Individual Details
Ruth Mary Ryder
(21 Feb 1909 - 10 Jan 1984)
Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, January 17, 1984, Page 103: Flansburg--Ruth Sykes, Jan. 10, in Vancouver, WA, wife of Harvey Flansburg of Vancouver; mother of Lauralee Binney, Corvallis; 2 grandchildren, Jeff and Stacy Binney, Corvallis; sister of Vernon Ryer, Portland and Paul Ryder, Half Moon Bay, CA; Grayce DeWeese, Bend. Service was held on Jan. 13 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Vancouver. Charter member of Portland Symphonic Choir, sang in many productions of oratories conducted by her former husband Dr. Lauren Sykes. Mrs. Flansburg's principal activity in music was teaching piano. She was a member of Portland and Vancouver unites of Music teachers National Assn. and National Guild of Piano Teachers. Member and past treasurer of Pro-musica.
Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, January 12, 1984, Page 25: Funeral for Ruth Ryder Flansburg, a Vancouver resident for three years, will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Portland. Mrs. Flansburg, a piano teacher and homemaker was born in Athena, Ore. She died Tuesday in a Vancouver hospital at the age of 74. Mrs. Flansburg, was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church Vancouver Women's Club, Soroptimist International, the Celtic Bellringer Choir of First Presbyterian Church, all in Vancouver; and the Music Teachers Association of Portland and Vancouver. Survivors include her husband Harvey O. of Vancouver, sister, Grace DeWeese of Bend, Ore.; brothers, Paul Ryder of Half Moon Bay, Calif., and Vernon Ryder of Portland; daughter, Laurelee Binney of Corvallis, Ore.; and two grandchildren.
Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, January 12, 1984, Page 25: Funeral for Ruth Ryder Flansburg, a Vancouver resident for three years, will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Sunset Hills Cemetery, Portland. Mrs. Flansburg, a piano teacher and homemaker was born in Athena, Ore. She died Tuesday in a Vancouver hospital at the age of 74. Mrs. Flansburg, was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church Vancouver Women's Club, Soroptimist International, the Celtic Bellringer Choir of First Presbyterian Church, all in Vancouver; and the Music Teachers Association of Portland and Vancouver. Survivors include her husband Harvey O. of Vancouver, sister, Grace DeWeese of Bend, Ore.; brothers, Paul Ryder of Half Moon Bay, Calif., and Vernon Ryder of Portland; daughter, Laurelee Binney of Corvallis, Ore.; and two grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 21 Feb 1909 |  | |||
| Marriage | Aft 1930 | Lauren Berkeley Sykes | |||
| Marriage | Bet 1980 and 1984 | Harvey O. Flansburg | |||
| Death | 10 Jan 1984 | Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington | | ||
| Burial | Sunset Hills Cemetery, Multnomah Co., Portland, Oregon | |
Families
| Spouse | Lauren Berkeley Sykes (1905 - 1980) |
| Child | Lauralee Ruth Sykes ( - ) |
| Spouse | Harvey O. Flansburg (1909 - 2001) |
Endnotes
1. Social Security Death Index.
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. Obituary of Ruth Sykes Flansburg, Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, January 17, 1984, Page 103.
4. Obituary of Ruth Ryder Flansburg, Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, January 12, 1984, Page 25.