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Herbert Lawrence Ritland

Birth	:	26 Mar 1913 Cambridge, Story County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	26 Feb 2008 Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mildmay United Church Cemetery, Mildmay, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.0356900, -81.1068600
Description	:	Herbert L. Ritland, 94, of Ames, died Tuesday, Feb. 26. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Memorial Lutheran Church in Ames, with Pastor Mark Heilman officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery in Slater. Herbert Lawrence Ritland was born March 26, 1913, in rural Cambridge, the son of Lars O. and Hannah (Toresdahl) Ritland. He graduated from Huxley High School in 1931, earned a bachelor's degree from Luther College in 1935 and a master's degree in educational administration from the University of Iowa in 1940. He married Letta Houge Aug. 14, 1938, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church... Read More	Herbert L. Ritland, 94, of Ames, died Tuesday, Feb. 26. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Memorial Lutheran Church in Ames, with Pastor Mark Heilman officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery in Slater. Herbert Lawrence Ritland was born March 26, 1913, in rural Cambridge, the son of Lars O. and Hannah (Toresdahl) Ritland. He graduated from Huxley High School in 1931, earned a bachelor's degree from Luther College in 1935 and a master's degree in educational administration from the University of Iowa in 1940. He married Letta Houge Aug. 14, 1938, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Slater. He taught school in Luana, was coach and principal in the Hubbard and Ackley schools, and served as superintendent in McCallsburg and Dallas Center. His last 20 years were as math and science instructor in the Ames Community Schools. After he retired in 1978, he served on the board of education for Des Moines Area Community College from 1980-86. In addition to his career in education, throughout most of his adult life he enjoyed actively farming the family farm near Huxley during the summers and on Saturdays and evenings in the spring and fall. Before entering military service, he taught radar in civil service to the personnel of the U.S. Air Force in Boca Raton, Fla. Later, he was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Navy. He served on the C.L. 86 Vicksburg in the Pacific theater and witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima. He later took part in the Okinawa campaign. He is survived by his wife, Letta; three sons, Steven (Nancy), of Rochester, Minn., Craig (Jenny), of Waterloo, and John (Susan), of Kirkwood, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Lloyd, Everett, Charles and Donald; and two sisters, Mildred Woods and Vivian Peters. Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. Published in the Ames Tribune from 2/28/2008 - 2/29/2008.

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Herbert Lawrence Ritland's memorial is located at: Mildmay United Church Cemetery, Mildmay, Bruce County, Canada.
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Herbert Lawrence Ritland death on 26 Feb 2008 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 44.0356900
Longitude: -81.1068600

Family Members:

Parent

Lars O Ritland

(1877 - 1945)

Hannah Marie Toresdahl Ritland

(1881 - 1953)

Spouse

Letta O. Houge Ritland

(1914 - 2014)

Siblings

Mildred Beatrice Ritland Woods

(1907 - 1993)

Everett Gerhard Ritland

(1910 - 1999)

Charles Archibald Ritland

(1915 - 1989)

Children

Steven Rolfe Ritland

(1940 - 2018)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cemetery
Mildmay, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0328000, -81.1243000

2. St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
Mildmay, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0338000, -81.1252000

3. Saint Ignatius Roman Catholic Cemetery
Deemerton, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0473747, -81.0746384

4. Balaclava Presbyterian Cemetery
Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0320000, -81.0680000

5. Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery new
Carrick Township, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0637740, -81.1029190

6. Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Old
Carrick Township, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0672000, -81.0833000

7. Salem Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery
Carrick Township, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0678000, -81.0784000

8. Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
Carrick Township, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9925000, -81.0797300

9. Carrick Baptist Cemetery
Carrick Township, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0729880, -81.0438580

10. McIntosh United Cemetery
McIntosh, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9700000, -81.1105000

11. Friedens Reform Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0212000, -81.0074000

12. Calvary Cemetery
Walkerton, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1134260, -81.1467700

13. Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery
Formosa, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0674591, -81.2140503

14. Walkerton Cemetery
Walkerton, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1160316, -81.1448898

15. Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
Carlsruhe, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1108856, -81.0459747

16. Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery
Neustadt, Grey County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0875015, -81.0025635

17. Lakelet Cemetery
Lakelet, Huron County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9470740, -81.0709270

18. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Normanby Township, Grey County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0636480, -80.9818480

19. Presbyterian Pioneer Cemetery
Walkerton, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1302500, -81.1407000

20. McDuff's Corner Cemetery
Brockton, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1090000, -81.1987000

21. Clifford Public Cemetery
Howick Township, Huron County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9761400, -80.9914260

22. Lauderbach Cemetery
Lauderbach, Grey County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0071710, -80.9676960

23. Anglican Pioneer Cemetery
Walkerton, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1380939, -81.1438976

24. McLean's Cemetery
Brockton, Bruce County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1295962, -81.1863350