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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271677
Title: Ruth E. Rider
Date: 8/11/1930-4/27/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 8/11/1930
Summary: Ruth Eilene Rider, 94, of Bismarck, ND, passed away April 27, 2025, at the Benedictine Living Center in Bismarck, ND. Funeral services were held May 8, 2025, at the Light Of Christ Lutheran Church in Williston, ND. Pastor Kevin Beard officiated the service. Burial was at Hillside Memory Gardens Cemetery in Williston. Ruth Eilene Dow was born August 11, 1930, in Mitchell, SD, to Howard and Dorothy Dow. During childbirth, her mom passed away and her twin brother followed three days later. Her first seven years she was raised by her grandmother until she moved to Fairview, MT, with her dad, who married Alpha Dow and gave Ruth two younger sisters, Arlene and Beverly. She spent most of her childhood in Fairview. Ruth graduated from Fairview, MT, in 1948. As soon as she turned 18, she could marry the love of her life, Donald Rider, on August 22, 1948. Don and Ruth moved to the Buford Bottoms, where they started their family and she was a loving mother to Byron, Barb, and Donnie. Don farmed and Ruth raised the kids. They loved their life. From there came the grandkids and many great-grandkids. Her house was always busy with family and this is how Ruth loved it. There was never a shortage of great food and her famous brownies. Ruth lived to nurture her family. Her life revolved around taking care of them and she would smile ear to ear when she was around the great-grandkids. Don and Ruth moved from their farm into Williston in 1999, where they resided until Don passed, after 61 years of marriage. From there, Ruth moved to Lincoln, ND, and then to Touchmark in Bismarck with her sister Beverly. Bismarck is where Ruth spent her remaining years with her family, including Barb and Dean, their children and grandchildren. She would watch and play with her great-grandchildren and never hesitated to be with them on the floor, even with her 90-year-old joints. Ruth is survived by her children, Byron (Terri) Rider, of Alexander, ND, Barb (Dean) Kummer, of Menoken, ND, Donald H. Rider, of rural Williston, ND; sisters, Arlene (Peter) Davidson, of Boise, ID, Beverly (Steve) Cayko of Bismarck, ND; 11 grandchildren, Jed (Melissa) Rider, Adam (Jenny) Rider, Robyn (Scott) Wagner, Wade (Katie) Kummer, Jonie (Jamie) Slater, Lacey (Travis) Cote, Tanya (Brent) Schafer, Kalie Rider, Levi Rider, Cory (Abby) Kummer, Logan (Heather) Rider; 22 great-grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Alpha Dow; birth mom, Dorothy Dow and twin brother; husband, Donald Rider; grandchild, Dorothy Kummer; great-grandchild, Gabriel Rider.
Red ID: FND_I_79173 Image ID: 529167 Image Notes: FND001 271677

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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