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Bridges, Ruth M.[1]

Female 1917 - 2009  (91 years)


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  • Name Bridges, Ruth M. 
    Born 26 Jul 1917  Colfax County, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Jun 2009  Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 30 Jun 2009  Christ Lutheran Cemetery; Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1525  Wuerdemann Family
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 

    Father Bridges, Louis,   b. UNKNOWN, ? Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. UNKNOWN, ? Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mackenstadt, Margaret,   b. 24 Apr 1882, Platte County, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1947, Omaha, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1916  ? Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wurdeman, Edgar H.,   b. 29 Nov 1913, Platte County, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1970, Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 18 Sep 1940  Wayne, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Wurdeman, Lois,   b. 17 Dec 1951, Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1951, Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +2. Living
    +3. Living
     4. Wurdeman, Lloyd Laverne,   b. 28 Aug 1952, Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1952, Columbus, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 
    Family ID F953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • _P_CCINFO 2-14330
      From THE GASS HANEY FUNERAL HOME ARCHIVES-

      Ruth M. Wurdeman, 91, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Thursday, June 25, 2009, at the Golden Living Center of Columbus.

      The funeral service will be on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at 10:30 AM at Christ Lutheran Church, rural Columbus with Rev. John E. Nelson, Jr. officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Gass Haney Funeral Home and continue on Tuesday from 9:30 AM until service time at the church. There will be a family prayer service on Tuesday at 10:15 AM also at the church. Memorials are directed to Christ Lutheran Church or those of the family choice.

      Ruth was born on July 26, 1917, in rural Colfax County, Nebraska, to Lewis and Margaret (Mackenstadt) Bridges. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, rural Leigh, Nebraska. Ruth attended Wilson School in Colfax County. After school, Ruth worked at home and took care of her parents until she was united in marriage to Edgar Wurdeman on September 18, 1940, in Wayne, Nebraska. Ruth and Edgar lived south and southwest of Leigh until moving on to the family farm in 1950. Edgar passed away in 1970, and in 1971 Ruth moved to Columbus. Ruth worked for Schwesers for six years doing alteration work. She also did private alteration work from her own home plus did babysitting for several families. Ruth was a member of Christ Lutheran Church where she had been a member of the Ladies Aide, LWML, and different bible study groups.

      Ruth is survived by:
      Son - Dennis (Linda) Wurdeman of Leigh, NE
      Grandsons - Mike (Twila) of Leig
      Mark (Michelle) of Columbu
      Matt (Michelle) of Columbus, NE
      Daughter - Eunice (Lee) Settgast of Anaheim, CA
      Grandson - Brad (Ronda) Settgast of Huntington Beach, CA
      18 Great Grandchildren
      3 Great-Great Grandchildren


      Ruth was preceded in death by:
      Parents - Lewis and Margaret Bridges
      Husband - Edgar Wurdeman
      Infant Son & Infant Daughter
      Granddaughter - Christine Cooper
      Infant Great Granddaughter
      Brother - Earl Bridges
      Original individual @I01597@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I599@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)

  • Sources 
    1. Gedcom File C:/Program Files/GenMerge/output/wurdemanlegacyGM.ged ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008.