John C Christiansen was born on 26 Mar 1816 in Schleswig-Holstien, Germany. He died in Mar 1895. He was buried in Rock Falls Iowa. He married Christina M. Nicolson.
Christina M. Nicolson was born in May 1829. She died on 4 Mar 1888. She was buried in Rock Falls Iowa. She married John C Christiansen.
They had the following children:
M i Lorenz Christiansen was born on 7 Apr 1850. He died on 21 Oct 1934. M ii Thomas Christiansen was born on 16 Sep 1867 in Germany. He died on 9 Oct 1905. He was buried in Rock Falls Iowa. M iii Jens Christiansen was born in Germany. He died in 1930. He was buried in Rock Falls Iowa. M iv Cornelius Christiansen was born on 16 Sep 1867 in Germany.
John Ruffridge.John married Anna.
Anna.Anna married John Ruffridge.
They had the following children:
M i Michael Ruffridge was born on 13 May 1860. He died on 4 Oct 1949.
John Blace.John married Mary Guidinger.
Mary Guidinger.Mary married John Blace.
They had the following children:
F i Rebecca Blace was born on 11 Jun 1861. She died on 4 May 1953.
Michael Ruffridge [Parents] was born on 12 Aug 1893. He died 14 10 1978. He was buried on 17 Oct 1978. He married Agnes Rustad in 1923 in Nashua Iowa.
Agnes Rustad [Parents] was born in 1899. She died on 1 Jul 1981 in Northwood Iowa. She was buried on 3 Jul 1981. She married Michael Ruffridge in 1923 in Nashua Iowa.
He had the following children:
F i Agnes Rustad was born in 1899. She died on 1 Jul 1981. M ii Joyce Rustad.
Eli Holden [Parents] was born about 1830 in Wisconsin. He married Ann Cordwell on 13 May 1852 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Other marriages:, Margaret
Ann Cordwell was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She married Eli Holden on 13 May 1852 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth Holden was born on 10 Feb 1853. She died .
E. L. Cowell.E. married Carrie Ann Graves.
Carrie Ann Graves [Parents] was born on 23 Apr 1883 in Plymouth, Iowa. She married E. L. Cowell.
Mike Oldham [Parents] was born on 29 May 1938 in Charles City, Iowa. He died on 7 Jul 2000. He married Darlene.
Michael D. Oldham, 62, of 3020 W. 32nd St., died at 9 p.m. Friday, July 7, 2000, at home, after a short illness.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Entombment will be in Resurrection Garden Mausoleum at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 Kennedy Road, where there will be a Holy Ghost Parish scripture wake service at 3 p.m. and the Knights of Columbus Council 510 will recite the rosary at 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Oldham was an assembler and foreman at John Deere Dubuque Works for 34 years, retiring in 1992. He most recently worked in staff management at John Deere and coordinated tours at the plant.
He was born on May 29, 1938, in Charles City, Iowa, son of Francis L. and Edith (Murray) Oldham. He married Elizabeth "Darlene" Rayhons on June 1, 1959, in Duncan, Iowa.
He was raised in Charles City and moved to Dubuque in 1956, where he attended Loras College.
He was a member of Holy Ghost Parish, John Deere Supervisors Club, John Deere "I" Club, the Knights of Columbus Council 510 and the Fourth Degree Doubourg Assembly. He enjoyed golfing and playing bridge.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth "Darlene" of Dubuque; his children, Pamela Oldham, of Muscatine, Iowa, Michael (Mary) Oldham, of Dubuque, David (Debra) Oldham, of Anamosa, Iowa, and Kevin (Venita) Oldham, of Sterling, Ill.; grandchildren, Joshua, Justin, Emily, Abigail and Alexandria Oldham; brothers, Jack (Barb) Oldham, of Mason City, Iowa, Alan (Marian) Oldham, of Billings, Mont., Richard (Peggy) Oldham, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Paul (Janet) Oldham, of Algona, Iowa; sisters, Cathy (Larry) Phearman, of Mason City, Sister Francesca Oldham, of Cedar Rapids, and Imelda (Chuck) Housh, of Chicago; and a sister-in-law, Edith (Bud) Oldham-Schon, of Dubuque.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Jim and Joe Oldham; and a sister, Sister MaryEllen Oldham.
A Michael D. Oldham Memorial Fund has been established.
The Oldham family wishes to thank the doctors and staff at Medical Associates, the Oncology Department and Hospice of Dubuque for all their care, and also all the friends who visited, sent cards and remembered Mike in their prayers.
Darlene.Darlene married Mike Oldham.
They had the following children:
F i Pam Oldham. M ii David Oldham.
John Robert Oldham [Parents] "Jack" was born on 6 Mar 1928 in Charles City, Iowa. He married Barb Huffman.
JOHN ROBERT OLDHAM SR.
CHARLES CITY — John Robert (Jack) Oldham Sr., 76, passed away on Saturday (March 13, 2004) at his residence.
Mr. Oldham was born March 6, 1928, in Charles City, Iowa, to Francis and Edith Oldham. He graduated from high school in Charles City, Iowa, in 1945 and went to Hamilton Business College in Mason City, where he graduated in 1946.
During high school and college, he worked at Charles City Granite Works with his father, Francis, who was a stonecutter, and did layout, stencil cutting, complete shop and sales manager at that time.
He entered military service on March 6, 1946, and received an honorable discharge in 1948.
He worked at Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. as an ac-countant to the office credit manager in a large store in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1951.
He later worked at Service Electric Co. (a major appliance and electrical contractor) in the position of sales manager until 1953 and also worked in the restaurant and motel business for five years until 1958.
He worked for Independent Life Insurance Co. for 11 years in sales and was promoted to superintendent until 1969.
Upon returning home to Iowa due to his father’s failing health, he returned to Charles City Granite Works in cemetery supervisory work.
In 1973, he met Barb Huffman Meyer they married on Nov. 10, 1975. They built onto their home in 1980 and moved their business of the Full Fledge Pet Store full-time.
He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He also loved to decoupage. Because of his health, they retired and moved to Florida in 1999.
He was a member of Knights of Columbus, joined the American Legion on San Juan and was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Barb; daughters, Imelda Bertrand (husband Les), Paula Douglas (husband, Barry), of Jacksonville Fla., BrendaSue Solheim (husband Ron) of Eagle Grove, Iowa, Trisha Ann Barnish (husband John) of Charles City; sons, John Robert Oldham Jr. of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., August Meyer of Charles City, Allan Meyer (wife Heather) of Mason City, William Meyer (partner Linda) of Linn Grove; brothers, Al Oldham (wife Marion) of Montana, Rick Oldham (wife Peg) of Cedar Rapids, Paul Oldham (wife Janet) of Algona; sisters, Sister Francesca Oldham of Cedar Rapids, Cathy Phearman (husband Larry) of Plymouth and Mel Housh (husband Chuck) of Monee Ill.
Memorial Mass was held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at St Paul’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville, Fla., with Father Thomas Sullivan officiating.
Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, Jacksonville, Fla. (904) 355-5641.
Barb Huffman [Parents] was born on 28 Apr 1940 in Charles City, Iowa. She died on 23 Mar 2009 in Mason City, Iowa. She was buried on 26 Mar 2009 in Mason City, Iowa. She married John Robert Oldham.
MASON CITY - Barbara Ann (Huffman-Meyer) Oldham, 68, of Mason City, died Monday (March 23, 2009) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Jon M. Seda officiating.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. Mason City, with a rosary service at 6:30 p.m., followed by a scriptural wake.
Memorials may be made to the Barbara Oldham Memorial Fund.
Barbara Ann was born April 28, 1940, in Charles City, to Alice (Jordan) and Chester Huffman. She received her GED when she was 35 from NIACC in Mason City. She moved to Mason City Nov. 24, 1973, and started her own business, Tropical Fish Unlimited, June 16, 1973. Barbara married John R. Oldham Nov. 10, 1975.
Her first love was her husband, children and grandchildren. She loved her fish and pets, computer, crocheting, playing pool and fishing.
She is survived by her four daughters, BrendaSue Meyer of Eagle Grove, Trisha (John) Barnish of Charles City, Imelda (Les) Bertrand of Jacksonville, Fla., and Paula (Barry) Douglas of Jacksonville, Fla.; four sons, William Meyer and (Linda) of Linn Grove, August (Monica) Meyer of Nashua, Allan (Heather) Meyer of Mason City and John R. Oldham Jr. of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; her sister, Marcy (Andy) Nixt, of Greene; and brothers, Chester (Marlene) Huffman, of Charles City and Jim (Dixie) Huffman, of Mesa, Ariz.
Barbara is preceded in death by her husband, John Oldham Sr., March 13, 2004; mother, Alice Huffman, on May 5, 1992; and father, Chester Huffman, on Oct. 22, 1992; and sons, Richard Oldham on May 9, 1989, and Frank Oldham on June 14, 2003; her sister, Dixie Waterbury in January, 2007; and two grandchildren, Joshua Barnish and Christopher Sears.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 641-423-2372. www.colonialchapels.com
Published in the Globe Gazette from 3/24/2009 - 3/25/2009
Alan Oldham [Parents].Alan married Marion.
Marion.Marion married Alan Oldham.