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George Ritsema 1915 - 2010

George Ritsema was born on October 15, 1915 in Granum, AB Canada to Albert Fridus Ritsema and Susan (Jansen) Ritsema, and had siblings Menno Ritsema, Fred Ritsema, Sadie or (Sarah) Ritsema, John Peter Ritsema, James "Jim"Ritsema, Gertrude Ritsema, Gertrude Ritsema II, Peter A. Ritsema, Henry Ritsema, Magdelina "Lena" Ritsema, and Garrett "Pat" Ritsema. George Ritsema died at age 94 years old on July 1, 2010 in Grand Rapids, Michigan United States.

George Ritsema

October 15, 1915

Granum, AB, T0L 1A0, Canada

July 1, 2010

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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1915

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October 15, 1915

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Granum, AB T0L 1A0, Canada

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July 1, 2010

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In 1915, in the year that George Ritsema was born, in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.

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In 1924, by the time he was only 9 years old, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.

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George Ritsema's Family Tree & Friends

George Ritsema's Family Tree

Albert Fridus Ritsema Nov 3, 1876 - Jul 20, 1938

Susan (Jansen) Ritsema Nov 17, 1876 - Aug 10, 1949

Fred Ritsema May 3, 1901 - Apr 4, 1987

John Peter Ritsema Oct 24, 1904 - Nov 19, 1996

Gertrude Ritsema Mar 1910 - Sep 1911

Peter A. Ritsema Dec 16, 1912 - May 28, 2002

Magdelina "Lena" Ritsema born Feb 26, 1917

George Ritsema Oct 15, 1915 - Jul 1, 2010

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Menno Ritsema Jan 26, 1920 - Jun 9, 1997

Sadie or (Sarah) Ritsema Sep 19, 1902 - Jul 25, 1987

James "Jim"Ritsema Feb 4, 1909 - Jan 22, 1990

Gertrude Ritsema II Jun 11, 1911 - Mar 7, 1988

Henry Ritsema Mar 4, 1914 - Feb 8, 1991

Garrett "Pat" Ritsema May 4, 1918 - Mar 11, 2003

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