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Walter Lewis Ranft

Birth	:	13 Feb 1902 Danvers, McLean County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	21 Jul 1973 Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Wessington Cemetery, Hand County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.4569016, -98.7102966
Description	:	Walter L. Ranft Walter L. Ranft, 1204 Kansas Ave. N.E., died Saturday morning at his home at the age of 71. The funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Welter Funeral Home with the Rev. James Persons officiating. Burial will be in the Wessington Cemetery. Walter L. Ranft was born Feb. 13, 1902, at Danvers, Ill., to William and Elizabeth Ranft. At the age of five he came with his parents to Wessington where he attended school. He married Elizabeth Marco, Jan. 27, 1935, at De Smet. They farmed... Read More	Walter L. Ranft Walter L. Ranft, 1204 Kansas Ave. N.E., died Saturday morning at his home at the age of 71. The funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Welter Funeral Home with the Rev. James Persons officiating. Burial will be in the Wessington Cemetery. Walter L. Ranft was born Feb. 13, 1902, at Danvers, Ill., to William and Elizabeth Ranft. At the age of five he came with his parents to Wessington where he attended school. He married Elizabeth Marco, Jan. 27, 1935, at De Smet. They farmed in the Huron area until moving to Huron in 1936. Survivors include his widow, Elizabeth; two daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Carolyn) Forman, Huron and Mrs. Dan (Ramona) Orr, Waupaca, Wis.; five sons, Robert of Huron, Walter of Filer, Idaho, James of Oldham, William of Iroquois and LeRoy of Alpena; 22 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter Helen, his parents, two sisters, Fred (Frieda) Schilling and Ada Bothwell. The family prefers memorials. The Daily Plainsman, Huron, Beadle, South Dakota Sunday, July 22 1973 p18 c4&5 1930 Census Gilbert, Hand, South Dakota, April 29, 1930 Ranft, Walter, 28, age 1st md 24, b. Illinois, Germany, Germany; Dorothy, wife, 22, age 1st md 18, b. South Dakota, Minnesota, Indiana; Robert, son, 1 10/12, b. South Dakota South Dakota Marriages Certificate #181009 Registration #3336 27 Jan 1936, DeSmet, Kingsbury Walter Lewis Ranft, 34, bachelor, of Huron Elizabeth Phillis Mares, 29, divorced, of Huron 1940 Census Theresa, Beadle, South Dakota, April 16, 1940 Ranft, Walter L., head, 38, b. Illinois, md, 1935 res. Huron, Beadle, SD; Elizabeth P., wife, 34, md, b. Wisconsin, 1935 res. Huron, Beadle, SD; Robert S., son, 11, b. South Dakota, 1935 res. Huron, Beadle, SD; Ramona E., daug, 9, b. North Dakota, 1935 res. Huron, Beadle, SD; Carolyn F., daug, 3., b. South Dakota; Walter T., son, 2., b. South Dakota; James L., son, 1., b. South Dakota; William E., son, 10/12, b. South Dakota; William T., father, 70, wd, b. Germany, 1935 res. Huron, Beadle, SD

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Walter Lewis Ranft's memorial is located at: Wessington Cemetery, Hand County, USA.
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Walter Lewis Ranft death on 21 Jul 1973 in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.4569016
Longitude: -98.7102966

Family Members:

Parent

William Tonas Ranft

(1870 - 1945)

Elizabeth Margaret “Lizzie” Scharfenberg Ranft

(1871 - 1927)

Spouse

Dorothy Margerite Stewart Sass

(1907 - 1968)

Elizabeth Phillis Marco Ranft

(1906 - 1975)

Siblings

Frieda A. Ranft Schilling

(1896 - 1950)

Children

Helen Ranft

(unknow - 1926)

Robert “Bob” Ranft

(1928 - 2021)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Wessington Cemetery
Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4569016, -98.7102966

2. Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery
Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4574400, -98.7100400

3. McCord Cemetery
Wessington, Beadle County, USA
Coordinate: 44.3998500, -98.6673100

4. Sand Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3055800, -98.6791200

5. Beulah Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.6060982, -98.8060989

6. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3927994, -98.4985962

7. Rosehill Cemetery
Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2980995, -98.7731018

8. Saint Lawrence Cemetery
Saint Lawrence, Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5292015, -98.9321976

9. Wolsey Cemetery
Wolsey, Beadle County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4000015, -98.4546967

10. Saint Ann's Cemetery
Miller, Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5222015, -98.9732971

11. G A R Cemetery
Miller, Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5078011, -98.9858017

12. Bonilla Cemetery
Bonilla, Beadle County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5830994, -98.4835968

13. Molvig Cemetery
Virgil, Beadle County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2552900, -98.6145900

14. Hillcrest Cemetery
Miller, Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5207000, -99.0006100

15. Garfield Cemetery
Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6622009, -98.5535965

16. Buffalo Cemetery
Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6918983, -98.6853027

17. Sunbeam Cemetery
Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6777992, -98.8407974

18. Burdette Cemetery
Burdette, Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7002983, -98.7869034

19. Earlville Cemetery
Beadle County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2118988, -98.6091995

20. Altoona Cemetery
Hitchcock, Beadle County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6108017, -98.4113998

21. New Zion Cemetery
Hand County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2043991, -98.8206024

22. Saint Johns Cemetery
Tulare, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7202988, -98.6600037

23. Virgil Cemetery
Virgil, Beadle County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2904800, -98.4176700

24. Broadland Catholic Cemetery
Broadland, Beadle County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5005000, -98.3380800