David was born near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota the son of David L and Charlotte (Ham) Rima. His family left the fertile farm area of Southern Minnesota for the opportunity to homestead land in Northern Minnesota near Warba.
He was the only one of his brothers and sisters to finish high school, traveleing through the woods to Grand Rapids carrying a rifle. He would board in town during the winter.
David Enlisted in WWI serving in France for a short time. His only war injury was riding a bicycle through the French countryside and hitting a pothole while eyeing a French beauty!
When he returned from the service he moved to Superior, Wisconsin to get a job with the Railroads.
He married Veronica Diederichs on Feb 23, 1925 at St Patrick's in Superior. He converted to Catholicism for his wife and was ever faithful to his beliefs.
David eventually got work with C Reiss Coal Company working on the loading dock on Lake Superior. He retired after 30 years as the foreman.
He and and Veronica moved to Long Beach, California in 1959 chasing their young married children to the warm weather. He never took the weather for granted and awoke each morning to sunshine and warmth. After a lifetime on the cold windy loading dock of Northern Wisconsin and Lake Superior he was in heaven.
He struggled with emphysema and passed away on Feb 9, 1970 aged 75 years. He left his wife Veronica and three children
Patricia Nyberg and David Rima of Lakewood, California and Robert Rima of Rensselaer, New York.
He was the only one of his brothers and sisters to finish high school, traveleing through the woods to Grand Rapids carrying a rifle. He would board in town during the winter.
David Enlisted in WWI serving in France for a short time. His only war injury was riding a bicycle through the French countryside and hitting a pothole while eyeing a French beauty!
When he returned from the service he moved to Superior, Wisconsin to get a job with the Railroads.
He married Veronica Diederichs on Feb 23, 1925 at St Patrick's in Superior. He converted to Catholicism for his wife and was ever faithful to his beliefs.
David eventually got work with C Reiss Coal Company working on the loading dock on Lake Superior. He retired after 30 years as the foreman.
He and and Veronica moved to Long Beach, California in 1959 chasing their young married children to the warm weather. He never took the weather for granted and awoke each morning to sunshine and warmth. After a lifetime on the cold windy loading dock of Northern Wisconsin and Lake Superior he was in heaven.
He struggled with emphysema and passed away on Feb 9, 1970 aged 75 years. He left his wife Veronica and three children
Patricia Nyberg and David Rima of Lakewood, California and Robert Rima of Rensselaer, New York.
David was born near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota the son of David L and Charlotte (Ham) Rima. His family left the fertile farm area of Southern Minnesota for the opportunity to homestead land in Northern Minnesota near Warba.
He was the only one of his brothers and sisters to finish high school, traveleing through the woods to Grand Rapids carrying a rifle. He would board in town during the winter.
David Enlisted in WWI serving in France for a short time. His only war injury was riding a bicycle through the French countryside and hitting a pothole while eyeing a French beauty!
When he returned from the service he moved to Superior, Wisconsin to get a job with the Railroads.
He married Veronica Diederichs on Feb 23, 1925 at St Patrick's in Superior. He converted to Catholicism for his wife and was ever faithful to his beliefs.
David eventually got work with C Reiss Coal Company working on the loading dock on Lake Superior. He retired after 30 years as the foreman.
He and and Veronica moved to Long Beach, California in 1959 chasing their young married children to the warm weather. He never took the weather for granted and awoke each morning to sunshine and warmth. After a lifetime on the cold windy loading dock of Northern Wisconsin and Lake Superior he was in heaven.
He struggled with emphysema and passed away on Feb 9, 1970 aged 75 years. He left his wife Veronica and three children
Patricia Nyberg and David Rima of Lakewood, California and Robert Rima of Rensselaer, New York.
He was the only one of his brothers and sisters to finish high school, traveleing through the woods to Grand Rapids carrying a rifle. He would board in town during the winter.
David Enlisted in WWI serving in France for a short time. His only war injury was riding a bicycle through the French countryside and hitting a pothole while eyeing a French beauty!
When he returned from the service he moved to Superior, Wisconsin to get a job with the Railroads.
He married Veronica Diederichs on Feb 23, 1925 at St Patrick's in Superior. He converted to Catholicism for his wife and was ever faithful to his beliefs.
David eventually got work with C Reiss Coal Company working on the loading dock on Lake Superior. He retired after 30 years as the foreman.
He and and Veronica moved to Long Beach, California in 1959 chasing their young married children to the warm weather. He never took the weather for granted and awoke each morning to sunshine and warmth. After a lifetime on the cold windy loading dock of Northern Wisconsin and Lake Superior he was in heaven.
He struggled with emphysema and passed away on Feb 9, 1970 aged 75 years. He left his wife Veronica and three children
Patricia Nyberg and David Rima of Lakewood, California and Robert Rima of Rensselaer, New York.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
