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Kenneth Ridley

     Kenneth Ridley, 86, of Langdon, ND passed away Friday, May 21, 2010 at the Maple Manor Care Center.

     Kenneth Ridley was born on August 11, 1923 on the family farm near Maida, ND to Ed and Florence Ridley. He was the eldest of seven children.

     He graduated from Langdon High school in 1942. After high school, he served in the Army Air Corp from 1943-1945. His duties included being a tail gunner on a B26 bomber in the European campaign.

     After returning to North Dakota, he worked on the family farm for a year.  He and Edna Seeley were married on December 5, 1946. They had three children; Diane (Randy) Striegel of Lyman, WY, Sandi (Bruce) Nielsen of Racine, WI, and John K. Ridley of Devils Lake, ND.

     Ken enjoyed his memberships in various fraternal organizations. He was an avid bowler and had his own team for 40 years. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing for many years.

     He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Harold and Kermit, sister Lucretia Moore, and grandson Josh Striegel.

     Ken is survived by his wife, Edna (Seeley), of 63 years, his children, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, sisters Marjorie Hemminger and Jean Meyer, brother Leslie(Marion) Ridley, and numerous relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Brooks Funeral Home in Langdon.

 

A Memorial Mass will be held for Ken on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the Maple Manor Care Center of Langdon at 10:15 a.m.


Condolences:

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of sorrow, and always.  We sure could use more people like Ken in our generation, work ethic, loving, caring, and giving father.

Stan and Kat McLaughlin

 

Edna, we are sorry to read about Ken's passing away.  We send our deepest sympathy to you and yours. 

Sincerely, Jake and Judy Kram

 

Edna and family.

My deepiest sympathy to all of you on the loss of Ken. He was a good man and was nice to visit with him. He always took time to visit with you and when he saw you he stopped and said Hi. May he now rest in God's loving hand. God Bless you all!

Joe LaPorte

 

My sympathy to Edna and your family.  I have many fond memories of Kenneth when I used to stay at Pat & Robert's and the many times my parents would visit with Kenneth.  I always remember his laugh and the fun he had teasing.  It has been a long time since we seen any of you.  My sympathies for your loss.

Stewart & Ella's daughter, Dorothy

 

In memory of Ken, to friends and family, Prayer of St. Francis Make me a channel of your peace.

Where there is hatred let me bring your love.

Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord, And where there is doubt, true faith in you.

Make me a channel of your peace.

Where there's despair in life,

let me bring hope.

Where there is darkness only light,

And where there's sadness ever joy.

O Master grant that I may never seek, so much to be consoled as to console, To be understood, as to understand, To be loved as to love with all my soul.

Make me a channel of your peace,

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, In giving of ourselves that we receive, And in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Ken entered the Catholic Church on the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, October 4, 2008. This prayer is in memory of Ken, who showed the qualities of St. Francis to whomever he met.

In loving memory-Your parish family of St. Alphonsus

 

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