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Rathman, George

Birth: March 18, 1875 Death: February 3, 1945 Location: Lot 134, Section 6, New Addition Grand Island (Nebraska) IndependentThursday, 8 February 1945 Wood River, Neb., Feb. 8 – Funeral services for George Rathman, who died last Saturday at the age of 65 at his home near Alda, were held Monday afternoon from the Apfel funeral …

Rathman, Merlin Henry

Birth: September 24, 1924 Death: January 3, 2019 Location: Lot 75, Section 8, New Addition Merlin Henry Rathman, 94, of Wood River died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island with family by his side. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Wood River, with the …

Rathman, Jerome J. “John”

Birth: March 8, 1933 Death: May 2, 2008 Location: Lot 53, Section 6, New Addition Son of Herman & Mamie (Seier) Rathman.Married to Janice Peirce on 11-22-1956 at Wood River, NE.US Army – 1951/1953 Graduate of Wood River High School in 1951. Inducted into the U.S. Army in 1953 and went to campCrowder in Missouri. He …

Ramsdell, Laila V.

Birth: May 16, 1849 Death: April 14, 1906 Location: Lot 67, Section 3, Row 5, Old Cemetery – NW Grand Island (Nebraska) Daily Independent Saturday, 28 April 1906, page 7 “In Town and Township – Wood River”The remains of Mrs. N. P. Ramsdell were brought to Cairo Monday afternoon, being met there by Jerry Bowen …

Rainforth, Howard R.

Birth: February 12, 1912 Death: January 1, 2004 Location: Lot 74, Section 6, New Addition Son of Fredrick & Mabel (Miller) Rainforth.Married to Iva Price on 8-1-1934 at Hastings, NE.In March of 1935, the Rainforths moved to a farm east of Rosedale and in 1938 they moved to a farm south of Wood River, where …

Rainforth, Iva Pauline

Birth: November 13, 1910 Death: November 29, 1999 Location: Lot 74, Section 5, New Addition Obituary: Iva P. Rainforth, 89, of Wood River died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, at Edgewood Vista in Grand Island.Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Wood River with the Rev. John McKinley officiating. Burial …