The H600 Project Genealogy DB
Leona Ridpath
1914 - 2011 (97 years)-
Name Leona Ridpath Born 15 Sep 1914 Sherman, , South Dakota, USA Gender Female Died 25 Dec 2011 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA Buried 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) Married 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) Last Modified 22 Mar 2009 Family ID F5292 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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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.
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