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Gretta Longworthy Waldeck

Birth
Gratiot County, Michigan, USA
Death
8 Aug 2012 (aged 93)
Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Glen Homer, Francis Milo, Wilda I., Nelson B., Lyman Charles, Erda F., Grant, Freda and Gretta were children born to Charles Lyman and Albertha Beeson Langworthy.
Charles was the son of Francis Marion and Hattie Tinkhaur Langworthy. Albertha was the daughter of Jacob and Emily 'Emma' Elizabeth Fisher Beeson.
24 Dec 1937 Grand Rapids MI Gretta married Othal Norton Riker, son of George and Ida Atwood Riker.
To their marriage was born Judith, David and Kathy.
Though small in stature Gretta was tenacious in spirit with a warm smile and sense of humor that diffused many a tense situation. She was an accomplished seamstress and loved to winter at Terra Siesta Park in Ellenton, Florida. She was a longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church in Wyoming.
After her first husband, Othal passed 02 Jun 1977, she married Raymond Waldeck.
Gretta was the last of her siblings to pass on.
Glen Homer, Francis Milo, Wilda I., Nelson B., Lyman Charles, Erda F., Grant, Freda and Gretta were children born to Charles Lyman and Albertha Beeson Langworthy.
Charles was the son of Francis Marion and Hattie Tinkhaur Langworthy. Albertha was the daughter of Jacob and Emily 'Emma' Elizabeth Fisher Beeson.
24 Dec 1937 Grand Rapids MI Gretta married Othal Norton Riker, son of George and Ida Atwood Riker.
To their marriage was born Judith, David and Kathy.
Though small in stature Gretta was tenacious in spirit with a warm smile and sense of humor that diffused many a tense situation. She was an accomplished seamstress and loved to winter at Terra Siesta Park in Ellenton, Florida. She was a longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church in Wyoming.
After her first husband, Othal passed 02 Jun 1977, she married Raymond Waldeck.
Gretta was the last of her siblings to pass on.


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  • Created by: piperclr
  • Added: Nov 7, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172413522/gretta-waldeck: accessed ), memorial page for Gretta Longworthy Waldeck (14 Oct 1918–8 Aug 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 172413522, citing Rosedale Memorial Park, Tallmadge Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by piperclr (contributor 46947300).