Rings, Olin Walter

Rings, Olin Walter

Male 1913 - 2007  (93 years)

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  • Name Rings, Olin Walter  [1
    Born 29 Dec 1913  West Point Twp, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1930  Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 8 Apr 2007  West Point Twp, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I6497  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 

    Father Rings, Arthur Edgar,   b. 7 Mar 1889, Donnellson, Lee Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1962, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Schmidt, Mary,   b. 4 Dec 1890, Donnellson, Lee Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1956, Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 5 Dec 1912  Donnellson, Lee Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Near Donnellson
    Family ID F2842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Rings, Dwayne  [natural]
     2. Rings, Arthur  [natural]
     3. Rings, Loren  [natural]
     4. Rings, Sherrill  [natural]
     5. Rings, Vicky  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F10930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Dec 1913 - West Point Twp, Lee, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Franklin, Lee, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Apr 2007 - West Point Twp, Lee, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Olin Rings 04-10-2007: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
      Hawk Eye, The (Burlington, IA) - April 10, 2007
      Deceased Name: Olin Rings 04-10-2007
      Born Dec. 29, 1913, in West Point, he was the son of Arthur and Mary Ann Schmidt Rings. On Oct. 1, 1932, he married Dorothy A. Kudebeh in Carthage, Ill.

      He retired in 1975 from the A.T.S.F. Railroad after 33 years of service. He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ. He served on the church council. He was a member of the Masonic Order Stella Lodge No. 440, serving two years as master. He was active in Fort Madison Shrine Club, Davenport KAABA Shrine and the York Rite. He was a member of Retired Railway Employees, the United Transportation Union and Fort Madison Senior citizens. He volunteered with Meals on Wheels for a number of years. He was the manager of the Information and Tourist Center in Fort Madison for 14 years.

      Survivors include his wife; three sons, Dwayne Rings of Parkersburg, W.V., Arthur Rings of Jackson, Calif., and Loren Rings of Brookings, Ore.; two daughters, Sherrill Sallen of Fort Madison and Vicky Gerdes of Keller, Texas; 10 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 8 stepgreat-grandchildren; three stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Dale Rings of Saskatchewan, Canada.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, one sister and one great-granddaughter.

      Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Thursday at King-Lynk Funeral Home in Fort Madison, with the family present to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A Masonic service will be held at 7:30 p.m.

      The funeral for Mr. Rings will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at King-Lynk Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Fort Madison.

      Memorials have been established for St. John's United Church of Christ and Shriners Children's Hospital.

      Page: A1
      Copyright, 2007, The Hawk Eye, Burlington IA

  • Sources 
    1. [S537] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: ; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for Olin W. Rings