Jerry Lee Ranger
1940 - 2021 (81 years)Person ID: I9959 "Hessevaag-Bakke" | Last Modified: 29 Jul 2023
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Name Jerry Lee Ranger Gender Male Birth 30 Apr 1940 Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, USA 
Died 28 Oct 2021 Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA Buried Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA [1] -
Family
Wife Living (ID:I9955) Children 1. Eric L. Ranger (ID:I9960)
b. 1 May 1972, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA
d. 1 May 1972, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA (Age 0 years)2. Mathew Lee Ranger (ID:I9961)
b. 18 Jun 1973, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA
d. 18 Jun 1973, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA (Age 0 years)3. 
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Event Map
Birth - 30 Apr 1940 - Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, USA 
Died - 28 Oct 2021 - Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA 
Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233732728/jerry-lee-ranger.
Jerry Lee Ranger passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the age of 81 from complications of Parkinson's disease, with family at his side.
He was born in Atlantic, Iowa on April 30, 1940. Jerry attended school in Rolfe, Iowa, graduating high school in 1958. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1959 and was very proud to have served his country.
In 1970, he married Kay Benewicz and together they had one daughter while they lived in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The family moved to Moorhead, Minnesota in 1987. They later divorced. In 1992, Jerry married Montine Kraft and together they lived in Fargo until her death in 2004.
While in Fort Dodge, IA, Jerry worked for the State Bank for several years in various capacities, and then for the Roman Meal Milling Company (now Dakota Specialty Milling) in Fargo, ND. Jerry loved to spend time outside, whether it was raking leaves or playing golf. He was also a great bridge player. Watching sports on TV was a favorite pastime, especially when he could catch a baseball game with his beloved St. Louis Cardinals or watch Jeff Gordon drive in a NASCAR race.
He was preceded in death by infant sons Eric and Mathew; sister Twila (Ranger) Nelson; brother Teddy Ranger; nephew Crosley Ranger; niece Franette Ranger; brothers-in-law Frank Herbert and Larry Sroufe; second wife Montine (Newman) Peterson Kraft Ranger; and his parents Lona Riches and Roger Ranger.
source: adapted from obituary in The Forum Nov 6, 2021
