GRANZOW, Ruth Lavilla Ostrander (1902-1993)

GRANZOW, OSTRANDER, BADKER

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 4/10/2015 at 08:07:05

Ruth Lavilla Granzow
October 30, 1902 - April 2, 1993

Ruth Lavilla Ostrander was born October 30, 1902, in King Twp., Winnebago, Iowa, to William Grant Ostrander and Ida Marie Badker, the sixth of their seven children.

Found in the 1905 - 1920 censuses living in King Twp., Winnebago, Iowa:

1905: Ruth Ostrander, age 2.

1910: William Grant Ostrander, 40; Ida Marie Badker Ostrander, 38; Clarence Ostrander, 18; Earl Ostrander, 16; Mable Ostrander, 12 [14]; Irene Helen Ostrander, 10; Ruth Ostrander, 7.

1920: Grant W Ostrander, 52; Ida Ostrander, 48; Ruth Ostrander, 17; Robert Ostrander, 6.

Ruth married Glenn Roy Granzow on September 11, 1924, at Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.

The couple had 6 children:

Leroy Glenn (b. April 21, 1925, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; d. August 24, 2005, Evansdale, Black Hawk, Iowa),

Leith Kent (b. February 21, 1927, Winnebago, Iowa; d. March 9, 2010, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington),

Marjorie Ruth (b. July 28, 1929, Winnebago, Iowa; d. before 2005),

Ida Mae, Harriet Eleanor, and Mayme Ione.

Found in the 1925 census at Smithtown, Suffolk, New York: Glenn R. Granzow, 25; Ruth L. Granzow, 22; Leroy F. Granzow, 0.

Found in the 1925, 1930 census records at Eden, Winnebago, Iowa:

1925: Gustav F. Granzow, 60; Anna M. Granzow, 53; Ethel M. Granzow, 27; Glenn R. Granzow, 24; Ruth L. Granzow, 22 (Couple counted twice in 1925).

1930: Grant Ostrander, 61; Ida Ostrander, 58; Robert Ostrander, 16; Warren Ostrander, 9; Ruth Granzow, 27; Leroy Granzow, 4 yrs., 11 mos,; Leith Granzow, 3 yrs., 1 mo.; Margie Granzow, 10 mos.; Mildred Borg 19.

Found in the 1940 census at Napavine, Lewis, Washington: Glenn R Granzow, 40; Ruth L Granzow, 37; Leroy G. Granzow, 14; Leith K Granzow, 13; Margie R. Granzow, 10; Ida Mae Granzow, 7; Harriet E Granzow, 3; Mamie I Granzow, 2.

Found in the 1948, 1950s & 1960s city directories for Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington.

Ruth L Granzow died on April 2, 1993, at Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington (Could not locate her burial site).