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Ralph Lorenz DODDS

Ralph Lorenz DODDS

Male 1890 - 1968  (77 years)

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  • Name Ralph Lorenz DODDS 
    Born 30 Dec 1890  Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 May 1968  Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Vale Cemetery, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I36154  Main
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2002 

    Father John Franklin DODDS,   b. 21 Jan 1855, Lee County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1936, Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sarah Catherine (Sallie) KECK,   b. 27 Aug 1863, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1942, Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1881  Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Rebecca BARKER,   b. 27 Jul 1897, Mt Zion, Van Buren, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1985, Van Buren County Memorial Hospital, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1920  Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edith Geraldine DODDS,   b. 14 May 1921, Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1985, Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Stanley Keith DODDS,   b. 23 Jul 1922, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1998  (Age 75 years)
     3. John Barker DODDS,   b. 22 Apr 1924, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ?
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F12666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Dec 1890 - Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Oct 1920 - Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 May 1968 - Van Buren County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Ralph Dodds was a world 1 Vet.
      Obit for Ralph L. Dodds Died 18 May 1968

      Bonaparte - Ralph L. Dodds, 77 died Saturday afternoon at Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City, where he had been a patient one week. He was born Dec. 30, 1890, in Van Buren County, the son of John F. and Sally Keck Dodds. He was married Oct. 30, 1920, at Mount Pleasant, to Edith Barker, she survives.
      Also surviving are two sons, Keith of Iowa City and John of Fairfield; one daughter, Geraldine Yenter of LaBelle, Mo.; and five grandchildren. He was a member of the Harrisburg Baptist church, Bonaparte American Legion, and a veteran of World war 1. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Harrisburg Baptist Church with the Rev. David Diercks officiating. Internment will be in Vale cemetery. May 21, 1968. The body is at Burch Funeral Home in Birmingham.


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Updated 23 Dec 2023