Name listed in the 1919 Monitor Roll of Honor list

Departure September 9, 1918
Address Rfd #2 Westside
Rank Private
Service Number 4006618
Unit Camp Gordon, Georgia, September Automatic Replacement, Draft Company, 6th Infantry
Buried Carroll City Cemetery, Carroll, Iowa

The Rev. Harold W. Kieck officiated. The hymns "Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness" and "Be Still, My Soul" were sung by Donald R. Petersen. Mrs. Victor Jons was organist. Pallbearers were Earl, Elroy and Melvin Ranniger, George and Ivan Opperman and Harold Schmidt. Interment was in the Carroll City Cemetery, under direction of the Twit Funeral Home.

Mr. Ranniger died January 30, 1965, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Des Moines.

Out-of-state relatives attending the rites included Mr. and Mrs. John Ranniger, Gaylord, Minnesota, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ranniger, St. Paul, Minnesota. Other relatives attended from Sioux City, Manning, Arcadia, Danbury, Lake City, Coon Rapids and Carroll.

Ferdinand was born March 15, 1891, son of John Ranniger and Antje (Hadenfeldt) Ranniger. He married Lena M. Opperman in 1920.

He had the following siblings: Mrs. Alvina Bolte of Hornick, Iowa; Mrs. Louise Bolte of Wheatland, Wyoming; Henry, and Emil of Manning, and John W. of Sanborn, Minnesota, also one brother, William, of Aspinwall.

I'm occasionally adding the actual scanned image of the obituary I make using my VERY expensive - large commercial scanner, and/or also other articles about the deceased person that were published in the Manning Monitor.
I want to also comment about people who are taking my obituaries, pictures, and/or other articles about a person/family and posting them on other websites.
You do NOT have permission or the right to do this - you are stealing my historical work.
Buy your own scanning equipment, pay for memberships to other commercial websites, and spend decades working on your local history like I have - then you'll understand why I'm making these comments!
Thank you for your attention to this matter - Dave Kusel

September 25, 1919, Manning Monitor

October 2, 1919, Manning Monitor