Mr. Rix died Tuesday morning, June 7, 1966, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll. He was born June 23, 1897, in Carroll County, a son of Peter and Wilhelmina (Baak) Rix. He attended grade school in Manning. His marriage to Elsie D. Schroeder took place here February 20, 1924. The couple farmed in Crawford, Carroll, and Audubon Counties, moving to Manning in February 1949. He retired in 1962 because of his health.
Surviving is his wife; four children, Mrs. Arthur (Delores)
Kuhn, Allen and Larry Rix, Manning, and Donald Rix of Albuquerque, New Mexico;
eight grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Minnie Rix, Manning; and three brothers,
Harry H. and Arthur Rix, Manning, and Theodore Rix, Longmont, Colorado.
Carroll Daily Times Herald, June 8, 1966
Alfred Rix
Funeral services for Alfred John Rix, 68, were held at Zion Lutheran Church here on Friday.
He died at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll on June 7. He was a lifetime resident of the Manning area.
Survives include his widow, a daughter, three sons, his mother, Mrs. Minnie Rix, Manning; three brothers, eight grandchildren.
Daily Nonpareil, June 10, 1966