Leona Ridpath

1914 - 2011  (97 years)

• Name	Leona Ridpath
  Birth	15 Sep 1914	Sherman, , South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Dec 2011	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA
  Burial	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA (Hills of Rest Memorial Park)
  Person ID	I11807	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	John Ridpath,   b. 13 Jan 1874, Alabama, USA d. 1945 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ida Muth,   b. 8 Oct 1879, Hawarden, Sioux Co, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F9091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Horr,   b. 25 Jul 1908, Ottumwa, Wapello Co, Iowa, USA d. 7 Oct 1980, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1933	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Lanny Horr,   b. 6 Mar 1935, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA d. 24 May 2003, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA (Age 68 years)   2. Roger Horr,   b. 7 Apr 1941, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA d. 24 Jan 1988, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F5292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009

  
  

• Notes

  If you have corrections and/or updated information on this person please contact Roz Edson at MrsEdson@gmail.com Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=horr&GSiman=1&GScid=97097&GRid=79845247& [[ Obituary: Leona was born on a farm near Garretson, South Dakota on September 15, 1914, the daughter of John and Ida (Muth) Ridpath. She came to Sioux Falls at the age of 15 and lived with an older sister. Leona married Russell Horr on December 25, 1933 and they raised two sons, Lanny and Roger. She worked at several businesses in Sioux Falls including Scotch Cleaners, Horwitz Jewelers and Sioux Steel. Leona also was a Senior Companion for several years. She was called "Grammy" by her family and friends. Russell passed away in 1980. Leona was well cared for and enjoyed spending the last few years at Stoney Brook Suites and the Good Samaritan Village where she passed away on November 3, 2011 at the age of 97. Leona was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and was a Sunday School teacher for many years. She enjoyed gardening, fishing and spending time at the cabin on Lake Madison. She is survived by grandchildren and their spouses, Rodger and Shelly Horr, Kevin and Diane Scott, Billy and Joli Scott, Duane Horr; six great grandchildren; a daughter in law, Marian Horr and a God Child, Joyce (Bob) Heyl. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sons and eight siblings.