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Ruth Agnes “Aggie” Keefe Forde

Birth	:	15 Mar 1917
Death	:	16 Dec 2009
Burial	:	Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.4221992, -91.6686020
Description	:	Agnes Forde Agnes "Aggie" Forde, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2009, at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Marion Pruitt-Jefferson presiding. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, and also after 10:00 a.m. at the church on Saturday morning. Ruth Agnes Forde was born on March 15, 1917, the daughter of Richard and Grace (Headington)... Read More	Agnes Forde Agnes "Aggie" Forde, age 92, of Decorah, Iowa, died on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2009, at the First Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, with Rev. Marion Pruitt-Jefferson presiding. Burial will be in the Big Canoe Cemetery, rural Decorah, Iowa Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, and also after 10:00 a.m. at the church on Saturday morning. Ruth Agnes Forde was born on March 15, 1917, the daughter of Richard and Grace (Headington) Keefe, in Winneshiek County. She attended rural schools and developed a love of family, nature, animals, friends, dancing, and true to her Irish roots, a wonderful sense of humor. In 1942, she married Gerhard Forde, at the Big Canoe Lutheran Parsonage near Highlandville. Agnes spent many years working at the Decorah Greenhouse and also at the Norwegian Historical Museum. During those years, she formed countless friendships that brought her great joy. Her friends enhanced her life in many ways; whether it was a trip to Ireland or Norway, helping her with her flower garden, dancing a slow waltz at Highlandville, watching a baseball game together or just sitting visiting on her front porch. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church, the Vesterheim and the Porch Sitters Local #205. Throughout her life, she was especially fond of her nieces and nephews. And they, in turn, responded in her later years with exceptional thoughtfulness and kindness. Agnes is survived by her children: Martha (Neil) Ricklefs, Chandler, AZ; Barbara (Gary Heck) Forde, Des Moines, IA; and Kent (Pam) Forde, DeSoto, MO. Her grandchildren: Adam and John Ricklefs, Chelsea Adams and Kelli Forde; and her cherished nieces, nephews and friends that she always thought of as part of her family. Agnes was preceded in death by her husband: Gerhard in 1975. Two brothers: Leonard Keefe and Lester Keefe. Three sisters: Katherine Keefe, Hattie Juve and Ellen Berge

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Ruth Agnes “Aggie” Keefe Forde's memorial is located at: Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Latitude: 43.4221992
Longitude: -91.6686020

Family Members:

Parent

Richard Alward Keefe

(1877 - 1952)

Grace Agnes Headington Keefe

(1883 - 1966)

Spouse

Gerhard Selmer Forde

(1889 - 1975)

Siblings

(1908 - 1962)

(1909 - 1972)

(1911 - 1965)

(1918 - 2000)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4221992, -91.6686020

2. Big Canoe Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
Highlandville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4220000, -91.6600000

3. Stoen Farm Cemetery
Highland Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4333042, -91.6584802

4. Locust Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4211006, -91.7303009

5. Egge Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4682999, -91.6600037

6. Locust Lane Salem Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4077988, -91.7331009

7. Iowa River Cemetery
Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4211006, -91.6010971

8. Highland Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4892006, -91.6703033

9. Canoe Ridge Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3537000, -91.6577000

10. Springwater Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3792000, -91.7431030

11. Hesper Pioneer Cemetery
Hesper, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4610100, -91.7531000

12. Swenson Farm Cemetery
Highland Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4916368, -91.6223674

13. Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
Dorchester, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4855614, -91.5999985

14. OHare Place Cemetery
Quandahl, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4083060, -91.5584762

15. Hauge Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3922000, -91.7740000

16. Canoe German Methodist Church Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3529000, -91.7358000

17. West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
Quandahl, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4916371, -91.6001443

18. Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
Hesper, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4829250, -91.7673250

19. Hesper Public Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4840000, -91.7710000

20. Wilson-Smalley Cemetery
Hesper Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4432000, -91.7996000

21. Russell Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3608017, -91.7885971

22. Saint Marys Cemetery
Waterloo Township, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4672012, -91.5306015

23. Saint Johns Methodist Cemetery
Dorchester, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4695000, -91.5303000

24. Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
Hanover Township, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3694000, -91.5250015