kastner; two brothers, Ralph Ridder (Beverly) of Waterloo and Paul Ridder of Cedar Rapids; a sister, Alice Crossley of Solon; a brother-in-law, Elmer Buckley (Marion) of Garner; two sisters-in-law, Donna Buckley of Clear Lake and Margaret McLaughlin (Loren) of Mason City.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers-in-law, Leonard Buckley and Maurice Buckley.

©The Garner Leader & Signal 2005